Communication - Finding Dissertations

  University of Washington Dissertations

The UW Libraries has copies of dissertations and masters theses written by University of Washington students. To locate these, search the UW Libraries Catalog in the following ways:

• By author
• By title
• By genre and department
  Enter: theses communication
• By topic - use the keywords search and combine the phrase "theses and" followed by a topical keyword(s):
  • theses and interpersonal communication
  • theses and television
  • theses and media and democracy

  Dissertations written elsewhere

To identify dissertations and masters theses written at other universities, use one of these databases. Once you have identified the dissertations you need, submit an Interlibrary Loan request to get a copy. You can also buy copies through ProQuest Digital Dissertations

• ProQuest dissertations & theses full text (formerly Dissertation Abstracts)
  Citations to 2.4 million dissertations and theses written at U.S. universities from 1861 to the present. More than 1 million full text dissertations are available to download in PDF format.

• Journalism & Mass Communication Abstracts
  Includes abstracts of dissertations and theses accepted for graduate degrees; 1996 to present.

Some universitites are making dissertations accessible online:

• Virginia Tech Electronic Theses & Dissertations
• Australian Digital Theses Program
• Networked Digital Library of Theses & Dissertations