Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning (LARP) - Research Guide

Finding Dissertations & Theses

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US and Canadian dissertations and theses from 1861 to present. Mostly full-text 1997 to present.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.

ScholarWorks
Digital showcase of the research and scholarly output of members of the University of Massachusetts Amherst community. You can also search across repositories at other institutions.

Additional Ways to Find Dissertations

You may also use the Library Catalog to identify individual dissertations and theses by author, title, subject or keyword search. To browse all dissertations and theses in Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning, use the general subject heading:

Theses -- Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning-- Masters

Theses -- Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning--Doctoral

The Library keeps two physical copies of UMass doctoral theses with online access to recently completed dissertations:

On the 20th floor beginning with call number LD3234.M267, followed by the year of the thesis. These can be checked out.
In the Five College Depository. Library use only.
Older dissertations also available in Microforms, 3rd floor. Library use only.

Dissertations from other Universities: Dissertations may be ordered through Inter-Library Loan for free, although some universities will not lend them out. Put your order through and you will be contacted if the Library cannot obtain it.