UC Davis Online Library Research

UC Davis Online Library Research:

http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/

Harvest UCD Catalog: This catalog is for finding books at the UC Davis campus library
You can search by:
• Keyword
• Title (in part or the whole title)
• Journal title (in part or the whole title)
• Author (first and last or just last name)
• Subject word
• Call number

Melvyl Catalog: This catalog is for finding books and resources at other UC campuses throughout California. You may request books you find through Interlibrary Loan

You can search by all of the same methods as above, plus you can search by UC campus library, format (books, CDs, etc.), language, and by year.

This is extremely helpful for finding those expensive textbooks that you don’t want to buy. For interlibrary loan, however, you must allow a few weeks for the book to arrive at UCD.

Interlibrary Loan:

To request a book through interlibrary loan, click on the link under Library Services on the Library’s main website. From here you can follow the online forms to request a book, article, etc. from any other UC campus library. At the very least, you must know the title of what you are requesting. You will be informed by email when your book has arrived.

Journal Databases/Subject Guides:

If you don’t have a particular journal that you wish to find, you may look through a database to find articles. A popular database is JSTOR. JSTOR offers access to hundreds of scientific journals, across disciplines. Through JSTOR you can search for articles. You can also narrow your search by selecting and deselecting particular journals.

Electronic Journals:

UCD has access to hundreds of electronic journals. If you know the title of the journal, you may search for it on the library website and see if UCD has a subscription (most of the time, they do). Most journals have their issues online for at least the past 10 to 20 years.