Theses & Dissertations
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Theses and Dissertations are major research projects conducted by senior university students, usually graduate students, as a degree requirement. To identify theses or dissertations, start with one of these databases:
Dissertations & Theses: Full Text (ProQuest) 1861 to present
North American and European coverage. Many recent items are available in full text.
Index goes back to 1965; full text available for recent works from many institutions.
Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
Repository for worldwide theses and dissertations.
Content from hundreds of institutional repositories, many of which includes theses.
Lists more than 800,000 foreign, primarily European, doctoral dissertations.
Laurier theses and dissertations
The Library keeps two copies of all theses and dissertations completed at Laurier (UG and UW have a similar policy). Use the Omni search tool.
Most works completed after 1982 available in digital format
Dissertations & Theses @ Wilfrid Laurier University
Search all of the Laurier content from the ProQuest dissertation database.
Theses and dissertations on specific subjects
1954 to present. Limit to publication type: "Dissertation"
1966 to present. Limit to document type: Dissertations/theses
1954 to present. Limit to publication type: "Dissertation"
On-line register of post-graduate dissertations in progress in history and related subjects
1887 to present. Limit to record type: "Dissertation"
1963 to present. Limit to source type: "Dissertations & theses"
Obtaining theses and dissertations not available online or at the Laurier Library
Doctoral/masters theses can be borrowed from Ontario universities participating in Omni. For libraries outside of Omni, theses can be borrowed through Interlibrary Loans (RACER) if a circulating copy is available.
If the title you want is not available on loan, you may be able purchase a copy directly from Proquest Dissertation Express. If the title is not available from Dissertation Express, contact Interlibrary Loans for more information.