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Every document in every ProQuest database is indexed to capture individual bits of information about the document. For
example, its title, the author, and ISSN or ISBN numbers. You’ll see a document’s indexing information when you view the
document. This indexing makes it possible for ProQuest users to take advantage of search fields, such as Author, and the
corresponding field codes, such as AU, to create very precise searches.
Search Field Field Code Example Description
Abstract AB AB(child welfare We use the author-provided abstract with little or no
worker) modification, or have members from our editorial
team write an abstract from scratch, drawing on the
document’s text and concepts. Our team’s goal is to
make the document’s point as clearly and succinctly
as possible.
Citations for dissertations published from 1980
forward also include 350-word abstracts written by
the author. Citations for master's theses from 1988
forward include 150-word abstracts.
Advisor ADV ADV(Fogel, Aaron) Search for dissertations completed under the
supervision of a specific academic advisor. If
unsure of the spelling of a name, try using
truncation. Advisor names are searchable in the
following ways: ADV(first name), ADV(last name),
ADV(last name, first name) or ADV(first name last
name).
All Fields, except full NOFT NOFT(digital divide) NOFT searches for keywords in the citation and
text abstract. It is a full record search, but does not
include a search on the full text. The following fields
are searched: Author Name, Abstract, Title, Subject
Terms, Keywords, Advisor, School, Department,
School Location, Manuscript Type, Publication
number, ISBN.
Alternate Language OTI OTI("The local area as Use to look for dissertations by their alternate
Title a strategy for language title. For example, search for documents
sustainable urban originally published in Spanish by searching for an
development") alternate title in English.
Author AU AU(Kinsley, Michael) Use to find documents written by a particular
author.
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Cited Author CAU CAU(Greenspan) Use to search for an author that is part of the Cited
References section of a record.
Cited Document CTI CTI(Mortgages) Use to search for document titles that are part of
Title the Cited References section of a record.
Cited Publication CYR CYR(October 1987) Use to search for publication dates that are part of
Date the Cited References section of a record.
Cited Publication CPUB CPUB(economist) Use to search for a publication title that is part of
Title the Cited References section of a record.
Committee Member CMT CMT(Frazier, Michael) Use to search for dissertations reviewed by specific
committee members. If you're unsure of the spelling
of a name, try using truncation. Committte member
names are searchable in the following ways:
CMT(first name), CMT(last name), CMT(last name,
first name) or CMT(first name last name)
Degree DG DG(MLIS) Use to search on a graduate work for a particular
degree, such as Ed. D. Also used to search for
degree names. For master’s thesis and doctoral
dissertation records, identifies the degree.
Department DEP DEP(Computer Use this field to search for dissertations granted by
Science) a specific department
Document Text FT FT(Mortgage backed Search for keywords in the body of the document.
securities) The abstracts are not included in this search.
Document Title TI TI(BRIC) Locates the occurrence of search words in the title
of the document.
Index Terms DISKW DISKW(habitat Use this field to look for dissertations or theses by
selection) keyword.
Index terms are keywords in the Identifier/keyword
field assigned by the author or ProQuest. You can
run a search for any keyword. Index terms in this
field do not conform to any controlled vocabulary.
When an author submits their dissertation or thesis
to ProQuest, they can optionally assign up to six
keywords to describe their graduate work. ProQuest
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may also assign index terms to improve
discoverability.
See the Subject headings (all) entry for additional
information about Subject headings (all).
ISBN ISBN ISBN(91 7170 355 1) This search field looks for both the ten-digit and the
currently used thirteen-digit International Standard
ISBN(9781124926193)
Book Number (ISBN), where available. Spaces are
required in the ten-digit ISBN searches (do not
enter hyphens). The 13 digit ISBN works just fine
with or without any spaces or hyphens
Language LA LA(Spanish) Use to locate the original language of the
document.
Publication/order DISPUB DISPUB(3130208) Search for a specific dissertation by publication
number number. This number appears in each citation. You
must OMIT “AAT” from the ID number. You can
include or omit any dashes.
Publication year YR YR(2012) Use to find a specific publication year.
References REF REF(nanotubes) Use the reference search field to look for the data in
a cited reference. It will search all of the main
components of a cited reference (cited author, cited
document title, cited publication date and cited
publication title).
School location SCHLOC SCHLOC(Denmark) Lets you search for a school in a specific
geographic location, such as state, province or
country. From the Browse tab, you can browse by
location to select from a list of the available
locations.
School name / code SCH SCHNAME(University Search for dissertations granted by a specific
of Michigan) school. Enter the school name or four-digit school
code. You can use this field to search for a list of all
SCH(sweden)
schools within a particular country by entering the
country name.
Subject Heading(All) SU SU(accounts) This field searches all subject-like fields for
dissertations or theses, meaning Subjects and
Index terms (keywords).
Use the Subject heading (all) search field to look for
dissertations or theses about a specific subject. A
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search for the term “accounts,” will find documents
with the term accounts, health savings accounts,
checking accounts, etc. in the Subject or Index term
(keyword) fields. To run an exact search where only
“accounts” is retrieved in the Subject or Index term
(keyword) fields and not terms that contain
additional terms, search using EXACT.
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Subject terms conform to the ProQuest/UMI
Controlled Vocabulary. When an author submits
their dissertation or thesis to ProQuest, they must
select one primary subject, and can optionally
select two secondary subjects. ProQuest may also
assign Subject terms to improve discoverability.
See the Index terms (keywords) entry for additional
information about Index terms (keywords).
Supplemental file SPTYPE SPTYPE(Video) Use to search for dissertations containing
types supplemental files such as images, videos,
documents or spreadsheets. Enter the
supplemental file type (Audio, Code-Script, Data,
Image, Other, PDF, Presentation, Spreadsheet,
Text, Unknown, Video).
To search for all dissertations or theses containing
any supplemental file types, search for:
sptype(audio) OR sptype(Code-Script) OR
sptype(Data) OR sptype(Image) OR
sptype(Other) OR sptype(PDF) OR
sptype(Presentation) OR sptype(Spreadsheet)
OR sptype(Text) OR sptype(Unknown) OR
sptype(video)
In some cases, you may have to download specific
software or plug-ins in order to be able to view
supplemental files.
NOTE: Supplemental files content is only
accessible from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
Global (formerly, Full Text). ProQuest Dissertations
and Theses A&I subscribers can access
Supplemental file types content from open access
graduate works.
Volume/issue (DVI) DISVOL DISVOL(DAI-B 56-02) Use to search for the DAI (Dissertation Abstracts
International) database or the MAI (Master's
Abstracts International) database. The default
setting specifies a search across both.
Use this field to narrow your search to social
sciences and humanities (volume A) or sciences
and engineering (volume B). Or search for specific
issue numbers.
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Note: Limiting by volume or issue may not make
sense if your subscription only covers a portion of
the database.
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