LibGuides: Checking Things Out: Requesting Theses and Dissertations

Finding and Requesting Theses and Dissertations via ILL

You can find many dissertations or theses online by searching in a variety of databases, listed below.

If you're looking for a thesis or dissertation that was written by an Illinois Tech graduate, it may already be available to view. Follow this guide for instructions on how to search the IIT Theses and Dissertations Database to find what you're looking for.

If the Illinois Tech thesis or dissertation that you're looking for is not available online, you can submit a request to the Interlibrary Loan department to have the work scanned and shared with you. Complete a Scan and Deliver Form after logging into MyILL with your Illinois Tech login credentials.

Using MyILL to Request an IIT Thesis/Dissertation

If you're unable to find an online copy of an IIT Thesis or Dissertation in the Dissertations and Theses at IIT database, you can submit a request for it to be scanned and shared with you via MyILL.

After logging in with your Illinois Tech credentials, click Create Request.

You can choose between different types of requests, each with its own form. Click on Scan and Deliver.

Fill out as many of the fields as you can as accurately as you can, then click Submit Request.

The ILL staff will locate the thesis/dissertation in the Galvin Library Archives and will scan it to a PDF document, which will then be shared with you.

Thesis/Dissertation Databases and Resources

APA PsycINFO
APA PsycINFO is a specialized database focusing on behavioral and social sciences, providing access to a vast collection of psychological literature and research in the form of journal articles, books, dissertations, and technical reports. An essential resource for researchers in psychology and related fields.
CERN Document Server
The CERN Document Server is a digital repository maintained by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). It provides open access to a wide range of scientific literature, including preprints, published articles, technical reports, conference papers, and multimedia materials, primarily focused on particle physics and related fields of science and technology.
ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
ProQuest Dissertations and Theses is a database containing millions of doctoral dissertations and master's theses from universities around the world. It provides researchers with access to original scholarly work across numerous disciplines, offering full-text downloads for many recent submissions and abstracts for older works, making it an essential resource for in-depth academic research and literature reviews.
Dissertations and Theses at IIT
Dissertations and Theses at IIT is a specialized collection of graduate research work produced by students at the Illinois Institute of Technology. This repository provides access to full-text dissertations and theses across various fields of study offered at IIT.
NASA STI Repository (NTRS)
The NASA Scientific and Technical Information (STI) Repository is provides access to NASA's vast collection of scientific and technical documents. It includes research reports, conference papers, journal articles, and other technical publications covering various aspects of aeronautics, space exploration, and related scientific fields.
OSTI.GOV
OSTI.GOV, also known as the Office of Scientific and Technical Information Database, provides free public access to millions of scientific and technical reports, journal articles, conference proceedings, and other publications resulting from research funded by the Department of Energy and its predecessor agencies. Maintained by the U.S. Department of Energy, this resource contains documents and citations in physics, chemistry, materials, biology, environmental sciences, energy technologies, engineering, computer and information science, renewable energy, and other topics of interest related to DOE's mission.

The Information Bridge: DOE Scientific and Technical Information provides free public access to over 200,000 full-text documents and 3,000,000 bibliographic citations of Department of Energy (DOE) research report literature. Documents are primarily from 1991 forward and were produced by DOE, the DOE contractor community, and/or DOE grantees. Legacy documents are added as they become available in electronic format.

The Information Bridge contains documents and citations in physics, chemistry, materials, biology, environmental sciences, energy technologies, engineering, computer and information science, renewable energy, and other topics of interest related to DOE's mission.
ProQuest SciTech Collection
ProQuest SciTech Collection provides access to scientific and technical literature across various disciplines. It offers full-text articles, abstracts, and citations from journals, conference proceedings, and technical reports in fields such as engineering, computer science, physics, and environmental science.

The SciTech Premium Collection includes the Natural Science Collection and the Technology Collection and provides full-text titles from around the world, including scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, government publications, and more.

For those researchers who need to conduct comprehensive literature reviews, this database includes specialized, editorial-controlled A&I resources for discovery of relevant scholarly research and technical literature critical to the discipline.
repository.iit
repository.iit is Illinois Institute of Technology’s institutional repository that contains digital materials from Illinois Tech faculty, staff, and students. This includes article pre-prints and post-prints, conference presentations, datasets, student theses, items from the University Archives and Special Collections, and more.
WorldCat
WorldCat is an online catalog that contains information about the collections of thousands of libraries around the world. It allows users to search for and locate books, journals, audiovisual materials, and other resources held by participating libraries, making it a valuable tool for research and resource discovery.