University Writing Program

The UC Davis University Library provides resources and services to support classroom teaching and enhance student learning.

Harvest UC Davis Library Catalog
Melvyl Catalog
RLG Union Catalog: (UCD users only) Collections of major research libraries academic, public, corporate and national libraries archives and museums historical societies and international book vendors.
WorldCat: (UCD users only) Millions of records for books, journal titles and materials in other formats from approximately 12,000 libraries worldwide.

Harvest UC Davis Library Catalog: Search the Dissertation Catalog (under "Search Specific Harvest Collections) for UC Davis Ph.D. dissertations and Masters theses.
Current Research @ University of California, Davis: Searches all UC Davis dissertations published in the Digital Dissertations database.
UC Davis School of Education Dissertations & Theses
UC Davis English Department Dissertations & Theses
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses: (UCD users only) Online access to citations and abstracts for titles in the Digital Dissertations database. Most UC dissertations 1996-present can be fully downloaded.
Foreign Doctoral Dissertations: At the Center for Research Libraries.

Course Sensitive Instruction: Librarians are available to instruct your students on how to find, use and evaluate print and electronic sources. Call, email or fill out our online form to schedule a class.
Library Assignment Design: Librarians can help you develop informative library research projects for your students that maximize collection strengths. Call or email to schedule an appointment.
Reserves: Place library or personal copies of books, articles, lecture notes, etc. for your course on regular or electronic reserve at Shields Library.

Online Purchase Request Form: Suggest a book, journal or other information resource (including electronic titles) for addition to the UC Davis University Library.