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Biology: Find Books & eBooks

Use this guide as your first stop to finding and using the Biology resources and services of the UC San Diego Library.

UC Library Search

UC Library Search

UC Library Search, accessible from the search box on the library's homepage, helps you locate books, film, music, maps, and various other materials at the UC San Diego Library and beyond. It also contains a limited number of online journal and newspaper articles. You may search by keyword, title, and author, and filter your search to what is available online. You can also place an interlibrary loan request through UC Library Search for materials at other UC campuses or libraries worldwide using your Single Sign-On credentials.

diagram showing UC Library Search including the local campus library, all UC Libraries, and some of Worldcat

UC Library Search is one part of your complete search.

UC Library Search does not include all the content to which the Library subscribes. To extend your search, try a database. The database you use depends on the topic or subject you have chosen and the type of information you need to access. You may choose among broad subject areas (e.g., biology, art, political science, etc.), as well as interdisciplinary databases or ones that search across multiple disciplines. 

You must also be logged into the VPN to access the information for any database with a blue lock icon. Blue lock icon

A-Z Databases

About E-Books

To find E-Books in the UC Library Search: 

  1. Sign in using the link at the upper right. Use your UCSD Single-Sign on credentials, even if you are connected to the VPN. 
  2. Put in keywords for your search eg, molecular biology  and change the search from "Articles, books and more" to "Library catalog"
  3. Use the Available Online limit on the left. 

For more detailed information about our eBooks collections, using mobile devices, and types of packages, please see our eBooks guide.

 

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