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California Digital Library (formerly MELVYL®) System:
UC-wide Catalog and Databases


Note: Most CDL databases require either a UC Internet account or a password - please read our access information page for more information. If you are a UCSD student, faculty, or staff member and are having difficulty connecting to the UC-restricted parts of the CDL System, please contact us.         > = link.
> CDL System - Web Interface - http://www.dbs.cdlib.org/
MEDLINE, PreMEDLINE, BIOSIS, Current Contents, and PsycINFO are among the available journal article databases.
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> Telnet version: - telnet://dbs.cdlib.org/
If prompted for your "terminal type": VT100
This is the original, text-only interface. Search using commands - command guides are available, including:
> BIOSIS
> Current Contents
> MEDLINE/Healthstar
> PsycINFO

> Free Alternatives to the UC's MEDLINE from CDL
Only UC faculty, staff, and students have off-campus access to the California Digital Library databases like MEDLINE. Choose the above link for a list of selected alternative sites offering free access to MEDLINE and related databases.