How to Find a UCB Thesis or Dissertation
Dissertations & Theses @ University of California - UC users can search and access full-text University of California Ph.D. dissertations filed 1996 to present.
Dissertations & Theses (ProQuest) - Search for non-U.C. Berkeley theses or dissertations on your topic. You may borrow these through Interlibrary Borrowing Service or purchase them online.
In general, recent DISSERTATIONS have these call numbers:
Architecture City & Regional Planning Landscape Architecture |
NA25.61 NA25.62 NA25.63 |
year year year | Alphabetical by author Alphabetical by author Alphabetical by author |
In general, recent THESES have these call numbers:
Architecture City & Regional Planning Landscape Architecture | NA25.51 NA25.52 NA25.53 |
year year year |
Alphabetical by author Alphabetical by author Alphabetical by author |
In general, recent PROFESSIONAL REPORTS have these call numbers:
Architecture City & Regional Planning Landscape Architecture | NA25.41 NA25.42 NA25.43 |
year year year | Alphabetical by author Alphabetical by author Alphabetical by author |
- Due to space restrictions, only the most recent 10 years of theses, dissertations and professional reports are kept on site, and older volumes are stored at NRLF (Northern Regional Library Facility).
- Please note that the CED Library does not always receive a copy of every CED thesis or dissertation.
- Doe Library maintains an archival, non-circulating copy of each (they have call numbers that begin with 308t).
To search by
department use
OskiCat and search
SUBJECT:
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University of California, Berkeley. Dept. of Architecture Dissertations.
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University of California, Berkeley. Dept. of City and Regional Planning -- Dissertations.
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University of California, Berkeley. Dept. of Design Dissertations
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University of California, Berkeley. Program in Visual Design -- Dissertations.
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University of California, Berkeley. Dept. of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning Dissertations
To search by AUTHOR or TITLE use OskiCat or Melvyl.
OskiCat (UC Berkeley):
- Limit your search to DISSERTATIONS/THESES.
- In the NOTES field use the following types of terms and phrases in your search strategy:
- Degree (bachelor, MA, MS, PHD)
- Type of publications (thesis, professional report, etc.)
- Subject area (architecture, landscape architecture, city planning, urban design, etc.)
- Year
Examples of NOTES/TABLE OF CONTENTS Keyword Searches:
- Bachelor architecture berkeley 1963
- City Planning berkeley 1974
- Thesis architecture berkeley 1994
- Thesis PHD architecture berkeley 1985
- Professional report landscape berkeley 1999
- professional landscape berkeley 1982
- urban design berkeley 1995
- ms arch* 1990-2004
- You may also BROWSE "subject begins with..." "dissertations academic ucb [name of department]" e.g., architecture, or city and regional planning, or landscape.
Melvyl (all UC Campuses):
- Use KEYWORDS search for author, title, notes fields.
- Or, select TITLE WORD and enter up to 3 key words that might appear in the title (UCB theses and dissertations do not get subject headings, so you cannot search them by subject).
- Limit library to UCB Libraries.
- Limit year to date appropriate: specific year or range of years.
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