- Non-USC Dissertations and masters theses not available electronically through Proquest can be ordered through Interlibrary Loan. The staff will try their best to borrow the hard copy or purchase a photocopy of the item directly from the institution through ILL channels. By the way, when they receive a borrowing dissertation request, the staff search Proquest for availability first and if found, they send directions to the patron on how they can access themselves.
- For dissertations not available from other libraries but available from Proquest in hardcopy only, the staff will purchase an unbound photocopy directly from Proquest. This service is currently available for faculty requests only.
- For copies of USC dissertations requested by USC and non-USC members,the USC Library offers a dissertation delivery service. This service is managed by IDD staff member Travis Goode (tgoode@usc.edu) and the reproduction is currently outsourced. The department now offer both unbound and PDF formats and the charges range between $30-40. Hardcopies are shipped UPS Ground and electronic copies are either burned on CD or posted on server for 5 days.
- For pre-1994 USC dissertations not found in HOMER, the library staff check a master microfilm file for availability and if found, they send the microfilm to the vendor for reproduction.
