Use a library catalog to find books, journals, magazines, government reports, maps, and other materials owned by the UCB libraries. Library catalogs do not index the individual articles within magazines and journals.
| Catalog | Coverage | Unique Features |
|---|---|---|
| All libraries on the UCB campus AND the entire UC system; web-based | Request feature allows you to request items UCB doesn't own | |
| Most UCB libraries (excludes Law, IGS, WRCA, several others); telnet-based | Renew your books online; look up reserve items by course number (NOTE: Telnet links are disabled in Windows Vista and in IE 7: click here for help.) |
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| Pathfinder (web version of GLADIS) Pathfinder Help |
Most UCB libraries (excludes Law, IGS, WRCA, several others); web-based | Allows you to request items stored offsite at NRLF |
Search article databases to find journal, magazine, and newspaper articles. These databases index articles published in selected journals and magazines, papers presented at conferences, and other sources. Most records include citations and abstracts with links to the full text of articles (when available). To access the full text, use the 
button.
| Core Life Science/Environmental Science Article Databases |
Years Covered | Peer-reviewed Content? |
|---|---|---|
AGRICOLA |
1970-present | Some |
| AQUATIC SCIENCES AND FISHERIES ABSTRACTS Aquatic biology, ecology, fisheries, oceanography, limnology and aquaculture. (Quick Reference Card: PDF) |
1978-present | Some |
BIOSIS |
1926-present | Most |
CAB ABSTRACTS |
1910-present | Some |
| ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES AND POLLUTION MANAGEMENT All aspects of environmental issues, including air, land, and water pollution, bacteriology, waste management, water resources and environmental biotechnology. (Quick Reference Card: PDF) |
1981-present | Some |
| PUBMED The National Library of Medicine's premier bibliographic database, indexing articles from more than 4500 journals in biology and biomedicine. (Guide: HTML, PDF) |
1949-present | Most |
| LEXIS-NEXIS Contains full text and abstracts of news, business, and legal information and provides full-text access to nearly 6,000 individual titles. Users can search foreign and domestic newspapers and wire services; radio and television transcripts; and business, industry, and legislative magazines, journals, and newsletters. |
Dates vary | No |
| WEB OF SCIENCE Indexes core journals in all scientific fields. Allows cited reference searching, which allows you to identify later articles which cite a given author or article. |
1901-present | Most |
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