Melvyl^®: the Catalog of the University of California Libraries contains records for materials (books, journals, movies, maps, music scores and recordings, computer files, dissertations, government documents, etc.) held by the libraries of the ten UC campuses, and other libraries in the WorldCat library network.  The database contains over 23,000,000 records, and most campuses update their holdings on a weekly basis.

Some key points: Major Melvyl Enhancements for 2012 Melvyl allows users to see materials at UCR, at all UC Libraries, or libraries Worldwide. Using the Request button, users can borrow materials from other libraries, Unlike in many search engines, the author and title can be entered into the same general search box. Sophisticated (fielded, boolean) searching can be done from the main search box. WorldCat contains journal articles as well as books, if you don't want to see any, click on the "books" box on the left side of the results screen.

 Guides

• Melvyl Quick Reference (CDL) (reviewed 8/11)
• Exporting Records from Melvyl (CDL) (reviewed 5/11)
• Melvyl Shortcuts (reviewed 6/11)