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PubMed
Search biomedical literature citations from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. [1950 - present]

Access to citations from MEDLINE, PreMEDLINE, other journals in the field of medicine and life sciences, and links to NCBI's integrated molecular biology databases including nucleotide sequences, protein sequences, 3-D protein structure data, population study data sets, and assemblies of complete genomes in an integrated system.
The link above goes to a specially configured version of Pubmed for UC Berkeley users. To use the free public version, please click here.
OskiCat
Find books and other items in most libraries at UC Berkeley.

Catalog that lists materials for most UCB libraries (excluding the Law Library, many institute libraries, departmental libraries). Search any part of the catalog record (author, title, notes, etc.).

Click the UC-eLinks icon UC-eLinks button next to a citation in an article database, then click "Request this from the library"

Print books are delivered to any UCB library for pick up
Journal articles are shared as PDFs.
Allow up to 2 weeks for delivery, sometimes longer. Articles at nearby UCs may be delivered in a few days
A free service for Berkeley faculty, staff, and students only. No limit on number of books, articles, etc you may request

Or Request an Interlibrary Loan for a known article or book/book chapter.

Off-campus access is limited to current UCB faculty, staff and students. Choose one of the following methods:

When you click on a link to an article, database, etc., (in a browser or on a mobile device) you will be prompted to authenticate via CalNet.
When you click on a resource link found via a search engine or a non-UCB Library webpage, you will need to use a bookmarklet to access the licensed resource.

Download and install the bSecure Remote Access VPN client to access UC Berkeley licensed resources. The Cisco AnyConnect VPN was retired September 30, 2019.
Make sure you select the Library Access and Full Tunnel option when you log on
VPN FAQ

After connecting, make sure to CHANGE the Connection: to Library Access and Full Tunnel