Education

Question: What value lies in using dissertations, especially when they can sometimes be so hard to track down?

Answer: Dissertations and theses offer the latest research from graduate students, identifying trends in the field. 

As research tools, they are invaluable for their extensive bibliographies.

A library's library...

Search the Center for Research Libraries' (CRL) catalog to find vast collections of books, newspapers, microforms, journals, foreign dissertations, and other materials.  Request items via Interlibrary Loan.

Need to find a doctoral dissertation or master's thesis? Use the following sources, and request copies via Interlibrary Loan.  Additional information on locating dissertations and theses is available here.

Temple Dissertations & Theses are available in multiple formats in various places. See below.

• Temple University Electronic Dissertations (Temple disserations in PDF full-text from May 2008 forward)

• Proquest Dissertations & Theses @ Temple University (Temple dissertations in PDF full-text from 1997 to present. Many also available in full-text before 1997.)
• Library Depository (off-site storage). All print dissertations are in the Library Depository. From within the dissertation record in Library Search: The Libraries' Catalog, click the "Request" button to have a dissertation delivered.
  • Search tip:

    Do a Keyword search using the following format:
    "temple university theses" [your keyword(s) here]

    Examples: "temple university theses" philosophy // "temple university theses" baseball
    
    Note: a search using the phrase "temple university theses" will find both Masters theses and PhD dissertations
    Note: While the library should hold all PhD dissertations, it does not hold all Masters theses