WMU theses and dissertations are deposited in the ScholarWorks repository. You can also see a list of dissertations in Educational Leadership. ScholarWorks provides electronic access to WMU dissertations produced from 2012 onward. Older dissertations are available in paper and can be located using 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.
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 are being added continually. Most since 1997 are full-text, though some authors choose not to make their work available. Print and microfilm copies are offered for a fee, but request the item via Interlibrary Loan before paying for a copy.
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To search only dissertations and theses completed at Western Michigan University, please use the Dissertations & Theses @ Western Michigan University database. To view digital theses and dissertations hosted in the WMU Libraries repository, please visit ScholarWorks@WMU.
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