Resources: Find it Fast

Articles

Search our online databases to find articles on your topic from peer-reviewed or scholarly journals, magazines, or newspapers.

• Resources - Use to search multiple databases at the same time
• Resources A-Z - Use if you know the name of the database you want to search
• Resources by Subject/Major - Use to find out what databases cover your topic or major
• Citation Linker - Use if you know the title of the journal

See Finding Articles (FAQ) and Finding Articles (Searchpath) for more help searching for articles.

Books

Search our online catalog (PantherCat) to locate books, videos and DVDs by title, author, keyword, subject, or call number.

Find: in Words Anywhere Title Author

• Title: Eliminate the, an, or a if that is the first word of your title.
• Author: Enter last name first (galbraith john).
• Keyword: Use quotation marks around phrases ("school choice").

See Finding Books and Using PantherCat for more help searching the library catalog.

The Links to Other Libraries page lists other library catalogs.

Course Reserve

Use Course Reserve to look for books, articles, videos, and other items your instructor has placed on reserve.

From the drop-down menu, choose your instructor, department, OR course number. Follow the links to the PDF files for items on electronic reserve. For items on physical reserve, click on the title to get the call number and check to see if it is checked in.

See What does it mean if a reading is on reserve? How do I access reserve materials? for more information.

Video & DVD Collection

Search videotapes, DVDs, audiobooks, and CD-ROMs
Find: in Title Words Anywhere

Refer to the Multimedia Library instructions for more search options.

E-Books

Search for electronic books.

Find: in Title Words Anywhere Author

This is a search of the e-books available through the library catalog. See Electronic Books for more options.

Archives

Find historical sources about UWM and metropolitan Milwaukee.

Find: in keywords

The Archives creates finding aids, or collection guides, that describe its collections and provide details of their contents. View them on the Archives website.

Curriculum Library

Find children's and young adult literature (both fiction and non-fiction), K-12 textbooks, non-book materials and professional reading for K-12 educators.

Find: in Title Words Anywhere

See the Curriculum Library User Guides for more help searching the Curriculum Library.

Music Library

Find CDs, books about music, and musical scores.

Find: in Title Words Anywhere

Special Collections

Find rare and special printed materials in a wide range of arts, humanities, and social science subject areas.

Find: in Title Keywords

See Online Searching Strategies for Special Collections Items for more help searching Special Collections.

For more help in planning your research, Ask a Librarian.