Whether you are browsing news online, picking a topic to research, or looking for a reliable source for a paper, we are here to help. You can use the tools and links on this page to get started. 

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PittCat is the main searching tool for all of the materials owned by the University Library System (ULS), including articles, books, ebooks, journal articles, ejournals, audio and video, digital images, government documents, microfilm and movies.

A database is an online collection of articles that you can search by topic or keyword.  Databases are great sources for articles because much of the material in ULS databases is the high quality, scholarly research information that most professors want.  Most of our databases offer links to the full text of articles.  To search a database:

• If you know the name of the database you want to search, start at the Databases A-Z list. 
• If you’re not sure which database to search, you can search databases in a particular Subject or get help by asking a librarian.