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Searching for Dissertations done at CUA

Please read the section on How do I get a copy of a dissertation written at CUA? before contacting the Religious Studies and Philosophy Library.

You may find downloadable full text CUA dissertations from 1996 onward by using Dissertations Abstracts International available through ALADIN. Another alternative is to search the Washington Research Library Consortium catalog; follow these instructions:

Go into our library catalog: http://catalog.wrlc.org
Use the Guided Keyword search.
Click on Set limits button and select Catholic University only. Return to guided keyword search.
For example: cut and paste this: Thesis (M.A.--Philosophy)--Catholic University of America. Make sure 'As a phrase' is selected. Click 'Search'.
The most recent titles will be in the Mullen Library stacks while titles older than 10 years are at WRLC Storage and can be requested through the 'Request' button in the record.

Other examples:

Thesis--(Ph.D.--Philosophy)--Catholic University of America
Thesis--(Ph. D.--Early Christian Studies)--Catholic University of America
Thesis--(D.Min.)--Catholic University of America
Thesis--(S.T.D.)--Catholic University of America
Thesis--(Ph. D.--Theology)--Catholic University of America
Thesis--(Ph. D.--English)--Catholic University of America

These search examples will pull up the most recent dissertations published but will not be effective in retrieving older material. For example, if you do a key word search using 'Philosophical studies (Catholic University of America)', you will retrieve older theses going back to 1905.

We do acquire many dissertations(full text and excerpts) in Theology, Philosophy and Canon Law from the following institutions: Pontificia Universita Lateranense, Pontificia Universita Urbaniana, Pontificia Universita Gregoriana, Pontificia Studiorum Universitas a Sancto Thoma Aquinate in Urbe, Pontificia Universita della Santa Croce and St. Paul University. Check our catalog for other institutions.

Licentiates in Canon Law

Licentiates in Canon Law may be purchased from TREN, the Theological Research Exchange Network, provided they were published from 1984 onward. For theses published before 1984, you can purchase a copy from CUA by contacting our Interlibrary Loan supervisor who will inform you of the costs and procedures.

Non-CUA Researchers

Please read the section on How do I get a copy of a dissertation written at CUA? before contacting the Religious Studies and Philosophy Library.

Begin by talking with your university or college librarian (or interlibrary loan department). Tracking down a dissertation will depend on what databases are available at your institution. For the doctoral theses, you should use Dissertations Abstracts International. Theses published by CUA since 1996 are free and downloadable from this database provided your institution subscribes. If not, does your library subscribe to WorldCat? If another institution purchased a title, you may be able to get it through interlibrary loan. Talk with your librarian. If not, you will need to purchase from UMI Proquest directly. If you are looking for a licentiate in canon law, please read the heading above.

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