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Melvyl (UC-wide, web-based)

Melvyl is the library catalog for all campuses of the UC system, containing records for books, journals, conferences and other materials. It also contains the most complete coverage of libraries on the UC Berkeley campus. Melvyl has a request feature that allows UCB faculty, staff and students to ask for items that are not available in the UCB Libraries.
Melvyl Help | What's included in Melvyl?

GLADIS (UC Berkeley only, telnet-based) | What is telnet?

GLADIS is the UC Berkeley catalog, which lists all materials in Doe Library, Moffit Library, and most other libraries on campus. GLADIS is the only catalog that includes accurate circulation information, bindery information, course reserve information, and allows you to renew your materials online.
How to Find Course Reserves | How to Renew Your Books | Special note for Internet Explorer 7 and/or Windows Vista users

Pathfinder (UC Berkeley only, web-based)

Pathfinder is the web version of GLADIS; like GLADIS, Pathfinder lists materials in most libraries on the Berkeley campus. It has an easy-to-use web interface, and is best for requesting books, journal volumes, journal articles and conference proceedings stored at the Northern Regional Library Facility (NRLF).
Pathfinder Quick Guide (PDF) | What's included in Pathfinder?

UC-eLinks Single Citation Linker

The UC-eLinks Single Citation Linker is a service that allows you to locate the full text of an article from a citation. Your search results will show a direct link to online full text of the article or links to the Melvyl catalog for library holdings and call numbers. The UC-eLinks Single Citation Linker also allows UC Berkeley faculty, staff, and students to request materials from another library, if not owned by UC Berkeley.
Note: All fields do not need to be filled in for full-text access. The Author and Title fields are only useful for the Request feature.

Libraries Beyond UC

WorldCat (UC-only access)

WorldCat is a shared catalog for numerous libraries worldwide. This catalog is best used to find materials not found in either Melvyl or GLADIS. UCB faculty, staff and students can use UC-eLinks to request items via interlibrary loan (ILL) if not owned by the UCB Libraries.

Worldcat.org (Free public version of WorldCat)

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Library Catalogs and Web Sites

The UCB Library maintains this list of selected library catalogs of interest to UCB faculty, staff and students.