Indexes virtually all doctoral dissertations and many masters theses produced in the U.S. since 1861. Dissertations from other countries date back to 1637. Abstracts available from 1980. Full text for dissertations being added continually. Most since 1997 are full text, though some authors choose to not make their work available. Print and microfilm copies are offered for a fee, but check out Interlibrary Loan before paying for a copy.
Most theses and dissertations produced at WMU are available in the Libraries. If you know the dissertation you want was produced at WMU you may search the library catalog by author, title, department, or advisor. Paper copies of theses and dissertations can be checked out and circulated as other books in our collections.