Information for Faculty:
The Middlebury College Libraries have very few PhD dissertations / Masters theses from other colleges and universities. Check Midcat by author or title to see if we have a specific one. (Note that we may have a book by the author with similar content but a different title since dissertation material often makes its way into later publications by the author).
If you do not have a citation, use Dissertation Abstracts to identify dissertations by author, title, subject, institution, etc. Keep the full citation information to aid you in requesting a copy.
You can request theses/dissertations through
Interlibrary Loan. If a copy is not available for lending from the institution (or if you simply want your own copy), you may purchase an unbound paper copy to keep from UMI Dissertation Services. (You may also place a personal order at the Circulation Desk in the Main Library for $29.00, PREPAID, by check or cash. Your personal copy should arrive in five business days).
Dissertation Purchase Requests: If you feel that a particular thesis or dissertation would be of use to a number of your students or colleagues, besides yourself, you may ask the library liaison for your department to purchase a copy (for the Library) that you may then check out. Keep in mind that the Library does not routinely purchase dissertations because of their specialized nature and because they often are revised for later publication in books or journal articles, which are more appropriate for undergraduate libraries to acquire. Also, allow more time since it usually takes longer to get a dissertation approved and ordered for addition to the library collection than borrowing it through Interlibrary Loan.