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Oxford English Dictionary (OED) This link opens in a new window
This dictionary is regarded as the accepted authority on the English language. It provides the meaning, history, and pronunciation of hundreds of thousands of words, past and present, from across the English-speaking world. It traces words through quotations, classic literature, specialist periodicals, film scripts, and cookery books.

UC Library Search This link opens in a new window
Searches the collections of all UC campuses, including print books and journals, ebooks and ejournals, film, newspaper articles, book chapters, and more. This tool also allows you to limit your search to the UCI campus library collection, locate the full text of millions of print and online books, journal articles, and other content, and borrow and renew materials from any library in the UC system.

JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Provides access to scholarly journals, primarily in the humanities and social sciences. In addition to journal articles, users can access book chapters, ebooks, and primary source documents.
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Access to articles in multiple subject areas. Look for the option to limit your results by academic, magazine, or newspaper articles.

Generative AI and Information Literacy Guide
Overview on how Generative AI tools and processes are changing our global information ecosystem, including key issues such as misinformation, bias, and other ethical challenges.