Search library catalogs to find books, e-books, dissertations, and other materials owned by the libraries.
Melvyl is the catalog of materials available from the libraries of the ten UC campuses. Most of the UC Berkeley affiliated libraries' collections are included in this catalog. UC Berkeley faculty, staff, and students may request materials not owned by UC Berkeley through the Request button in Melvyl.
WorldCat is a library catalog for materials owned by libraries worldwide. UC Berkeley faculty, staff, and students may request materials not owned by UC Berkeley through the Request option in UC-eLinks.
Google Book Search
Access full-text books that are out of copyright and view excerpts from books that are still under copyright; use the "Find this book in a library" link to locate a copy at a local library. Includes UC Berkeley books scanned for the Google Library Project.
Internet Archive: Text Archive
Open Access books from libraries and individual collections. Includes UC Berkeley books scanned by the Internet Archive.
National Academies Press
Access to full-text PDFs of books and reports from the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council.
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