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Atmospheric/Oceanic/Climate Research Guide : Dissertations & Theses

A guide to selected research tools in the atmospheric and related sciences.

Dissertations

Library Catalog

  • The library catalog is the main resource for locating UW-Madison dissertations and masters theses
  • The AOSS Library holds masters theses and dissertations for the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1861-

  • Includes doctoral dissertations in all subject areas completed at North American accredited institutions. Some masters theses and foreign language dissertations are also included. 
  • Orders for complete dissertations may be placed online, but check the library catalog first to see if they are owned on campus. Free interlibrary loan may also be a possibility.

Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations, 1997-

  • International organization dedicated to promoting the adoption, creation, use, dissemination and preservation of electronic analogues to traditional paper-based theses and dissertations. 

Theses Canada, 1965-

  • Locate a thesis in Library and Archives Canada, with full-text available for the period 1998-2002.

CRL Foreign Doctoral Dissertations, 1890-

  • Contains records for over 20,000 doctoral dissertations in the Center for Research Libraries collection, from institutions in countries other than the United States and Canada. 
  • Records consist of basic bibliographic information (author, title, institution, country, etc.); no abstracts are included. Most titles available through interlibrary loan.