Letters & Sciences W1 2021: Finding Articles

UC Library Search is the University of California’s unified discovery and borrowing system. 

Access it directly or from the Library's homepage to find most UC books, articles, media, archival collections, and more. 

You can also:

• Narrow your search results using filters (ex: peer review status, date, and language).
• Save and export records to email or citation management software.
• Save searches and create/enable alerts or RSS feeds for update notifications.
• Log in to view and manage your:
• Saved records, saved searches, and search history.
• Requested, borrowed, and Interlibrary Loan items.
• Messages, blocks, fines, and fees.

See the UC Library Search user guide and ask for research help 24/7 for more information.

Try at least two of these searches:

1.  "value of liberal arts"  

2.   "liberal arts education"  

3.  "liberal arts"  AND value

4.   "liberal arts"  AND "higher education"  

Scan the results - click on the titles of the articles that look interesting to read the abstracts, etc.  Look for aspects of the topic that interest you, or for additional search terms you can use.

remember * = truncation or wildcard (child* = child, childs, children, childhood, childish...)

all searches:  select the filter for "peer reviewed journals"

                     check off the box for "available online"

Click on the pin icon  next to each item to save it; or click on the appropriate icon to email the citation or create a permalink for it. 
Click on the three dots for other options, including displaying the item in citation format. 

Sign in (upper right) to save items that persist between sessions, view your search history, create alerts, etc.

When you click on the title of an article, you can view the longer form of the record, with more information and options to get the full text (online, in printed form in a physical library, or from another library through Interlibrary Loan).

Once you've searched an index to find articles, you may need to use Get it at UC  to link to a PDF or html file if the full text is not immediately available. Each database is a bit different, but a good rule of thumb is:

• When you see either icon, click on it to view your article access options (ex: full text, call number, Interlibrary Loan request, etc.)