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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.

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/discounted passes to local museums are also available to library card holders within the library jurisdiction.

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.

Find citations for information on agricultural science and technology.

A scholarly database for Chinese journal articles, conference proceedings, and more published in Taiwan. Contains some freely downloadable articles. For those without free downloads that need subscriptions/accounts, please request full text from the library.

台湾出版的中文期刊论文、会议论文等学术资源数据库。部分文章可免费下载；对于需订阅或账号才能取得、无法直接下载的全文，请向图书馆提出全文申请.

Images of cultural resources, including Buddhist stele rubbings, texts, and photos.

文化资源的图像，包括佛教碑刻拓片、文献与照片。

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.

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.

Provides citations of scholarly materials in Chinese. It is not necessary to provide individual account/subscription/payment for full text, submit requests to the library.

提供中文学术资源的引用信息。如需全文，无须个人账户、订阅或支付费用，请向图书馆提出申请。

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

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.

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.

A selection of primary sources.

Brill is an academic publisher with specialties in humanities and social sciences.

Search with your keyword at the left under Refine Search > All.  A 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 > All.  A 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 > All.  A 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 > All.  A green icon next to a title will indicate full text access.
Non-UWest patrons: Alternative access.

Ebooks on Buddhism.

From the Buddhist Studies Authority Database Project 佛學規範資料庫, cross referencing names of important individuals in Buddhism.

佛學規範資料庫計畫所提供的佛教重要人物姓名對照與參照工具。

From the Buddhist Studies Authority Database Project 佛學規範資料庫, cross referencing names of important geographic locations in Buddhism.

佛學規範資料庫計畫所提供的佛教重要地理名稱對照與參照工具.

"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).

Reserve free tickets with LA County library card.

Free admission, parking $20 before 5pm, $25 after (as of 2025).

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). 

该数据库收录了民国时期（1911–1949）中国佛教期刊中发表的十四万余篇文章的记录。这些文章均来自《民國佛教期刊文獻集成》（MFQ）及其续编《民國佛教期刊文獻集成·補編》（MFQB）。

Software for reading and searching through the Chinese Canon.

用于阅读和检索《中华佛教大藏经》的软件

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

古籍全文、版本比對、註解.

Find academic articles published in Japanese academic journals.

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

Dissertations from Japan.

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.

A scholarly database for journal articles, dissertations, and other publications. Search freely for citations and request full text from the library.

学术数据库，用于检索期刊文章、学位论文及其他出版物。可自由免費搜索引文，并向图书馆申请获取全文.

Citation search is free, request full text via the library.

Citation search is free, request full text via the library.

“引文检索是免费的，全文请通过图书馆获取。

Citation search is free, request full text via the library.

"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.

Explore connected papers in a visual graph.

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