UC Library Search is the University of California's unified discovery and borrowing system.
Access it directly or from the Library homepage to find most UC books, articles, media, archival collections, and more.
See the UC Library Search User Guide and ask for research help 24/7 for more information.
UC Library Search is the search box on the Library home page. Make sure the scope is set to "Books+ articles."
1. keyword search; phrases; limiting to scholarly articles
"zero waste"
quotes keep two or more words together
use filters on the left to narrow your search by language, topics, peer reviewed articles only, etc.
2. narrowing by adding a search term; variant word endings
"zero waste" AND colleg*
child* = child childs children childish childhood...
3. advanced search
(any field) (contains) "food desert*" OR "food swamp*"
(any field) (contains). health* OR medical
When you are doing online research, it's best to start with the Library home page; then when you access links in UC Library Search or library databases, you will be asked to login with Calnet ID and passphrase.
If you search google for books, journals, etc. - you will not be able to access full text unless you use the EZ proxy bookmarklet. Add this to your bookmarks bar and then click on it any time you use a link that was not found via the UCB Library web site (such as Google).
More information available on the EZproxy guide.
The campus VPN provides an alternate method for off-campus access.