Dissertations and Theses at KU and more: Locating dissertations and theses

This guide indicates what resources to search for digitized and print theses and dissertations written by KU students and resources to search for theses and dissertations

Searching for KU theses and dissertations

The best tool to search for both print and electronic theses and dissertations is through the Quick Search (Primo) which includes records in the catalog, KU ScholarWorks, and the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database.  The practice of adding records to the catalog for theses and dissertations ceased 2014.  Therefore records to the currently digitized theses and dissertations from 1883 to 1922 are located in KU ScholarWorks or through the Quick Search.

This screen indicates how to search for a dissertation title specific to KU through the Advanced Search option.

 

 

Databases for finding dissertations and theses

Sources for locating dissertations and theses specific to KU

Other options for locating dissertations and theses

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