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Full text electronic access to encyclopedias, handbooks, and biographical works in all academic subjects. Individual titles are searchable, though the collection is not cross-searchable.Full Description
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"Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature" indexes monographs, periodical articles, critical editions of literary works, book reviews and collections of essays published worldwide from 1920 onwards with links to the full text of 61 journals.Full DescriptionChadwyckCovers: 1920-present.
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Database of articles in peer-reviewed journals, magazines, and news sources with full text journal coverage for nearly all academic areas of study.Full DescriptionEbscoCoverage: 1990 - current
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Full-text access to newspapers at the local, state, regional, national and international levels. From Newsbank.Full Description Coverage: Varies
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Online version of McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology (9th ed.) with content from annual yearbooks, McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms and Science News.Full Description
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An electronic library of Associated Press (AP) photos and pictures from 1850+ with most images made since 1995. Also includes the International Photo Archive and a Euro/Asian Photo Archive. Images and selective newspapers articles are royalty free for educational use by UCSC faculty, staff, and students only.Full Description Covers: Primarily 1995-present
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Database of complete printed text of Acta Sanctorum, from the sixty-eight volume publication by the Société des Bollandistes in Antwerp and Brussels. Contains documents examining the lives of saints, organized according to each saint's feast day.Full Description Covers: Volumes published 1643-1940.
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Database covering all aspects of Africa dating back to the 16th century from 40 different worldwide databases. Includes African HealthLine, South African Studies and African Studies.Full DescriptionEbscoCoverage varies: 16th century-current.
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Full-text of african american 19th century newspapers: Freedom's Journal, The Colored American, The North Star, The National Era, Provincial Freeman, Frederick Douglass Paper, and The Christian Recorder,Full Description Coverage varies, 1827 - 1902.
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Database of 3,000 poems by African American poets of the 18th and 19th centuries.Full DescriptionChadwyckCovers: 1750-1900.
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Electronic database of approximately 50,000 digital music tracks by African Americans. In order to play sound files, Mac and Windows computers need Macromedia Flash Player. In addition, Windows computer users need Microsoft Windows Media Player.Full DescriptionAlexander Street Press
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Citations and abstracts for articles on all aspects of agriculture.Full Description Covers: 1979 - present
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Searchable database of text of early American newspapers. Articles and pages can be viewed as images in a Web browser, or downloaded as pdf documents. Part of the Archive of Americana collection from Newsbank/Readex.Full Description Covers: 1690-1876.
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Searchable database of select news magazines including Money and U.S. News and World Report.Full Description Coverage varies, some titles are searchable back to 1993.
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Historical coverage of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. Contains citations and abstracts for articles, book and media reviews, and dissertations.Full DescriptionEbscoCovers: Articles written 1964 - present.
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Established 1899, is the major organization of professional astronomers in North America.Full Description
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Searchable database containing the full text of over 40 journals from the ACS.Full Description Coverage varies. Most journal subscriptions begin 1996-2000.
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This searchable database contains the full text of approximately 32,000 pages of letters, diaries and memoirs. Over 460 authors are represented, including politicians, generals, slaves, landowners, farmers, seaman, wives, and spies. The letters and diaries are by the famous and the unknown, giving not only both the Northern and Southern perspectives, but those of foreign observers also.Full Description Includes materials written between 1855 and 1875.
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Full-text searchable, browsable collection of over 700 plays.Full Description Covers: 1714-1911.
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Searchable full-text of journals from the AMS.Full Description
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This searchable database contains information on more than American 17,400 men and women. Each entry contains a bibliography for further research and some have photos.Full Description
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This searchable database includes digitized images of the pages of American magazines and journals published from 1741 to 1900. From Proquest.Full Description Covers: 1741-1900
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Searchable, browseable collection of over 40,000 poems by more than 200 poets.Full DescriptionChadwyckCovers: 1600-1900.
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Searchable database of online music recordings that will contain 50,000 tracks from America's past. The database will include songs by and about American Indians, miners, immigrants, slaves, children, pioneers, and cowboys. Included in the database are the songs of Civil Rights, political campaigns, Prohibition, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, anti-war protests, and more.Full DescriptionAlexander Street Press
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Primary source material comprised of over 6,000 documents of U.S congressional materials from 1789 through 1838.Full Description Covers: 1789-1838
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This database contains citations to articles written in all branches of anthropology. The index is based on the journal holdings of the Anthropology Library at the British Museum.Full Description Covers articles written 1957 - current.
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Provides extensive worldwide indexing of journal articles, reports, commentaries, edited works, and obituaries in the fields of social, cultural, and interdisciplinary studies. The index offers excellent coverage of all core periodicals in the field in addition to local and lesser-known journals.Full Description Coverage is from the late 19th century to present.
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Searchable database of journal articles published by the American Anthropological Association (AAA)Full Description Covers: 2003-current. For selected journals, coverage begins as early as 1880.
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Covers aquatic science, aquatic organisms, fisheries, oceanography, ocean technology policy and non-living resources, and aquatic pollution and environmental quality. Includes citations and abstracts.Full DescriptionCSACovers: 1971 - present
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Collectively search "Early American Imprints: Series 1 1639-1800" (Evans), "Early American Imprints: Series 2 1801-1819" (Shaw-Shoemaker), "Early American Newspapers 1690-1876", "American State Papers 1789-1838", and the "US Congressional Serials Set 1817-1980". Publisher is Newsbank.Full Description Coverage varies, 1639-1980.
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Articles, citations, and abstracts from art periodicals published world-wide.Full Description Covers: 1984 forward; selected full-text 1997 forward.
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Articles listed in Art Index volumes 1-32. Also known as Art Index Retrospective. Covers: Advertising, archaeology, architecture, art history, crafts, design, folk art, landscape architecture, motion pictures, museology, photography, television, textiles, and moreFull Description Covers: 1929-1984.
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Abstracts of journal articles, books, exhibition catalogs, and exhibition reviews on all forms of modern and contemporary art.Full DescriptionCSACovers: late 19th century - present
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Database of over 2,600 French language texts from the American and French Research on the Treasury of the French LanguageFull Description Covers: 13th century - present
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The Article First database from Firstsearch/OCLC provides citations from the table of contents pages of journals in the areas of science, technology, medicine, social science, business, the humanities, and popular culture.Full Description Covers: 1990-present.
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Contains citations to 1,100 arts and humanities journals.Full Description Covers: 1975 - present
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This Web of Knowledge database contains citations to 1,100 arts and humanities journals. Search by subject, author, and journal title. Cited Reference Search finds articles that cite an author or article specified by the searcher.Full Description Covers: 1975 - present
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ARTstor is a digital library of over one million images from many time periods and cultures in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences with a set of tools to view, present, and manage images for research and pedagogical purposes.Full Description
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Open access to 546,172 e-prints in Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Quantitative Biology, Quantitative Finance and StatisticsFull Description
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Chinese full-text database for hundreds of works in history (including history of Taiwan), classics, religion, medicine, literature, and law, etc. Chinese input software required to search.Full Description
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Full-text searchable and browsable database of plays written by Asian American authors. Contains character and bibliographic information for each play, plus production details for selected plays.Full DescriptionChadwyckCovers: 1891 - current.
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Searchable database contains bibliographic information, abstracts, reviews, and the full-text for articles published in ACM periodicals and proceedings since 1947.Full Description
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For 25 years, the ADC was a key center for published astronomy data, catalogs, and journal tables. The ADC made these data sets computer readable and developed new methods, tools, and techniques for their preparation and use.Full Description
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An international nonprofit scientific and educational organization founded in 1889 that works to increase the understanding and appreciation of astronomy.Full Description
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ADS contains abstracts and citations for materials in astronomy and astrophysics, instrumentation, physics and geophysics, Los Alamos preprints, and many archives.Full Description
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Database of journal articles, book reviews, and collections of essays in all scholarly fields of religion. Subjects include church history, theology, the Bible, and world religions.Full Description Covers: 1949 - present.
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From the U.S. Public Health Service's Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Provides data on health effects and hazardous substances, chemicals, and compounds.Full Description
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Citations to articles on the following topics: architecture, architectural design, city planning, furniture and decoration, interior design, historic preservation, history of architecture, and urban planning.Full Description Covers: 1977 - present.
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"Advancing species identification and discovery through the analysis of short standardized gene regions." The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) is an online workbench that aids collection, management, analysis, and use of DNA barcodes.Full Description
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20 different versions of the English Bible from the 10th to 20th century.Full DescriptionChadwyck
FIND BOOKS HERE AT UCSC
UCSC has an online catalog named CRUZCAT that includes materials at the McHenry and the Science & Engineering Libraries. CRUZCAT also provides status information, e.g. if the material is checked out. It does not, however, index journal contents or include the full text of articles.
Try a search in CRUZCAT:
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FIND BOOKS BEYOND UCSC
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EndNote Web
Free citation management software for UC students, faculty and staff. Citations can be uploaded from most article databases, stored in your account, then later retrieved and quickly inserted into research papers, automatically formatting the bibliography in the format you choose.
UCSC Faculty:
- When requesting more than one class, fill out 1 form for each section.
- As a courtesy, please make requests at least 2-week prior to the date.
Free Library Workshops - Anyone can attend!
| Just Tell Me What I Need To Know About UCSC Libraries in 30 minutes! |
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| Oct.22 (Thu.) 12:15-12:45 p.m. McHenry Library Room 2353 |
Ever been to the libraries? Ever needed research help at home? Textbooks too expensive? Is it true, does the library have video games and movies? -Come hear about these things and more! This is a basic introduction to the most important library services to know. Your questions are welcomed. |
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| Just Tell Me What I Need To Know About Online Research and Scholarly Journals in 30 minutes! |
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| Oct.29 (Thu.) 5:15-5:45 p.m. McHenry Library Room 2353 |
Do you have an assignment asking to cite scholarly articles? Do you rely on Wikipedia and Google for your information? Is the online library confusing? -Come hear the answers to these questions and more! This workshop is for those new to citing academic journal articles in their assignments or want to learn how to use UCSC's online databases more effectively. Topics include: Choosing a topics made simple; Finding the best articles; How to get the actual article; Tools for properly citing an article; Searching from home; Research help. |
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| Bibliographies Made Fast And Easy (1 hour) |
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| Nov. 5 (Thu.) 12-1 p.m. Science Library Room 215 |
Do you save writing a bibliography/works cited list for the last minute? Have trouble putting all the citation information together? Have you been marked down a grade for a poorly constructed bibliography? -Come hear about a fast and easy way to get organized and make bibliographies painless. We'll cover two free programs: EndNote Web and Zotero. Topic include: Entering your books/articles into the software; Printing your bibliographies; Typing a paper in Word while automattically creates your bibliography. |
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GETTING STARTED
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- What is the Off-Campus Access (OCA) service?
Contracts with the library's database and journal vendors require us to restrict access to faculty, staff, and currently enrolled students of the University of California, Santa Cruz. On-campus connections to subscription resources are automatic. When users are off campus, they need to prove to the database publishers that they are authorized users of the resource. By using Off-Campus Access, your browser becomes part of the UCSC network, regardless of your location. When you attempt to access a library resource, you will be prompted to log in with your library card number (without spaces or dashes). This information is matched against the library patron database and those in authorized patron groups will be connected. You will then be automatically admitted into additional restricted resources for the duration of your online session.
Off-campus refers to locations that are not physically on the UCSC campus or in UCSC buildings. Dorms and apartments on Resnet are considered on campus. Classrooms and offices (including those at UBP and ITS Delaware) and are also considered on campus. Homes and businesses in the Santa Cruz area and around the world are "off campus." - What do I need to use OCA?
OCA is browser-independent, i.e., any browser should work with the service. A current browser should be more reliable.
No special configuration is need. You only need an activated UCSC Library card. (If you've ever checked out a book or video, you're activated.) When you click on a link to an online library resource, OCA checks whether your computer is on campus or off.
* If you are on campus, you will bypass OCA and be sent directly to the resource.
* If you are off campus, you will be required to login with your UCSC Library barcode number, then be sent to the resource. - How do I sign in to Off-Campus Access?
If you are not using an on-campus computer, then you will be prompted to sign in to OCA the first time you try to access a restricted resource. Or you can go directly and login now. Once logged in, you will remain logged in until you close your browser. Once signed in to OCA, it won't prompt you again. Look at the URL shown in the Location or Address bar at the top of your browser. Does it include the words "oca.ucsc.edu"? If so, then you are already signed in and won't be prompted again. - Can I use OCA to access SciFinder Scholar from off-campus?
A new web version of SciFinder Scholar that does not use OCA was released to the UC campuses in August 2008. Access requires registration first using a current UCSC campus email address. Links to a campus registration page as well as a new SciFinder Scholar video and other information can be found on this UC SciFinder Scholar Welcome page. - My computer is behind a corporate firewall. Can I still use OCA?
If you are behind a firewall and require access to UCSC Library resources, your network administrator will need to create a firewall rule that specifies the UCSC Library's proxy server as a Trusted site. The address to use is: oca.ucsc.edu. Network administrators should be able to allow access to our entire proxy server via this address. Network administrators requiring further information can contact the OCA administrators at help@ucsc.edu.
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The problem is probably one of three things:
Contact the library Reference Desk to confirm the root of the problem. The librarians may be able to suggest an alternative e-journal site and they'll follow up with appropriate staff if we need to adjust our OCA configuration. Call the McHenry Library Reference Desk at (831) 459-2711 or the Science & Engineering Library Reference Desk at (831) 459-2886, or submit the problematic site to Ask a Librarian. 2. "404 Page Not Found" or "File Not Found" message. 3. CONFIGURATION ERROR from the OCA server. 4. I'm out of the country and getting an error message about blocked access. 5. I'm able to access the resources, but pop-up windows are blocked. What should I do?
For more help, contact the ITS Help Desk at (831) 459-HELP or help@ucsc.edu. 6. I'm receiving a cookie error.
For more help, contact the ITS Help Desk at (831) 459-HELP or help@ucsc.edu. 7. Why don't certain features or links in the database seem to respond when I'm using OCA?
Contact the library Reference Desk to confirm the root of the problem. The librarians may be able to suggest an alternative e-journal site and they'll follow up with appropriate staff for a long-term solution. Call the McHenry Library Reference Desk at (831) 459-2711 or the Science & Engineering Library Reference Desk at (831) 459-2886, or submit the problematic site to Ask a librarian. |
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TIPS AND SHORTCUTS
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- OCA bookmarklet: an easier way to connect to databases and journals without going through the library Website.
The UCSC OCA Bookmarklet allows you to go to restricted access pages without going through the library website.
For example, you may receive links to ejournal articles through email alerts, or through RSS feeds, or links in online papers. Instead of going to the library's homepage and logging in, then searching for the journal just to return to the page in question, try this bookmarklet and save all of those steps. The bookmarkelt will redirect you through the OCA server for the page you are currently viewing. In some cases you may need to use the browser's "Back" button to return to the resource URL, not the vendor's login/error page.
To download the bookmarklet, right-click on the UCSC OCA Bookmarklet link above and choose "Bookmark this link..." or "Add to Favorites". When you are on a Web page you'd like to run through the OCA server, simply choose that bookmark from your Favorites or Bookmarks menu. This even works with Google Scholar search results page.
- Maintain your own Web page links or bookmarks of library e-resources.
You'll need to change the links to your licensed resources to invoke the OCA server. Do this by prefixing your URL with the OCA server URL,
http://oca.ucsc.edu/login?url=
Note: the link to the restricted resource must be absolute (starting http://); it cannot be a relative URL.
So, if you have a link in your page to:
http://a.library.licensed.product
You must change it to:
http://oca.ucsc.edu/login?url=http://a.library.licensed.product
Alternatively, you can download the UCSC LibX Firefox extension. This extension allows you to right-click on any link and load the page through the OCA server.
- How to make Google Scholar display UC-eLinks on the results page, like it works on-campus.
You'll need to run your Google Scholar search through the OCA server. Use the following link to connect to Google Scholar:
http://oca.ucsc.edu/login?url=http://scholar.google.com.
You can bookmark that site or search for it in the library electronic resources database.
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MORE HELP Whom do I contact if I am still having problems searching? For more help, contact the ITS Help Desk at (831) 459-HELP or help@ucsc.edu. Contact the library Reference Desk to confirm the root of the problem. The librarians may be able to suggest an alternative e-journal site and they'll follow up with appropriate staff for a long-term solution. Call the McHenry Library Reference Desk at (831) 459-2711 or the Science & Engineering Library Reference Desk at (831) 459-2886, or submit the problematic site to Ask a librarian. |