ISU theses and dissertations can be found online and in print. For the most recent years, they are available online and can be found by using Quick Search or by searching the ISU Digital Repository. Theses and dissertations from other institutions can be found by searching other databases. See below for more information.
ISU theses and dissertations prior to 2007 may be in the library’s print collection while more recent years are available online and can be found through Quick Search.
The word "thesis" is used for both dissertations and theses, so your search should start with:
("iowa state" AND thesis)
followed by keywords like last name, year of graduation, subject matter, or degree.
For example, the following search will return ISU theses and dissertations from 2018 about immunology.
("iowa state" AND thesis) 2018 immunology
The ISU Digital Repository is a free resource that anyone can access. You can search all of the repository or limit it to smaller collections:
Tip: If looking for materials published by faculty and students of the Department of Biomedical Sciences, try including the following in your search along with any other search terms you want to use:
"biomedical science*"
Theses and dissertations from other schools can be searched for in specialized databases.
See our Dissertation and Theses databases.
You can also request digital or physical copies of theses through Interlibrary Loan.
The library's collections and services are available to all ISU students, faculty, and staff and Parks Library is open to the public.
