Education Research Guide

UMass Lowell has an electronic thesis and dissertation system. For instructions on uploading your thesis or dissertation see link.

SEARCH TOOLS FOR UML DISSERTATIONS

• Search the UMass Lowell Theses/Dissertation Database for Theses and Dissertations from 1949 to 1985.
  You may search by any combination of these criteria:
  • Academic Department
  • Author's Name
  • Keyword in Title
  • Date
  • Degree: to search, use:
    • M for Master's (Master's Degrees are offered in many fields)
    • D for Doctorate (In engineering and education)
    • PhD for Post Doctorate (In chemistry, physics, polymer science, radiological science, and nursing)

• Search Proquest database of UML Dissertations & Theses for Master's Theses and dissertations from 1981 to present.

  You may search on: 
  • Author's Name
  • Advisor's Name
  • Keyword in Title
  • Degree Date

  Use the Advanced Search link (above the search text box) to select specific fields for your search.

• Search the UMass Lowell Library Catalog for Theses/Dissertations from 1985 to present.

FROM ANOTHER INSTITUTION

• Search ProQuest Dissertations & Theses A&I database for any item from 1981 to present. An order number will be included in the record. For dissertations from 1997 to present, retrieve the first 24 pages free.
• Search WorldCat to identify older items
• Use ILLiad, our InterLibrary Loan service, to request the loan of the dissertation publication. 
• Items found in WorldCat can sometimes be borrowed, but only if ProQuest does not have a copy.
• Order the Thesis/Dissertation from ProQuest. You may choose microfilm, paper, or (after 1997), electronic copy.

The Library subsidizes the purchase of Theses/Dissertations from Proquest for:

• Graduate Students: Three (3) Theses/Dissertations during their student years at no charge. Additional items can be purchased for $50,  through the InterLibrary Loan Department.
• Faculty Members: Three (3) free Theses/Dissertations per person through the InterLibrary Loan Department.