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Find Books
Find Books
Lists resources to help you find books at UCLA, at other UCs, in the L.A. area, and around the world.
03/10/06 | College Library

FIND IT! Books (Road To Research)
2.5 minute video on how to use the UCLA Library Catalog to find books. | Esther Grassian

Find UCLA Library Books
Find UCLA Library Books (PDF)    
Finding Books by Subject Using the UCLA Library Catalog
Find Books Using the “Melvyl Catalog”
Finding Call Numbers for Books by Author Using the UC Melvyl Catalog
Finding Call Numbers for Books by Title Using the UC Melvyl Catalog

Find Articles
Database Tip Sheets 
FIND IT! Articles (Road To Research)

Get Articles that Are not Online
How to Read a Citation
Find Periodical Locations Using the UCLA Library Catalog
Find Periodical (Magazine or Journal) Locations using the Melvyl Catalog
Finding Call Numbers for Journals Using the UC Melvyl Catalog

Develop a Research Topic
How to Narrow or Broaden Your Topic

Select and Evaluate Sources
Scholarly or Popular?
What is a Scholarly Journal?
Selecting the Right Source
Hoax?
Judging Quality on the Web
Searching for and Evaluating Web Resources
Thinking Critically About Discipline Based WWW Resources
Thinking Critically About WWW Resources
Thinking Critically About Web 2.0 and Beyond  
     
Cite Sources
Bruin Success with Less Stress
Citing Internet Sources
Comparing Citation Management Software
Using Citation Management Software with Vendor Databases
Before You Begin That Paper (Dean of Students)

Help My Students
Link to ILP For Faculty & TAs Page 
Preventing Plagiarism
Before You Begin That Paper (Dean of Students)
Bruin Success with Less Stress

Get Help
http://help.library.ucla.edu/

Search the Web
Searching for and Evaluating Web Resources
Internet Search Decision Tool