University of Maryland doctoral dissertations from 1997 to the present and master's theses from December 2003 to the present are available through Proquest Dissertations & Theses Global.
Because of licensing agreements, this database can be used only by current faculty, staff, and students of the University of Maryland, College Park, and authorized users from other subscribing institutions.
Theses/dissertations completed pre-2003:
Physical, non-circulating copies of University of Maryland, College Park, master's theses and doctoral dissertations are maintained by the University Archives and stored offsite at Severn Library. They are available for researcher use in the Maryland Room of Hornbake Library. Requests should be placed at least 3 business days prior to your visit to guarantee that they will be available in the Maryland Room for your use. Please review the steps to request Special Collections and University Archives materials from Severn Library by following the instructions here under the tab for 'Request Onsite Access' > 'UMD Discover.'
In some cases, a second, circulating copy of a thesis or dissertation is available in one of our branch libraries. Researchers should check our catalog, UMD Discover, for the exact location of circulating copies.
If you're interested in ordering a digitized copy of a physical thesis/dissertation in our collection, please see the Print Theses and Dissertations page for more details.
To note:
In instances where the student has restricted access to his/her electronic thesis or dissertation in DRUM for a specific period, any physical copies are also restricted. As of the Fall 2013 semester, physical copies are no longer created. Written permission from the author is required to make a restricted thesis or dissertation available before the restriction period expires.
