University Archives: Thesis and Dissertations

The general call number for University of Northern Colorado publications is LB1840. That general number includes doctoral dissertations, master's theses, honors papers, specialist in education papers, University publications, and the school yearbooks (Cache la Poudre).  The call numbers currently in use for student research papers are:
	LB 1840 G744 [date] + author designation: dissertations & specialist papers
	LB 1840 G747 [date] + author designation: master's theses
	LB 1840 G746 [date] + author designation: undergraduate honors theses
	LB 1840 G748 [date] + author designation: specialist in education papers
Searching for dissertations and the other catalogued student research can be done using The Source in a variety of ways depending upon the needs of the library user. Our institution has had five names in the course of its history, and when the search string "University of Northern Colorado" is recommended, it applies only to work done since 1970. Previous institutional names apply when searching for works from prior dates:
	Colorado State College 1957-1970
	Colorado State College of Education at Greeley 1935-1957
	State Teachers College of Colorado 1911-1935
	State Normal School 1889-1911
Beginning all searches with the opening screen for the SOURCE, the following options are possible starting points:
Searching for all dissertations from all departments for a known year:
	.	Click on "Call numbers/other numbers"
	.	Select "Library of Congress call number"
	.	Type "LB1840 G744 [year]"
Searching for a dissertation by a known degree recipient:
	.	Click on "Author"
	.	Type the name of the author according to the instructions given on the screen
Searching for a research supervised by a known major research advisor:
	.	Click on "Author"
	.	Type the name of the faculty advisor according to the instructions given on the screen
	NOTE: The results of this search will include dissertations, masters theses and honors papers supervised by the designated faculty member as well as any books that s/he may have written. To identify the dissertation, master's thesis or honors paper, select titles with the appropriate LB 1840 call number. Titles with call numbers other than LB 1840 will be for the faculty member's own publications.
Searching for dissertations by a specific department or school/college:
	.	Click on "Word"
	.	Type in "University of Northern Colorado and [name of department or school/college]"
	NOTE: Departments, schools and colleges have reorganized and have been renamed over the years. Using keywords such as "special education," "reading," "history," or "physical education" and omitting words such as "school," "college," and "department" will yield the best results.
Copies of all of the UNC publications (LB 1840) are in Michener Stacks. Dissertations (LB 1840 G744) are also available in microfiche or microfilm in Periodicals/Media. Archives has copies of all dissertations (LB 1840 G744), master's theses (LB 1840 G747) and specialist in education papers (LB1840 G748). Honors papers (LB 1840 G746) are in Michener Stacks only.
From 1997-,  dissertations may be downloaded free of charge from Dissertation Abstracts' online database available via The Source/ Electronic Resources.  Dissertations from other institutions may be for a charge.
Searching Dissertation Abstracts for UNC dissertations and downloading dissertations written 1997-
	.	Click on "Electronic Resources"
	.	Click on "D" for Dissertation Abstracts
	.	Follow instructions for searching for dissertations
	NOTE: This database is an indexing/abstracting service for all years of Dissertation Abstract coverage, but the downloading option is limited to dissertations written in 1997 and the years following.