Q. If I find a dissertation on ProQuest that I want to read, can I get a full text copy of it or do I need to get it through ILL?

First, check the specific dissertation to see if you can get the full text online.

• Login to the MyUSM Portal
• Click on the P Databases, link below.
• Scroll down & Click on ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global
• Find a dissertation you want to read
• If it has a button for "Full Text PDF", then you are all set
• If Full Text isn't available, you can put in an InterLibrary Loan request, through your ILLiad account (Sign into your ILLiad Account or Create an ILLiad Account) to see if a Full Text copy is available for free. (Occasionally authors have an embargo for a year on their dissertation.)

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