ProQuest Dissertations & Theses

Getting Started
To work with the ProQuest Dissertations & Theses database, you may need to select it. If you do not see ProQuest Dissertations & Theses - A&I or ProQuest Dissertations & Theses - Full Text after Databases Selected at the top of your page, follow these steps to select one of the ProQuest Dissertations & Theses databases:
1 From the top of the page in ProQuest, click Databases

Selected (A). You see the Databases page. You may want to start by clicking Clear All Databases to deselect all checked databases.

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2 Check the box before ProQuest Dissertations & Theses. 3 Click Continue to begin searching

Basic Search
The Basic Search page lets you quickly construct a search. You can enter terms on this page, or go to the Advanced search page to create more powerful searches.
1 Click Basic Search. 2 Enter search terms in the search field (B). 3 If you want your results to only include doctoral

dissertations and not masters theses or other documents, check the box before Doctoral dissertations only (C). 4 Use the various options to focus your search. Click the More Search Options link (D) to view other fields to focus your search. (Or, click the Hide Options link to hide the additional fields.) 5 Click Search (E). ProQuest will perform your search, and you will see the Search Results page.

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Advanced Search
Advanced Search gives expert searchers access to reference tables for running highly focused searches.
1 Click Advanced Search. 2 Specify the preferences for your search. 3 Use the various options to focus your search. Click the More

Search Options link to view other fields that let you focus your search. 4 Click Search. ProQuest will perform your search, and you will see the Search Results page. Specialized Search Fields ProQuest provides researchers with specialized fields that simplify searching for Dissertations