AU ONLINE LIBRARY AND DATABASE COLLECTION TUTORIAL:
How to Locate Dissertations
Elizabeth Windsor– Subject Specialist Librarian, Argosy University, Seattle Campus
To search for dissertations, access the Online Library via your Campus Common and then select the
“Find Now” box below the FindDissertations option:
Selecting “Find Now” should lead you to the following page:
As you can see, there are many databases which offer dissertations. The largest and most
comprehensive dissertation database is Digital Dissertations and Theses, the first option listed.
Below the listing of dissertation-related databases is a listing of websites which offer access to
dissertations, both free and for purchase.
Below is an example of a query within the Digital Dissertations and Theses database:
Simply enter your search term in the
field above and click on the
magnifying glass icon to search.
Digital Dissertations and Theses also offers an Advanced search option (circled above in red) for indepth queries.
Looking for Argosy-Specific Dissertations?
To search for Argosy-specific dissertations, visit the Argosy University Seattle Campus Library
homepage: http://argosy.campusguides.com/seattlelibrary.
There is also a link to the AU Seattle Campus Library homepage in the Student Portal under the Useful
Links menu (to the far right of the screen). This example shows a link to the Dallas Campus Library; your
Student Portal should simply have a “Library” link.
Be careful not to confuse the
smaller “Library” link with the larger
“Library  Click here” icon.
The “Library  Click Here” icon leads to
the Online Library, Argosy University’s
collection of online resources, while the
smaller “Library” link leads to the AU
Seattle Campus Library homepage.
Below is the Argosy University Seattle Campus Library homepage:
To search for Argosy-specific dissertations, select the “Search the Catalog” tab:
Once you are on the “Search the Catalog” page, select the “Argosy University Seattle Catalog” from the
“Search the Catalog: Argosy University, Seattle Campus” box.
Once you are on the Search the Catalog: Argosy University Seattle Catalog page, enter the word “DISS”
into the search field. The search is automatically set to look within “Any World Anywhere,” as shown
highlighted in blue below.
Type “DISS” into the “Search
For” field as shown.
DISS is an abbreviation for
dissertation.
All Argosy-specific dissertations are reference items, so they do not leave the library. You are more than
welcome to come view the dissertations during open hours.
There are 106 dissertations at the Seattle
Campus Library. All the call numbers include the
word “DISS,” as shown circled above.
The Library now carries electronic as well as physical copies of the most recent dissertations. If a
dissertation is digitized, you will be able to access the electronic copy once you click on a title (as shown
above in blue text). An example of a dissertation listing with an electronic copy is shown on the
following page.
Click on the “Dissertation available. Click to
download.” Option to access the electronic
full-text copy of the dissertation.
You will need a password; contact the library
(206.239.2359) for this password.