Library Resources for Faculty and Graduate Students
Teaching
- Course Reserves
- Put materials on reserve for your classes at either Shields Library
or the Carlson Health Sciences Library.
- Librarian Subject Specialists
- Contact the librarian specializing in your subject area to: arrange a
library instruction session, consult on a library assignment, find out
about databases and research tools in your discipline, or
recommend a book for purchase.
- Library Instruction
- Request
a custom library instruction class or consult a description and
schedule for drop-in
library classes. Guides and tutorials for using the library and
library resources are also available.
- Library Links for Course Web Pages
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Research
- Harvest UC Davis Library
Catalog
- Search for books, journals and other items in the UC Davis libraries.
- Next-Generation Melvyl (http://ucdavis.worldcat.org)
- Search for books, journals and other items at all UC libraries, and
request materials from other UC campuses.
- Electronic
Journals By Title
- Browsable alphabetic list of full-text journal subscriptions.
Electronic journals are also accessible via UC-elinks from databases and
catalogs.
- Subject Guides
- Choose an article database by academic subject. General and
multidisciplinary databases are also listed here.
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Electronic Databases By Title
- Multidisciplinary and subject-specific indexes and full-text
resources. Many indexes also link to full-text via UC-elinks.
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Citation Managers (Endnote,
Procite)
- Learn about bibliographic citation managers such as Endnote and
Procite. Get instructions for using filters and connections files to
import citations into Endnote from databases using
Windows or
Mac.
Publishing
- Reshaping Scholarly
Communication
- Actions you can take to influence the scholarly communication system
and increase the impact and benefit of your scholarship.
- eScholarship
Repository
- An alternative publishing mechanism sponsored by the California
Digital Library. Find out how to: submit postprints of your papers, search
the repository, and receive personalized email notifications of posted
repository papers.
- Scholarly Communication
- Learn about the latest developments, initiatives, and strategies to
address the crisis in scholarly communications.
- Scholarly Electronic Publishing
Initiatives
- News and information on cooperative electronic publishing projects
and alternatives to traditional commercial publishing.
- Sherpa
- Check publisher copyright
policies and get information on copyright, scholarly publishing, and
self-archiving.
- Copyright & Intellectual Property
- Know your rights and responsibilities concerning copyright,
intellectual property, patents and trademarks.
Library Services & Contacts
- Request a Book/Article via ILL
- Use online forms to request books and articles not available at UC
Davis.
- Document Delivery
- Request items from UC Davis libraries. Copies of journal articles are
delivered electronically wherever possible. Registration is required and
fees may apply to some staff and students.
- Borrowing/Circulation
- Obtain a library card, access your account, and authorize a student
or employee to check out materials for you with a proxy card.
- Connect From Off Campus
- How to connect from off campus using either the proxy server or modem pool.
- Directories
- Phone numbers and email addresses of library staff and library
departments, including a link to librarian subject specialists.
- Hours
- Get the hours for the UC Davis libraries, including holidays and
exceptions.
- Locations
- Get maps, floorplans and directions to the UC Davis libraries.
- Recommend a Title for Purchase
- Recommend a book or journal for purchase by the library.
