Art Education

Finding Dissertations

Dissertations can be very helpful to find further research on aspects of a topic. Make sure to review the reference list in the dissertations you find.

ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst This link opens in a new window
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A repository for the research and scholarly output of members of the UMass Amherst community.
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.
Dissertations and Theses This link opens in a new window
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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.

Open Access Dissertations

Open Access Theses and Dissertations (OATD) This link opens in a new window
Indexes of over 3.5 million graduate-level electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) that are freely available online.
Content is freely available for use by all.
EBSCO Open Dissertations This link opens in a new window
OpenDissertations.org includes records from the British Library’s EThOS Service, the University of Florida, the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, University of North Texas, and the University of Kentucky.
Content is freely available for use by all.
Theses Canada This link opens in a new window
Full-text Canadian theses and dissertations in the Library and Archives Canada collection
Content is freely available for use by all.