Q. I tried to borrow a dissertation but it is only available for purchase. How do I buy a dissertation?

Some institutions do not lend their theses and dissertations, and they may not be available through Interlibrary Loan.

Order through ProQuest's Dissertation Express. Select the Connect as an individual option.

You will need to know

• Order Number - enter the last seven characters of the UMI order number. (Example: for citation DA9412718, you should enter "9412718")
• Author - Enter the author's last name or the author's last name, first name. (Examples: "Smith" or "Smith, Jane")
• Title - There's no need to enter the entire title. Usually, the first four or five words will be sufficient to identify the dissertation.