Library Guides: Find Dissertations & Theses: Mines

Why Theses or Dissertations?

PhD and Masters theses will give you:

In-depth knowledge about a specific aspect of a subject, which may include original research data.
A review of the subject, with citations to the literature.

On behalf of the Colorado School of Mines and the Graduate School, the Library serves as the repository for Mines electronic theses and dissertations.

Note: Some theses and dissertations may be embargoed up to a year after graduation before public release; please see the Graduate School Information. Copyright of the original thesis is retained by the author.

How Do I Find a Mines Thesis?

Use the Library Catalog

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How Do I Find Digital Mines Theses?

Mines Institutional Repository -- Includes Colorado School of Mines electronic theses & dissertations from Fall 2012 to the present, and some digitized theses & dissertations from years prior to 2012.

Mines Repository
The Mines Institutional Repository is a database designed to store, index, distribute, and preserve the scholarship of faculty, researchers, staff, and students of the School in digital form. It provides free, worldwide open access to scholarly and administrative works produced by or about the Colorado School of Mines.

The Mines Repository was previously housed as a Mountain Scholar resource as part of the Digital Collections of Colorado.
ProQuest Dissertations and Theses @ Colorado School of Mines
This ProQuest database gives access to the dissertations and theses produced by students at Colorado School of Mines. Provides full text from 2012 to the present. Many older dissertations and theses are available going back to 1922.
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global
Offers more than 2 million full-text dissertations in science, technology, business, humanities, social sciences, and more. Full-text available.