Ask a question to get help from a librarian with researching a topic, citing your sources, or using a citation manager.
Schedule an appointment to get help from a librarian with researching a topic, citing your sources, or using a citation manager.
Courier service allows students to request materials be moved between Lister Hill Library, Sterne Library, and the remote storage facility in the 801 Building.
Document delivery service sends students electronic copies of articles from the UAB Libraries print journal collection.
Interlibrary loan service enables students to borrow materials not available at the UAB Libraries from other libraries.
OneSearch is a tool for searching multiple library resources using one interface.
Below are search tips for OneSearch.
| AND | Use to find all of the terms and to get fewer results | |
| OR | Use to find any of the terms and to get more results | |
| NOT | Use to find the first term but not the second term |
| * | Use to replace multiple characters in the term | |
| ? | Use to replace a single character in the term |
| " " | Use to find the terms next to each other in the order given as a phrase |
Scopus is a tool for searching scientific literature from many academic publishers.
Below are search tips for Scopus.
| AND | Use to find all of the terms and to get fewer results [default operator] | |
| OR | Use to find any of the terms and to get more results | |
| AND NOT | Use to find the first term but not the second term |
| * | Use to replace multiple characters in the term | |
| ? | Use to replace a single character in the term |
| " " | Use to find the terms next to each other in the order given as a phrase | |
| PRE/n | Use to find the terms within a specified number of terms (n) in order given | |
| W/n | Use to find the terms within a specified number of terms (n) in any order |
Google Scholar is a tool for searching scholarly literature available on the web.
Follow the instructions below to customize Google Scholar to find full text available through the UAB Libraries.
Follow the instructions below to check for full-text access through the UAB Libraries.
Do not see library link for some results. Click on expand icon and look for Get it @ UAB.
Below are search tips for Google Scholar.
| AND | Use to find all of the terms and to get fewer results [default operator] | |
| OR | Use to find any of the terms and to get more results | |
| – | Use to exclude the term from results |
| author: | Use to search by author [author:"rc thompson"] | |
| site: | Use to search within a specific website [site:google.com] or domain type [–site:com] |
| " " | Use to find the terms next to each other in the order given as a phrase | |
| * | Use as placeholder for term in a phrase ["fluorescence * microscopy"] |
Library databases are tools for searching the literature from many publishers.
Publisher packages are tools for searching the literature by a single publisher.