UC Library Search
- UC Library Search This link opens in a new windowUC Library Search is the unified discovery and borrowing system for all 10 UC Campuses. Select the UCLA Library Catalog scope to search holdings of materials owned by the UCLA Library and other UCLA collections, whether online or in print. Does not contain full-text articles or article citations. Select the Articles, books and more scope to search for materials in all 10 UC campuses. More information in this guide.
Subject Headings
Most academic libraries use Library of Congress subject headings to describe books and other materials in their collections. While these headings standardize subjects across titles, they are historically both contentious and reductive when considering race/ethnicity, sexuality, gender, and other categories related to identity. Paying attention to headings can help you both interrogate institutional biases and erasures, but also to identify works related to your topic grouped under those headings. Below are some examples.