Using UC Library Search to find articles is a great place to start. However, it does not include all the content to which the Library subscribes. To extend your search, try a database by clicking the "Databases" button underneath the UC Library Search box.
After you click on the Databases button, you can find a list of all our databases and filter by subject.
Here are a few tips for using the new UC Library Search:
Search from homepage, then Sign in.
After you enter a search, on the results page, you will see a yellow bar asking you to sign in. Signing in gives you the full options (requesting, etc).
Filtering results by location.
IMPORTANT NOTE: To filter results to what is at the UC San Diego, select "UC San Diego Library" under the UC Libraries filter.
Selecting "Geisel Library" from the Libraries filter or "Held by Library" under the Availability filter will filter results to print resources only.
Filtering by Resource Type.
Much like the functionality in the databases, you can filter UC Library Search results by resource type.
Includes bibliographic records covering essential areas related to social gerontology, including the psychology of aging, elder abuse, society and the elderly, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline.
Covers the international literature in linguistics and related disciplines in the language sciences. Publications on all aspects of the study of language: phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics as well as fields of linguistic: descriptive, historical, comparative, theoretical and geographical.
If you don't see either of these icons in a database:
Look for:
It will automatically search where you can find the full text of an article.
It will either:
You then have 3 options:
- Choose any of the links to get the article online, if available
- See if the article is available in print (links out to the library catalog)
- Request via Interlibrary Loan, if we don't have it, free of charge.
When requesting you will need your Library ID number. It begins with "21822" and can be found on the back of your UCSD ID card or within the UCSD app. Enter the 14-digit number without spaces.
1. Go to the Google Scholar homepage and click
2. Choose 3. Select Library Links from the left-side menu. 4. Search for University of California, San Diego - Get It at UC. 5. Click check box next to this option and Save.
When you search for articles, you will now see an extra column with additional links on the right. Where you see Get it at UC, you may click it to view the Get it at UC menu from which you can get the full text through the library databases. From this menu, choose whichever online option is available.
(Note: If you are not logged into the VPN (see home page of this guide), when you choose an article, you will be asked to log in with your UCSD username and password and/or pay for access. Be sure to log into the VPN first.) |
How to Find Dissertations and Theses |
(1) In UC Library Search using "dissertations, academic -- UCSD -- [department or subject area]" |
(2) Use the database Dissertations and Theses (Proquest) to find dissertations at UCSD and other institutions. |
(3) Don't see the one you need available, search the title (in quotation marks) in UC Library Search to request it via Interlibrary Loan. |
Keep up with what is being published in your field by downloading Browzine.
Browzine allows you to browse, organize, read and keep up with your favorite scholarly journals licensed by UC San Diego. You can use it on your desktop, laptop, or mobile device.