 Hey there Bruins! Today we will be discussing how to locate relevant books using the Melville Catalog. First, we should discuss what the Melville Catalog is. As a UCLA student, if you are looking for books, articles, media, or newspapers, you can either search for them within the UCLA Library Catalog or Melville. Melville is the catalog that all of the UC campuses, as well as many other libraries around the world, use. Searching through this catalog opens up your research to more sources that, while not physically available at UCLA, are only a few clicks away from being transferred here. First, pull up the browser of your choice and go to the UCLA Library website. Under the Books and More tab, type a topic which you would like to research. Make sure that the Melville Catalog box is checked and searched for your topic. Once you search, you can narrow down your results with the filters in the left-hand pane. If you only want books, select the book checkbox. You can even specify if you want e-books or physical copies. All results with the University of California Libraries tab are located in other UCs, while the results with the UCLA Library tab are located here at UCLA. Don't be discouraged if the source you want is at another campus. Requesting books and other resources through an interlibrary loan is a very quick and simple process. First, check whether the book is available in its library. Click Check Availability for this item. Great, it's not checked out yet. Now we can proceed with requesting it. Click on Request and you will be brought to a dialogue asking for your library account number. Your account number is your UID plus the digit on the bottom right corner on the back of your print card. Enter those 10 digits without any spaces. Set the pickup location you want the book to be delivered to and click Request. Need help with the next steps? Feel free to stop by one of our many campus locations and set up a consultation.