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Pacific Library
3601 Pacific Avenue
Stockton, CA 95211

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:: News & Announcements ::
New Exhibit on Japanese-American Baseball
A new exhibit on baseball in the Japanese-American internment camps is on display in the lobby...[More]
Posted Mon, May 05 2008
Library Open 24/7 for Finals
It's finals time again and the Library is your 24/7 friend...[More]
Posted Fri, May 02 2008
GLBT Pride Book Display now up!
Our last Library book display of the semester celebrates works by and about the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Community!..[More]
Posted Wed, April 30 2008
Pacificat Search Results Get Improved Display
Book cover images and previews from Google Books have been added to the catalog..[More]
Posted Thu, April 24 2008
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Research Tools

Find Books and Journals

To find books and journals owned by the Pacific Library, search PacifiCat, the Library's online catalog.  It includes information about all paper books and journals, as well as other types of library materials, such as video recordings and music scores. 

Find Journal Articles

To find periodical articles in either paper or electronic format, visit the Pacific's database collection .  Select an appropriate resource category, and explore the resources listed there to find articles that pertain to your topic.

Find Electronic Journals

To find electronic journals, visit the Pacific eLibrary's Electronic Journals area.  There library users may locate journals by journal title or keywords.

Find Music Scores and Recordings

Use the PacifiCat catalog to locate scores and recordings. For more helpful searching tips, please visit the Music Resouces at Pacific page.

Electronic Reserves

During any given semester, electronic course reserve materials can be accessed through the Blackboard course web site system (https://pacific.blackboard.com). For faculty information about placing materials on reserve, please visit the Course Reserves page.

eBooks and Additional Resources

Pacific now subscribes to selected ebook services which offer full text access to thousands of book titles. In addition, the library also maintains subscriptions to Oxford's Core Collection reference materials. Visit the ebooks page for more information about these resources.

Search Manuscript Collections

Tools for searching Pacific's Manuscript Collections include:

For assistance searching our Manuscript Collections, please contact Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections at (209) 946-2404.

Subject Research Guides

The librarians have created subject research guides for the following subject areas. For research assistance, please contact your librarian!

Other Libraries

Use this list to check the collections of libraries throughout the United States. If you find something you need, you may request it through Interlibrary Loan (Pacific faculty, students, and staff only.)

McNaughton Leisure Reading Collection

Browse our Leisure Reading Collection on LibraryThing. The Leisure Reading Collection is located in the Information Commons area of the library and is funded by a gift from the Associates of the University of the Pacific Library.

How to Cite Resources

For help in determining the appropriate way to cite books and other print or electronic material in papers and projects, read Pacific Library's guide to Citation Styles for Print and Electronic Resources.

Intercultural Tutorial

This tutorial is designed for students in a distance-learning project for Intercultural Communication.