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Collections | UCLA Library
Collections
Connect with physical and electronic library materials to support your teaching, learning and research. If we don’t own it, we have services to get the content you need.
Access Collections
Need guidance on how to access collections from UCLA Library? Below are key resources for accessing all kinds of material, online and in person.
UC Library Search
Locate books, journal articles, course reserves and other content at UCLA, other UC schools and beyond.
A-Z Databases
Find the best library databases for your research.
Library Research Guides
Our research guides help users of all backgrounds discover resources by subject, course, format or topic.
UCLA Library Digital Collections
The Digital Library houses UCLA's rare and unique collections online. Users can search and browse high-resolution digitized books, ephemera, images and artifacts.
Online Archive of California (OAC)
OAC provides access to descriptions of more than 300 California institutions’ archives and primary resource collections, including UCLA Library.
Explore Featured Collections
Explore a featured selection of physical and digital library materials to kick-start inspiration and research. To search UCLA Library's over 12 million volumes, start with
UC Library Search
.
physical, digital
physical, digital
Friends of the Los Angeles River Records
Records of the FoLAR urban environmental organization which include documentation of activities that focus on protecting and restoring the natural and historic heritage of the Los Angeles River
Browse Collection
Browse Collection
physical, digital
Student Activism Collection
This collection contains materials related to student activism at UCLA from 1927 to 2014, including leaflets, fliers, pamphlets, newsletters, campaign materials, publications and more.
physical, digital
Howard Morehead photographs and papers
Photographs taken by Howard Morehead, mostly of musicians and venues in Los Angeles from the mid-1950s through the 1990s, as well as some actors and politicians
Collections News
Collections
The first woman to write for ‘Star Trek’: How D.C. Fontana’s archives at UCLA share insight into the show’s early days
April 2, 2026
Fontana’s writing lives on beyond the small screen at UCLA Library Special Collections
Collections
The Animation Workshop: A collective of UCLA student filmmakers
March 26, 2026
Digital Media Asset Coordinator Christina Scholze shares insights from her research on UCLA’s Animation Workshop and her work preserving and organizing the UCLA Film & Television Archive’s extensive student film collection
Point of View, Collections
Holding it all together: Stabilizing a 1860 children’s book
March 20, 2026
Graduate conservation intern Cindy Moreno describes conserving a previously untreated 1860 children’s book with a rubber adhesive binding and what it reveals about Victorian bookmaking
More Information
About the Collections
UCLA Library provides access to more than 12 million volumes in 400+ languages and in a wide range of formats, including everything from clay tablets and manuscripts to e-books and datasets. We’re here to help you access the content you need for your work, whether we own it, can borrow it for you, or guide you to the best of what’s open access on the Internet.
Other Collections Resources
Collections
Connect with physical and electronic library materials to support your teaching, learning and research. If we don’t own it, we have services to get the content you need.
Access Collections
Need guidance on how to access collections from UCLA Library? Below are key resources for accessing all kinds of material, online and in person.
UC Library Search
Locate books, journal articles, course reserves and other content at UCLA, other UC schools and beyond.
A-Z Databases
Find the best library databases for your research.
Library Research Guides
Our research guides help users of all backgrounds discover resources by subject, course, format or topic.
UCLA Library Digital Collections
The Digital Library houses UCLA's rare and unique collections online. Users can search and browse high-resolution digitized books, ephemera, images and artifacts.
Online Archive of California (OAC)
OAC provides access to descriptions of more than 300 California institutions’ archives and primary resource collections, including UCLA Library.
Explore Featured Collections
Explore a featured selection of physical and digital library materials to kick-start inspiration and research. To search UCLA Library's over 12 million volumes, start with
UC Library Search
.
physical, digital
physical, digital
Friends of the Los Angeles River Records
Records of the FoLAR urban environmental organization which include documentation of activities that focus on protecting and restoring the natural and historic heritage of the Los Angeles River
Browse Collection
Browse Collection
physical, digital
Student Activism Collection
This collection contains materials related to student activism at UCLA from 1927 to 2014, including leaflets, fliers, pamphlets, newsletters, campaign materials, publications and more.
physical, digital
Howard Morehead photographs and papers
Photographs taken by Howard Morehead, mostly of musicians and venues in Los Angeles from the mid-1950s through the 1990s, as well as some actors and politicians
Collections News
Collections
The first woman to write for ‘Star Trek’: How D.C. Fontana’s archives at UCLA share insight into the show’s early days
April 2, 2026
Fontana’s writing lives on beyond the small screen at UCLA Library Special Collections
Collections
The Animation Workshop: A collective of UCLA student filmmakers
March 26, 2026
Digital Media Asset Coordinator Christina Scholze shares insights from her research on UCLA’s Animation Workshop and her work preserving and organizing the UCLA Film & Television Archive’s extensive student film collection
Point of View, Collections
Holding it all together: Stabilizing a 1860 children’s book
March 20, 2026
Graduate conservation intern Cindy Moreno describes conserving a previously untreated 1860 children’s book with a rubber adhesive binding and what it reveals about Victorian bookmaking
More Information
About the Collections
UCLA Library provides access to more than 12 million volumes in 400+ languages and in a wide range of formats, including everything from clay tablets and manuscripts to e-books and datasets. We’re here to help you access the content you need for your work, whether we own it, can borrow it for you, or guide you to the best of what’s open access on the Internet.
Other Collections Resources