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Guide to Library Catalogs

Use these catalogs to find books and other items in the libraries.
If you want to look up journal articles, use article databases instead.
 

OskiCat
Catalog for most UC Berkeley libraries, replacing Pathfinder and GLADIS

Next Generation Melvyl Pilot screen

NextGen
Melvyl Pilot

Recommended for searching libraries in the UC System and worldwide

  • Find books and other items in most libraries at UC Berkeley.
    What's included?
  • Search "keywords" (including author's name, title, subjects, etc.)
  • Limit by library location, date, language, publication format, etc.
  • See only items that are available.
  • Find materials on reserve, by course or instructor.
  • View status of individual volumes and journal issues.
  • Follow links to the full text of some items.

  • Use "My OskiCat" to:

  • Save and e-mail your search results.
  • View your list of items checked out, and renew items.
  • Get e-mail notices when your items are about to be due.
  • Request items checked out to another borrower.
  • Get updates on items you have requested from storage.

  • Note: The Stanford University Library catalog cannot be searched, or their items requested, through OskiCat. See below under "More Catalogs" for help.

  • About OskiCat
  • OskiCat Quick Guide [HTML | PDF]
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • OskiCat Help
  • Find books and other items in over 10,000 libraries, including many items in the UCB libraries.
  • Note: This pilot system does not yet include all the materials that are represented in Current Melvyl. [Details]
  • See which local libraries have an item, and check availability in their catalogs (items at UCB appear first, along with their current availability status).
  • Find UC books digitized by Google and materials from the Online Archive of California, UC eScholarship Repository, and UC Press.
  • Find magazine and journal articles from the ArticleFirst, British Library Inside, ERIC (education), and Medline databases.
  • Bookmark items using del.icio.us, Digg, and similar tools.
  • Automatically format citations for your bibliography.
  • Export citations to EndNote or RefWorks.
  • Read reviews from other users and Amazon.com.

  • "Sign in" to:

  • Save searches to re-run later.
  • Save items in personalized lists.
  • Get updates from other users' lists.
  • Write reviews for other users to read.

  • Help
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • WorldCat.org tutorial

Current Melvyl
Still available for searching UC campus libraries

  More Catalogs

  • Find books and other items on all UC campuses
    What's included?
  • See listings for some UCB campus libraries not included in OskiCat:
  • Limit by campus, date, language, publication format.
  • E-mail results to yourself.
  • Follow links to the full text of some items.

  • "Sign in" to create a workspace where you can:

  • Save searches and individual items.
  • Schedule regular updates.
  • Customize your catalog displays.

  • Help
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Guide to the Melvyl Catalog [PDF]

  • Melvyl® is a registered trademark of The Regents of the University of California.

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