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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 large number of full text journal and newspaper articles. You may search by keyword, title, and author, and filter your search to what is available online. 

Sign In to view your account to see what you have out, as well as to use the Request service to get copies of items we don't have, or to have items put on the hold shelf for you to pick up later. 

 

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, and the search interface is fairly generic . To extend your search, try an article 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. 

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 use these filters:
    • Limit to Books
    • 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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