The University of Texas at Austin is contractually obligated to limit remote access to some online library resources to current University of Texas at Austin students, faculty and staff. Members of the public have access to most of these library e-resources by obtaining EID visitor access (please ask us about this when you arrive).

Access to the databases is determined by the "role" associated with your EID which reflects your status at The University. Our licenses with database owners require that remote users be students, faculty, staff or formally appointed visiting scholars with current University of Texas at Austin ID cards. If you have a current University of Texas at Austin photo ID card and have a question about your status, contact cbdesk@lib.utexas.edu or call (512) 495-4300 and ask for a supervisor. Access to selected databases is available via TexShare. Contact your home library for more information.

Visit the Library Catalog to search the University Libraries holdings of books, periodicals and electronic resources. For more information, see the Online Catalog User Guide.

Non-UT Austin users:

Online: Some dissertations completed at the University of Texas at Austin are available to remote users with no acces restrictions. More information is available from the Texas Digital Library.

Use in the library: Search the Library Catalog to find the location of printed dissertations, theses and professional reports. These are housed in the Perry-Castañeda Library and in the Library Storage Facility.

Purchase: For users not affiliated with UT, many dissertations are available for purchase from ProQuest/UMI. In addition, some authors have given permission for us to sell photocopies of their University of Texas thesis or dissertation. To check on the permission to copy status of a specific dissertation or thesis, including recent online dissertations, contact Library Copier Services.

Loan: Theses or dissertations may be available for loan. The University of Texas Libraries does not loan materials directly to individuals. To obtain them through Interlibrary Loan, consult the Interlibrary Loan librarian in your home library or institution. There is a charge for loan of these materials.

UT Austin users:

Use the Library Catalog to find the location of printed dissertations, theses and professional reports. These are housed in the Perry-Castañeda Library and in the Library Storage Facility.

Many University of Texas dissertations are available online. Web links to these digital dissertations may be found in the Library Catalog. Since May 2001 all UT Austin dissertations have been submitted electronically. Most since 1997 have also been digitized. Selected dissertations prior to 1997 are also accessible through the Library Catalog, including those which are part of the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database.

The library offers a variety of Courtesy Borrower Services. Many Texas residents 18 and older qualify for a free Courtesy Borrower Card through the TexShare Card Program. If your home library participates in the TexShare Card Program, you may be able to obtain a TexShare Card there and present it at the Courtesy Borrower Services Desk, Perry-Castañeda Library PCL 2.122, to obtain a University of Texas Libraries library card. For more information about other options, contact cbdesk@lib.utexas.edu or call (512) 495-4305.

Yes. To obtain University of Texas at Austin materials through Interlibrary Loan, consult the Interlibrary Loan librarian in your home library or institution. See this page for information about our Document Express service.

The Perry-Castañeda Library (PCL), the University of Texas Libraries main branch, offers tours to visiting groups, including classes, at no charge. Tours must be scheduled in advance with Laura Young in the Reference and Information Services Department (512) 495-4250 or laurayoung@mail.utexas.edu, and may be tailored to meet specific needs. Please schedule these tours as far in advance as possible to assure that staff will be available. If you wish to conduct your own tour of PCL, no advance permission is needed.

Please contact our Gifts Bibliographer, Bob Wolfkill, at (512) 495-4336 or wolfkill@mail.utexas.edu or contact a subject area bibliographer. There are also many other ways to Support Your Libraries. We appreciate your support.

Members of the University of Texas Alumni Association may annually present verification of membership and a photo ID at the Courtesy Borrower Desk in the Perry-Castañeda Library and receive a complimentary borrower card. The borrower card does not include use of Interlibrary Loan or remote access to databases. Many of our licensed databases are available to in-person visitors to the library.

Please see our UT Popular Information page to find these.

See this web site for complete information for Prospective Students.