The General Library at UC Davis is one of the premier research libraries in North America. In addition to Peter J. Shields Library, there are four other General Library facilities: the Physical Sciences and Engineering Library, the Loren D. Carlson Health Sciences Library, the Agricultural and Resource Economics Library and the Medical Center Library in Sacramento. The combined collections of the various General Library facilities total more than 2.75 million volumes, and more than 39,000 periodical and journal titles are received annually. An extensive variety of government documents, maps, microfilms and CD-ROMs are also part of the collection.
Shields Library houses the collections in the humanities, arts, social sciences, biological sciences, agricultural sciences, mathematics and computer science. The Physical Sciences and Engineering Library collections support teaching and research in engineering, chemistry, geology and physics. The Carlson Health Sciences Library serves the Schools of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine. The library at the UC Davis Medical Center provides a clinical collection of more than 31,900 volumes. A law library, administered by the School of Law, is located in King Hall.
The California Digital Library (CDL) hosted databases, including the MELVYL online catalog, can be used to access the collections of UC Davis and the other eight UC campuses. The CDL databases and MELVYL can be searched in the libraries, at campus computer laboratories, and remotely with a modem and on the Internet. The libraries also offer access to databases and numerous other electronic resources including electronic journals available through California Digital Library. Terminals with Internet access are available for patron use in all of our facilities.
Information about library services, new full text electronic databases, and important subject-specific World Wide Web sites are available at the library's Web site. The library provides free classes on the use of Melvyl as well as subject specific electronic journals and databases. Librarians are also available for consultation on resources for research projects and dissertations.
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