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Have a topic in mind but don't know where to look for it? Start here to search the majority of UBC Library's collections.
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Know what you want but not where to find it? Search the catalogue for books, e-books, journals, music, movies and more.
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Looking for indexes and databases (subject-specific article search engines), articles or direct article citations? Find them here.
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Wondering if you can get access to a journal? Search here for print journals, e-journals, newspapers and magazines.
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Need to find articles for a project and don't know where to start? Search here for subject-specific guides to help with your research.
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Looking for a UBC thesis or dissertation? Search our database of academic work written by the UBC community, or find raw data sets.
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Search UBC's unique collections of digitized photographs, audio-visual recordings, manuscripts and more.
General
Summon is a search engine that provides a general starting point to find the majority of UBC Library's collections - including books, ebooks, scholarly journals and articles, newspaper articles, dissertations and theses, videos, images, maps, manuscripts, music scores, digitized items and more.
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Books & Media
Find e-books, government reports, newspapers, CDs, DVDs, maps, musical scores, microforms and more in the UBC Library Catalogue. Search for books and other resources in campus Reading Rooms, audiovisual materials in UBC Archives and selected subject-specific bibliographies of local interest in UBC Bibliographies.
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Indexes, Databases & Articles
Indexes and databases contain articles from scholarly journals, popular magazines, newspapers, conference proceedings, etc., and in some cases, include chapters of books. Most indexes include the full text of some or all of the articles they index. Follow the links or UBC eLink to full text online or print copies, where available.
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Use this search when you want to access a specific article index or database.
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If you have a subject in mind, use this search to view related indexes and databases.
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Use this search when you are looking for a specific article or a general topic.
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If you have a citation in hand, use this search to see where it is available.
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Journals
This collection contains print and microform journals, newspapers and magazines held in various Library branches and e-resources to which the Library subscribes (some access is restricted, others are open to all). This includes e-journals held at publishers' sites, e-journal collections (e.g. JSTOR) and e-journals indexed in our full-text article indexes.
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Research Guides
Research Guides are designed to provide students with information and links to resources (articles, books, databases, websites) that are helpful for researching specific topics and completing assignments for particular courses.
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UBC Research
cIRcle is the University of British Columbia's digital repository for research and teaching materials created by the UBC academic community and its partners. Materials in cIRcle are openly accessible to anyone on the web through UBC Library's Open Collections, and will continue to be preserved for future generations.
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Looking for data sets?
- Search the UBC Dataverse at Scholars Portal for UBC and Canadian research data.
- Visit the Research Data page.
UBC Library Open Collections
UBC Library's Open Collections include digital resources created and maintained by UBC Library inluding photos, books, newspapers, maps, videos, theses and more. These publicly-accessible collections are constantly growing and reflect the research and scholarly interests of the UBC community and beyond.