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📌 Los Angeles County Public Library Individual registration required.

Those currently living in the LA county jurisdiction can apply for an instant e-card to access ebooks, streaming TV and movies, and downloadable music. Also includes free access to online learning programs such as LinkedIn Learning. 

Any resident of California can apply for a physical card which includes all the privileges of the e-card along with the ability to borrow physical books, DVDs and free state park passes. Free passes to local museums are also available to library card holders within the library jurisdiction.

📌 Los Angeles Public Library Individual registration required.

Those currently living in the city of Los Angeles can apply for an instant e-card to access ebooks, streaming TV and movies, and downloadable music. Also includes free access to online learning programs such as LinkedIn Learning. 

Any resident of California can apply for a physical card which includes all the privileges of the e-card along with the ability to borrow physical books, DVDs and free state park passes. Free passes to local museums are also available to library card holders within the library jurisdiction.

📌 Orange County Public Library Individual registration required.

Those currently living in the Orange County jurisdiction can apply for an instant e-card to access ebooks, streaming TV and movies, and downloadable music. Also includes free access to online learning programs such as LinkedIn Learning. 

Any resident of California can apply for a physical card which includes all the privileges of the e-card along with the ability to borrow physical books, DVDs and free state park passes. Free passes to local museums are also available to library card holders within the library jurisdiction.

ABI/Inform Collection For current UWest patrons only.Mixed abstract and full-text.

Features thousands of full-text journals, dissertations, working papers, key business and economics periodicals such as the Economist, country-and industry-focused reports, and downloadable data. Its international coverage gives researchers a complete picture of companies and business trends around the world.

Features thousands of full-text journals, dissertations, working papers, key business and economics periodicals such as the Economist, country-and industry-focused reports, and downloadable data. Its international coverage gives researchers a complete picture of companies and business trends around the world.

Academia Sinica databases Mixed abstract and full-text.

Contains more than twenty databases originated from Academia Sinica in Taiwan and its various institutes.

AGRIS Abstract only.

Find citations for information on agricultural science and technology.

American Doctoral Dissertations Select items at the resource for UWest patrons only.Mixed abstract and full-text.

This research database indexes thousands of theses and dissertations accepted by American universities from 1902 to the present.

Users not affiliated with UWest may use this link instead.

This research database indexes thousands of theses and dissertations accepted by American universities from 1902 to the present.

Users not affiliated with UWest may use this link instead.

This research database indexes thousands of theses and dissertations accepted by American universities from 1902 to the present.

Users not affiliated with UWest may use this link instead.

ATLA Digital Library

The items found in the Atla Digital Library are of importance to those with an interest in researching, studying, teaching, and otherwise searching for historical and archival content in religion and theology.

ATLA Research in Ministry (RIM) Abstract only.

Research in Ministry is a thesis and dissertation abstract database. Users can search graduate works related to ministry, theology and religion.

Research in Ministry is a thesis and dissertation abstract database. Users can search graduate works related to ministry, theology and religion.

Base: Bielefeld Academic Search Engine

A multidisciplinary search engine to find scholarly materials. Developed by Bielefeld University in Germany.

BioMed Central

Search for articles within over 290 open access and peer-reviewed journals from the subjects of biology and medicine. Journals are published by Springer Nature, a scientific and scholarly publishing company.

bioRxiv

Preprint server for biology, contains articles that are unpublished but uploaded to this database to make their findings immediately available and receive feedback before submission to journals.

Preprint server for biology, contains articles that are unpublished but uploaded to this database to make their findings immediately available and receive feedback before submission to journals.

Black Freedom Struggle in the United States

A selection of primary sources.

Books to Borrow from Internet Archive Individual registration required.
Brill Books and Journals Online Select items at the resource for UWest patrons only.Mixed abstract and full-text.

Brill is an academic publisher with specialties in humanities and social sciences. Search with your keyword at the left under Refine Search > AllA green icon next to a title will indicate full text access.

Non-UWest patrons: Alternative access.

Brill is an academic publisher with specialties in humanities and social sciences. Search with your keyword at the left under Refine Search > AllA green icon next to a title will indicate full text access.

Non-UWest patrons: Alternative access.

Brill is an academic publisher with specialties in humanities and social sciences. Search with your keyword at the left under Refine Search > AllA green icon next to a title will indicate full text access.

Non-UWest patrons: Alternative access.

Brill is an academic publisher with specialties in humanities and social sciences. Search with your keyword at the left under Refine Search > AllA green icon next to a title will indicate full text access.

Non-UWest patrons: Alternative access.

British Library EThOS Mixed abstract and full-text.Individual registration required.

Search over 400,000 doctoral theses. Download instantly for your research, or order a scanned copy quickly and easily.

Search over 400,000 doctoral theses. Download instantly for your research, or order a scanned copy quickly and easily.

British Museum Collection
BuddhaNet's Ebook Library

Ebooks on Buddhism.

California African American Museum

"Its creation was an early and tangible recognition by the State of California of the critically important role African Americans have played in the American West’s cultural, economic, and political development." Free, parking $15 (as of 2023).

California Science Center

2023 is the last year to see the space shuttle Endeavour until its permanent home is ready. Free admission, parking $15 (as of 2023).

Catalog Database of Republican Era Buddhist Journals 『民 國 佛 教 期 刊 文 獻 集 成』 - 書目資料庫 Mixed abstract and full-text.

This database contains records for over 140,000 articles published in Chinese Buddhist Journals of the Republican Era (1911-1949). These are all articles collected in the Minguo fojiao qikan wenxian jicheng 民國佛教期刊文獻集成, (Complete Collection of Republican-Era Buddhist Periodical Literature) (MFQ), and its supplement the Minguo fojiao qikan wenxian jicheng bubian 民國佛教期刊文獻集成.補編, (MFQB).

Chinese Text Project

An online open-access digital library that makes pre-modern Chinese texts available to readers and researchers all around the world.

CiNii Mixed abstract and full-text.

Find academic articles published in Japanese academic journals.

Find academic articles published in Japanese academic journals. Includes articles from Buddhist studies journals.

Citation Gecko Mixed abstract and full-text.

Start from a small set of 'seed papers' that define an area you are interested. Gecko will search the citation network for connected papers allowing you to quickly identify important papers you may have missed.

CiteSeerX Mixed abstract and full-text.

This search engine covers articles from many different topics, with a focus on scientific literature.

This search engine covers articles from many different topics, with a focus on scientific literature.

City of Rosemead
Cognitive Classics Abstract only.

"Cognitive Classics is a platform for classicists and others interested in cognitive approaches to the humanities." Two bibliographies focusing on how knowledge and thought is processed by the brain.

Connected Papers

Explore connected papers in a visual graph.

CORE

Aggregating the world’s open access research papers, including theses and dissertations.

Aggregating the world’s open access research papers, including theses and dissertations.

Aggregating the world’s open access research papers.

County of Los Angeles
County of Los Angeles: Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training

"Following a major disaster, fire and rescue resources may be unable to immediately respond to all those in need. In such a crisis, it will be neighbors assisting neighbors until emergency response personnel can arrive. Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training provides residents with the skills and tools necessary to take care of themselves, their families, neighbors, and coworkers in the event of a disaster." CERT training is free. Find a class: Rosemead, CA CERTCounty of LA CERT, nationwide listings by ZIP code.

DART-Europe E-theses Portal Mixed abstract and full-text.

Access to 714,660 open access research theses from 601 Universities in 28 European countries.

Database of Religious History

"...the world’s first comprehensive online quantitative and qualitative encyclopedia of religious cultural history." Select the 'browse' link to begin your search.

DBPia Mixed abstract and full-text.Individual registration required.

Database of journal articles published by major Korean research institutions. Some articles are freely accessible with account registration. For items that charge fees, you may request the item from the document delivery/interlibrary loan service.

Digital Commons Network

Includes a growing collection of peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, dissertations, working papers, conference proceedings, and other original scholarly work.

Includes a growing collection of peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, dissertations, working papers, conference proceedings, and other original scholarly work. A large part of this database includes articles on social and behavioral sciences.

Digital Dictionary of Buddhism Select items at the resource for UWest patrons only.

A compilation of Buddhist terms, texts, temple, schools, persons, etc. found in Buddhist canonical sources with indices to other major Buddhist dictionaries. Unlimited search available via link above.

  • Non-UWest patrons can login with "guest" (limited to 10 searches per day)
  • Android app: DDB Access (unlimited search does not work off campus, use 'guest' to make up to 10 searches)

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