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Articles: Use the PSE Subject Guides List or the PSE Database List to select a database that indexes articles in your subject area. For additional help see: How Do I Find An Article? (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/ul/help/findarticles.php)
Books: Use the Harvest Library Catalog to find books at UC Davis. Use the Melvyl Catalog to find books at all UC campuses. These catalogs also list journals, conferences, dissertations, and other materials. For additional help see: How Do I Find A Book? (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/ul/help/harvestbasic.pdf)
Connect From Off Campus Information: Current UC Davis students, faculty, and staff can use three methods to to connect to licensed library resources from off campus: VPN, Proxy and Campus Modem Pool.
Dissertations: Use the Melvyl Catalog to find UC dissertations. Use Dissertation Abstracts to find non-UC dissertations. For more help see: Finding Theses and Dissertations (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/ul/libcoll/thesis.php)
Electronic Journals A-Z: A list of all electronic journals available at UC Davis. Note: all journals are not available in electronic format.
Electronic & Print Journals: Use the Harvest or Melvyl catalogs to find both print and electronic journals.
Electronic Reference: Useful online reference works including: dictionaries, encyclopedias, almanacs, unit conversions, etc.
Guides & Tutorials: Tips on using some databases and catalogs.
Patents: Information on patents and patent databases.
PSE Library Assignments: Tips for some recurring course assignments.
Standards: Overview of standards and specifications available at PSE, includes links to standards databases.
Subject Guides: Subject Guides list article databases, encyclopedias, handbooks, and other online and print resources by academic discipline.

For In-Person Assistance...

The PSE Reference Desk is staffed Monday through Thursday 9am to 6pm, and Friday 9 to 5pm. You can also send e-mail to pse@ucdavis.edu or call (530) 752-0540.