• Nesting search terms can also be used as a search strategy.
  pyramids and (mexico or egypt)

  Special limitations can be selected from the options given.

Advanced Search

To use the Advanced Search, click on . Conduct searches within any indexed fields, i.e., abstract, advisor, author, department, school name, etc. For example, to perform a search for all of the dissertations from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, with Dr. Norman Lasca as the advisor, use the correct names and select the fields from the drop down menu to the right side of the textbox. The default field, "Citation and abstract," will locate dissertations that contain the search terms in any of the fields. Combine multiple search concepts using the connectors, and, or, and not, within 3, pre/1 which are available by clicking on the down arrows on the left side of the screen. For more information on these connectors, refer to the information on "Operators" in the Help screens.

Results
A list of results will appear below the search box, in reverse chronological order, with basic bibliographic citation information.

To view an individual entry, click on that entry in the list. The citation and abstract of the selected item will appear, along with the document details; a citation includes the author, title, year, university, advisor, pages, and subject terms. To view the first 24 pages of the dissertation when available, click on the appropriate link in the results list, or the link to the right of the summary, and follow the instructions given.

A set of records can be created for later printing or emailing. Add articles to the "Marked List" by either clicking on the small box to the far left of each dissertion/theses on the "Results List" or in the "Mark document" box near the top of the individual citation/abstract. After marking items, view only those selected entries by clicking "My Research."

To print/email results

From an individual record, click on the print or email option of choice and follow the instructions given.

To print or email multiple citations, mark the entries of interest, go to the "My Research" link, then click on the appropriate link from the new options given.

To locate dissertations

Check the individual author(s) or title(s) in PantherCat, the online catalog, to see if the UWM Libraries own the item (UWM Libraries holding of theses or dissertations not done at UWM are limited). To borrow or purchase the dissertation or thesis, contact the Interlibrary Loan Office (first floor, west wing). Dissertations & Theses does include items not available from UMI . For a complete listing of theses and dissertations done at UWM and owned by UWM Libraries, see the online RIS Library Guide "UWM Theses and Dissertations." UWM dissertations, from 1997, are accessible full text online. Under Dissertation & Theses in the Resources A-Z list, click on the "customized interface" link to access these UWM dissertations (available to UWM ID holders only), or link to the dissertation from PantherCat.

To set up an Alert to receive notifications of new articles on a subject or from a specific journal, follow the guidelines as shown in the RIS Library guide, "Email Alert Services."

�17 February 2003; redone 04/13/2008