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Finding Theses and Dissertations

Is it in the UW Libraries' Collection?

Most Masters' and PhD theses from the University of Washington are divided by subject and can be searched using the UW Libraries Catalog.

Theses may be browsed by subject in the UW Libraries Catalog by using the genre/form browse lists. Theses are given genre/form headings similar to the following examples.

Theses may also be browsed in the Engineering General Stacks (3rd or 4th floor). Theses are assigned call numbers according to their subject area. Most Engineering theses can be found in the Engineering Library with the following call numbers:

Subject Call #
Aeronautics and Astronautics TL 507
Applied Mathematics QA 3
Civil Engineering TA 7
Computer Science and Engineering QA 76
Mechanical Engineering TJ 7
Electrical Engineering TK 7
General Engineering TA 153
Materials Science and Engineering TN 7
Scientific and Technical Communication Q 223

Cataloged theses are also listed on the Engineering Library New Books List the week they become available.
(Note: It generally takes from 6 months to a year from the date of submittal for a dissertation or thesis to be added to the UW Libraries Catalog and be made available for check out. If you are seeking a UW thesis that is not listed in the catalog, please contact us and we will try to rush the item through the cataloging process.)

How do I get a thesis that is not held by the UW Libraries?

If the thesis that you are looking for is not in the UW Libraries collection, you can:

How do I format my Thesis?

See the Graduate School's Style and Policy Manual for Theses and Dissertations

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Last modified: Wednesday March 04, 2009