UC Library Browse Search
UC Library Search also offers a Browse Search option. Use this search to review Subjects, Author/Creators, Titles, Library of Congress call numbers, or SUDOC numbers in sequential order. You can find the link for UC Library Browse Search under the search box on the UCSB Library website.
If you have already executed a Simple Search from the UCSB Library website, you can easily find the Browse Search link at the top of your screen above the search box.
UC Library Browse Search Tips
Browse by Subject: Subject headings with two phrases can be searched with or without hyphens.
Ex. Global warming -- Public opinion
Ex. Global warming - Public opinion
Ex. Global warming Public opinion
Browse by Title: Beware of titles that begin with articles. In some instances, articles, such as The, A, or An, must be removed.
Ex. The social media revolution > social media revolution
Library of Congress: A space is necessary at the end of the first set of numbers and anything that follows.
Ex. PQ283 .W55 2014 or PQ 283 .W55 2014
Class Number: You can also choose to search by class number alone.
Ex. PQ283 or PQ 283