Can I get a digital copy of a master’s thesis or dissertation?
Answer
Authors of theses or dissertations that have not been digitized can request that the library digitize them provided that they grant the library permission to post their work to the CSU institutional repository, ScholarWorks. For more information, contact: libdsc@sfsu.edu
Theses and dissertations completed before 2010 are available in hard copy in the 3rd-floor stacks. Some pre-2010 theses are available digitally in ScholarWorks because permission was given by their authors to make the works accessible online.
Theses that have been embargoed or requested to remain private by their authors are not accessible unless the requestor acquires written permission from the author. At this time, the library cannot contact authors to obtain permission for scanning or sharing their work.
Interlibrary Services can digitize and loan up to 10% or 1 chapter of a book, including theses and dissertations.
