Bioengineering: Dissertations and Theses

Most UC and UC San Diego dissertations and theses (print and online) are cataloged and discoverable in UC Library Search, along with some dissertations at other institutions.

The simplest way to search is by topic, and then using the resource type facet to limit results to dissertations.

Most UC and UC San Diego dissertations and theses (print and online) are cataloged and discoverable in UC Library Search, along with some dissertations at other institutions. The simplest way to search is by topic, and then using the resource type facet to limit results to dissertations. Or search eScholarship directly and limit results to theses.

For electronic/online theses and dissertations (ETDs) via UC Library Search

When you retrieve a UC or UC San Diego dissertation or thesis record in UC Library Search, you may see several access options: 

	The dissertation is available in eScholarship, the University of California digital repository. It can be read or downloaded by anyone at no charge, regardless of UCSD or UC affiliation.
	The dissertation is available in ProQuest's Dissertations & Theses database. Access is restricted to UC San Diego faculty, staff, and students. You will be prompted to sign in to your library account if you have not already done so.

If there is only a print version in UC Library Search, or "No Online Access?" 

You may come across UC San Diego theses and dissertations that are print only (or physical, non-print formats), as well as dissertations from the other UC campuses and elsewhere that simply say No Online Access. Some of these may even have the Open Access logo.

1. If it is a print or otherwise nondigitized thesis/dissertation from UC San Diego at the Annex, sign in to your library account to request that it be sent to campus. Some items may say "limited use."
2. Search Google Scholar and/or Google for the dissertation to see if that university has made the dissertation available online through their own repository, even if it's not identified as "available online" in UC Library Search.
3. If you still can't find it online, sign in to your library account in UCLS and follow the steps to request a copy through interlibrary loan. 
   1. You can also check ProQuest Dissertations & Theses to verify that it can be requested and that it's not embargoed. There is also the chance that it is freely available/open access in PQDT as well.

Authors may choose to delay the public release of their dissertation for 1-2 years after publication. The library does not have access, nor can we acquire embargoed dissertations, even if they are from UC San Diego. Your best option here might be to contact the author directly, or their advisor, or check the appropriate database(s) to find related journal articles and other works by the author.