Overview
This page documents all databases, library guides, library information pages, or journals that are currently included in the UC Library Search Resource Recommender.
The Resource Recommender prominently displays databases, library guides, or library information pages at the top of UC Library Search search results to help researchers find resources that may not appear at the top of search results..
Library workers may suggest additions to these configurations by submitting the Resource Recommender suggestion form.
Suggested databases
| Name | Tags | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Access World News (UCB access only) | newsbank;access world news; | Full-text information and perspectives from U.S. and international news sources. |
| Academic Search Complete | asc;academic search complete; | A multi-disciplinary database of scholarly and general interest journals, books, and reports. [1865 - present] |
| Business Source Complete | business source complete;bsc;business source; | Provides full-text for more than 7000 scholarly journals and other sources, including nearly 1100 peer-reviewed business publications. [1965-present] |
| Capital IQ | jstor;jstore; | Full-text access to over 1000 scholarly journals, including more than 2 million articles, from a wide range of disciplines. Current issues from journals (the most recent 3-5 years) are generally not available in JSTOR. |
| Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis Academic) | nexus;nexis;lexisnexis academic;nexus uni;nexisuni;lexis nexis; | Full-text access to international, national, local newspapers, and wire services, as well as radio and television transcripts. Database also includes business, medical, industry, and legislative magazines, journals, and newsletters. Also includes laws from the U.S., all 50 states, and law reviews. |
| New York Times (Student Access) | ny times;nyt;nytimes.com;new york times; | Subscriptions available to UCB students only. Visit www.accessnyt.com, to register with your @berkeley email address. |
| Oxford English Dictionary | oxford english dictionary;oed;oxford dictionary online;oxford dictionary;oed online;oxford english dictionary online | Detailed etymological analyses of English words, tracing word development through time. Provides contextual examples from English-language sources. |
| Pitchbook (Student, Faculty and Staff Access) | pb;pitchbook; | Comprehensive database covering financial data, analytics, and research in private and public capital markets. |
| ProQuest Dissertations and Theses | dissertations and theses global;thesis;dissertations;dissertation;dissertations and theses;theses;proquest dissertation;proquest dissertations; proquest theses and dissertations;proquest ucb dissertations;berkeley dissertations | Index and full text of graduate dissertations and theses from North American and European schools and universities, including the University of California. |
| Proquest Historical Newspapers (All Historical Newspapers) | proquest historical newspapers;newspaper;proquest eba pilot;newspapers; | Researchers have access to full-runs and full-images that include front-page headlines, classified ads, marriage and death announcements, comic strips, reviews, display advertising, editorials, birth notices, photographs, and many other article types to not only understand the news of yesteryear, but more importantly, the context in which it was made. |
| psycINFO | psycinfo;apa psycinfo;psychinfo | Citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations, and technical reports. [1806 - current] |
| Springer eBooks | springerlink ebooks;springerlink;graduate texts in mathematics;springer;springer link; | Full-text Springer e-books from every scientific discipline and many social sciences. |
| Statista | statista; | A statistics portal that integrates data from reliable sources on thousands of topics. |
| Wall Street Journal (Student, Faculty and Staff Access) | wall street;wall street journal;wsj; | Subscriptions available to UCB students, faculty and staff with an @berkeley email address. Register for an account at https://wsj.com/ASUCBerkeley |
| Web of Science | web of science;wos; | Indexes leading journals in the arts, humanities, sciences and social sciences. [1900 - present] |
Suggested library guides
| Name | Tag | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Equipment Lending (UCB students only) | List of electronic devices and other equipment available for UCB student borrowing (subject to lost and overdue charges). | charger;macbook;laptop;macbook air;lenovo; |
| Streaming Video Guide | Library streaming video collections available to UCB students, faculty, and staff. | films;kanopy;new day films;docuseek;film;media;video;documentary film;movie, movies;documentary films;streaming;motion picture;swank;new day; |
| UC Library Search user guide | [Configured to always appear] | Learn how to perform effective searches, save your results, and manage your library account. |
By lolzcarter on 09-23-2025