I am not from SFU. How can I get a copy of an SFU thesis or dissertation?

There are a number of possibilities.

Online versions of many of our theses and dissertations are available from the SFU Institutional Repository. Printing is not available but you can view the item. If you are able to come to our library in Burnaby, copies of SFU theses are in our book collection. Search the library catalogue by author or title to verify that the item you want is here before you come. If you have an SFU library card, you will be able to borrow a copy. If you are not in the Lower Mainland, there are a number of other options.

Try Dissertations and Theses Abstracts and Index. All SFU dissertations (PhD) from 1989 on, and Masters theses (MA, MASc, MSc, MPM, etc) from 1998 on, are available. If you don't have access to Dissertations and Theses Abstracts and Index, you could also try Dissertations Express. If the item is available, it can be ordered.

If you are a Canadian or US Library, we will lend library copies of SFU theses and dissertations on interlibrary loan. North American libraries can request directly from us through the usual ILL channels.

If you are an international library, the Library and Archives Canada will accept ILL requests for Canadian theses and dissertations from international libraries. All SFU theses and dissertations should be available from them. If they cannot supply, they will refer the request to us.

If you are an individual, rather than a library, you should place an interlibrary loan request with your local library.

For institutions, SFU Library will produce and sell a copy of an SFU thesis unavailable by any of the above means, on request. Inquiries should be directed to the SFU Library Thesis Assistant (thesis_assistant@sfu.ca). A photocopy will be produced and mailed to you. You will be invoiced up to CDN$1 per page. The partial copyright release signed by authors does not permit us to make copies for individuals, only for educational institutions, such as other libraries.

For further suggestions, refer to the Theses guide by clicking on the "Research and writing guides" link on the library homepage. Then click on the link "Publication types" and select "Theses".