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  • You can borrow doctoral/masters theses through interlibrary loan if a circulating copy is available.

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global

  • Dissertations & Theses Global includes citations to dissertations and theses from over 1,000 North American and European schools.
    • This ProQuest database is restricted to Waterloo faculty and students.
    • Full text is available from 1998.

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  • Search the Theses Canada Portal to find citations for Canadian theses from 1965 with open access to electronic full text from 1998 to the present.

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