UF Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs)

ETD's in the New Library Catalog -- A new UF Library Catalog was introduced in August 2007. The UF Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) function options used in the previous Library Catalog remain available below and will work as they always have; all records will continue to be present in the previous catalog.

ETD's in the Previous Library Catalog

When searching the UF Libraries' FULL CATALOG, results will include UF Electronic Theses and Dissertations along with other cataloged materials. However, a sub-catalog allows searching only for UF Electronic Theses and Dissertations.  Whenever searching the UF Libraries' Catalog, you may connect to this sub-catalog by selecting CHANGE DATABASES.

Connect Now to the UF Electronic Theses & Dissertations Catalog
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Browse Lists of UF E-Dissertations & Theses by UF Department or Major

Includes links to all UF Ph.D dissertations and Masters theses that are available online.

Dissertations & Theses Digitized at UF Both Ph.D Dissertations and Masters Theses All graduate students entering UF in Fall 2001 and after have been required to submit electronically. Voluntary electronic submission began in 1998; coverage incomplete. Most are openly accessible; some are restricted to access from UF computers for periods prescribed by the author. Search the FULL UF Libraries' Catalog for all UF Ph.D dissertations and master's theses (paper and electronic).

Other UF Dissertations Digitized by UMI Ph.D Dissertations Only UMI began converting UF paper dissertations beginning in 1996 Links have been added to the UF Catalog records ACCESS RESTRICTIONS: Users connecting from UF workstations (or logged on to UF from off campus) can identify and download (at no charge) a PDF copy of a desired dissertation. Others may preview the first 24 pages of a dissertation and have the option of paying for a downloaded copy of the full dissertation.

Other Online Access to UF ETDs from ProQuest/UMI:
When searching Dissertations  @ University of Florida or the full  ProQuest Dissertations & Theses database....

• PDFs of available UF dissertations may be downloaded at no charge.
• However, there should not be any PDF's found in these databases that are not also linked in the UF Library Catalog above.
• PDF's of newly published UF dissertatons should appear in the UF Library Catalog before they are in these UMI options.
• NOTE: Users may only connect to these licensed databases from UF workstations (or when logged on to UF from off campus using the Library Proxy or UF VPN.

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See more information about finding dissertations including:

• Finding printed dissertations written at UF
• Identifying dissertations written outside UF
• Obtaining copies of dissertations written outside UF

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