Doing Research
Search for resources available at UC Merced, other UC libraries and libraries around the world.
Databases
Find a database that will give you access to the articles and resources you need.
View a list of databases in alphabetical order.
Databases: Subject Areas
Browse through the databases by subject area.
Select a database from this list of student and librarian favorites.
View the databases by format using our tag cloud.
Find articles using a variety of search tools.
Search for academic journals available in electronic format.
Citing Sources
Access to style guides, citation management tools, and other citation helps.
Access to our libguides.
Research Data Management
We can assist you in all phases of the research data lifecycle (pictured above) from data management plan requirement (for some funding agencies) through file organization and metadata selection to data sharing and archiving.
Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
Information on how to request items through Interlibrary Loan.
Google Scholar
View
information on how to use Google Scholar.
Need help? View our tutorials for assistance.
Designed to help you recognize suitable resources as you research
Roving Reference
Look for student assistants in red shirts to get research help in the Library.
Scholarly vs Popular
Hints for recognizing the characteristics of scholarly and popular articles.
Searching Tweets
Information on searching Twitter.
Getting Started with UC-eLinks
UC-eLinks allows you to connect to the full-text of electronic articles or get the article through interlibrary loan.

