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Find dissertations and theses

Last Updated: 6-Oct-2012

This guide provides information about locating dissertations and theses, both those completed at Stanford University and those from other universities. If you need help, please contact our reference services staff or your subject librarian.

Find Stanford dissertations and theses

All Stanford dissertations and theses are listed in SearchWorks.  

To search for a Stanford dissertation, do a general search in SearchWorks, and then limit to Thesis under the format options on the left side of the screen.   

Most Stanford dissertations written between 1989-2009 are available as PDF's from Proquest. These can be accessed directly from Dissertations & Theses@Stanford, or from a link in the Searchworks record for individual dissertations. Dissertations written after 2009 are available digitally in SearchWorks.

Find dissertations and theses from other universities

The Dissertation Abstracts database provides indexing doctoral dissertations accepted by U.S. and Canadian institutions since 1861.  

You can find a full listing of other dissertation databases in SearchWorks.