Virtually every major research library in the world provides access to the ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) database through one or another format. Your library is sure to have at least one of these products.

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ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Database (PQDT)

With more than 2.3 million entries, the ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) database is the most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses in the world. Graduate students customarily consult the database to make sure their proposed thesis or dissertation topics have not already been written about. Students, faculty, and other researchers search it for titles related to their scholarly interests. Of the millions of graduate works listed, we offer over 1.9 million in full text format. PQDT is a subscription database, so consult your library for availability.

Dissertation Express

If you have a specific title in mind, Dissertation Express will let you look it up by title, author, or publication number. Once you find it, you can place your order immediately via our online ordering system.

Dissertations & Theses @

Dissertations & Theses @ is a service that ProQuest provides for its active university publishing partners. The service provides a given university's academic community with free access to citations and abstracts for graduate works from that university. For graduate works published from 1997 forward, a full text PDF will usually be available for free download as well.

For more information, please see the Dissertations & Theses @ page.

Datrix®

We'll search the database for you at no charge through DATRIX® Direct Dissertation database searching, customized to your research needs. DATRIX is an individualized search service for those who lack library access to the ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) database. Using the keywords you specify, we review the entire database and retrieve up to 500 titles per search. You'll receive a spreadsheet of the relevant citations, complete with ordering information. For a free up-to-date search in a subject area you are interested in, use our DATRIX service by contacting us at disspubsearch@proquest.com.

Printed reference tools at your library

Libraries and researchers can also gain full or partial access to the database through various print reference products.

• Dissertation Abstracts International (DAI) - citations plus abstract
• Masters Abstracts International (MAI) - citations plus abstracts
• American Doctoral Dissertations (ADD) - citations; includes ProQuest and non-ProQuest titles