Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning Studies: Books/Library Catalogs

Simple Search

• Single white box
• Huge results list
• Many different types of resources; articles, books and more
• Best when you are NOT looking for particular types of sources, e.g. - popular, scholarly, primary sources, empirical studies, DVD, etc.
• Refine results with options on left margin

Advanced search

• Use for complex searches
• Many more options
• Specify Articles books or more (big results list); Resources in the Library (small results list of mostly books); etc.
• Specify type of resoruce
• Specify one or more fields - author, title, subject, ISBN
• Specify publication year, language,  book
• contains, starts with, exact phrase

Browse Search

• NOT for keyword searching
• Use for known item searches - e.g., titles, authors, subject headings

An online version of the orange Library Locations handout, which tells you what floor, and part of the building (Ocean or Mountain side), the various library locations (Main, Andelson, Government Information, etc) and call numbers are on. 

When keyword searching, use keywords that best describe your topic.  The objective is to get a small group of relevant records.  People, places themes, characters, time periods, events, types of information (i.e. ethnography) issues and more can be keywords.  What words or phrases best describe your topic?

Try: And, Or, Not

• And -- "cell phone" AND distraction
• Or -- ("cell phone" OR gps) and distraction
• Not -- (Distraction and children) NOT adolescents

WorldCat Discovery @UCSB is a way to find books and other materials located in libraries outside the UC System. 

In the UCSB Women's Center & Resource Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity

• Browse the Women's Center and RCSGD Library

In UC Libraries and Beyond