Note that recently completed dissertations and theses are first submitted to ProQuest. It may take several weeks for dissertations and theses to be added to ScholarWorks and even longer for their addition to the library catalog, One Search.

Strategy 1 - Most precise and quick

      1. Click on the colleges and departments button on the homepage.

2.   Find the author's college and department from the list.  The departments that are listed are those that are the most recently used on campus.  There is a description for departments which include links to previous department names and theses.

3.  Browse the departments theses and dissertations, using the dropdown year to browse dissertations for a specific year OR use the Advanced search to search an author's name within the collection.

Strategy 2 -

   1. Click on the student works button on the homepage.

2.  Select the type of publication from the list.

3.  Select the Advanced Search to search by an author's name and limit by department name if known.

To search all of the works by a student - such as their undergraduate honors thesis and the master's thesis at the same time - perform the advanced search on the author's name before selecting a limiting publication type.

Many theses, dissertations, and undergraduates honors theses are now being housed in the university's institutional repository, ScholarWorks@UARK. Check there first for materials from approximately 2012 to present, though some materials date back to 2009.

Otherwise, master's theses, doctoral dissertations, and some recent undergraduate honors theses can be found by searching OneSearch for author, title, or subject by clicking the box underneath the OneSearch search box on the Libraries' homepage before you search, or by clicking the filter Material Type: Dissertations in the left hand column on the OneSearch search results page after you search.

You can also search by department or faculty advisor in the keyword search; examples:

• advisor gawley robert and synthesis
• dept physics and lasers

Note that recently completed dissertations and theses go first to ProQuest. Search ProQuest Dissertations and Theses (see link below) for recent theses and dissertations. 

The following broadly describes library holdings for UA theses and dissertations: