Library 101 - Your Guide to Library Resources

Select Resources - Books & Other Materials

Activity 3a: Find Sources-Books

UCAT, The UTSA Library Catalog

A library catalog tells you what items a library owns or subscribes to. UTSA's library catalog is called UCAT. You can use UCAT to locate books, DVDs, encyclopedias, music scores, music recordings, periodicals (journals / magazines / newspapers), etc. If the library owns or subscribes to something, you can find it by using UCAT.

See: The UCAT Tip Sheet -- provides sample searches for basic and advanced searching techniques.