Find Dissertations
Our recommended approaches to finding dissertations and theses are, in order:
Questions? Contact a Librarian
1. Google
To find a specific dissertation, start with a Google search using the title and/or author's last name.
2. WorldCat
- Go to https://georgefox.on.worldcat.org/advancedsearch
- Set the "Content" limiter to "Thesis/Dissertation"
- Run a search using appropriate terms
- Request items from George Fox via interlibrary loan
3) Proquest
Go to Proquest Central.
Set the Source Type to "Dissertation/Thesis."
Browse full text dissertations:
4) EBSCO
Search all EBSCO databases
You can limit the Document Type or Publication Type to "Dissertation."
Databases with dissertations:
- America: History & Life
- Art Full Text
- Business Source Complete
- CINAHL with Full Text
- ERIC
- Historical Abstracts
- Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts
- MLA International Bibliography
- PsycINFO
5) George Fox Institutional Repository
Many universities, including George Fox, maintain open collections of works by faculty and students, including dissertations:
Digital Commons @ George Fox University
Note that you can use the Advanced Search feature to search across hundreds of institutional repositories:
Limit search results to records with the Publication Type = "Theses/Dissertations"
6) Contact the Author
Authors are very often happy to send their dissertations when asked!
