Find a resource through UC Library Search
Citations can be used to help you find out if UC San Diego Library has a specific resource or if we don’t have the resource how to request it. To find if UC San Diego Library owns a book, journal or journal article, go to Advanced Search in UC Library Search and enter the book, journal or journal article title in field Title. For single journal names such as Nature, or for a quick way to find journals we have online or in print, use Journal Search from the top menu of UC Library Search page.
Request a resource UC San Diego doesn’t have
If UCSD doesn’t have the journal article or book you need, UCSD current students and employees should search UC Library Search and use the request button or complete the interlibrary loan request form . If you are not a current UCSD student or employee, you can use interlibrary loan through the San Diego Public Library.
Not sure how to identify the journal or book title?
Many article citations have the following structure:
- Author(s). (year published). Article title. Journal title. Volume # (issue #): starting page page-end page.
Here is an example in APA format:
- Denhart, H. (2008). Deconstructing barriers: Perceptions of students labeled with learning disabilities in higher education. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 41(6), 483-497. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022219408321151
Many book citations have the following the structure:
- Author(s). (year published). Book Title. Publisher Name.
Here is an example in APA format:
- Veletsianos, G. (2020). Learning online: The student experience. Johns Hopkins University Press.
Book chapter citations have the following structure:
- Rubin, V. (2004), "A brief history of dark matter," in The Dark Universe: Matter Energy and Gravity, edited by M. Livio, pp.1-13.
The order of the parts of the citation will differ based on citation style (APA, MLA, etc.). For more about reading citations with examples from journals, books, newspapers, government documents, see https://guides.lib.berkeley.edu/citations.
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