Getting Started

• McHenry Library Virtual Tour
• Guide to Library Terminology
• Choose a Research Topic
• Find a Book
• Find Journal Articles
  • Article Databases
  • Find Article Text
• Use Call Numbers
• Determine If UCSC Owns a Specific Journal
  • Get Articles from Search Results in Any Database
  • Use UC-eLinks
• Request Material from the Northern Regional Library Facility (NRLF)
• Connect to the Library from Off-Campus
• Off Campus Access
• Browsers Recommended by the University Library

Special Topics

• Find Book Reviews
• Find a Court Case
• Find Psychological Tests and Measures
• Find Primary Documents in American History
• Find Monologues, Dialogues, & Scenes
• Find UCSC Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

Advanced

• Distinguish Between Popular & Scholarly Periodicals
• Distinguish between Primary and Secondary Sources
• Find Goverment Information
• Find Statistics
• Find Demographic Information
• Search the Web
• Evaluate Information on the Web
• Find Web Sites by Topic

Citation Styles and Bibliographies

• Using Citation Styles
• Use MLA Bibliographic Style
• Use APA Bibliographic Style
• Write a Literature Review
• Write an Annotated Bibliography
• Quikbib for CSA databases (pdf)
• Organize Your Research Bib. Worksheet (pdf)

Career and Graduate School Information

• Find College Information
• Find Grants, Scholarships, and Financial Aid
• Find Jobs and Internships