DISCOVERY UPC

Simple search

Type the term or terms you want to find information about in the search box, choose between the different profiles and click on the magnifying glass.

You also have the option to search by voice: click on the microphone icon, select the language and dictate what you want to write in the search box. 

 

What does each profile contain?

  • Everything UPC: physical and digital documents from library collections UPC. 
  • Catalan area (PUC): physical and electronic documents available in the libraries of Catalan universities and make requests for consortium loans (PUC)
  • International scopemagazine articles and book chapters from the most important libraries in the world, so you can request a copy that you will receive free of charge in your email within 24 hours.
If you do not specify anything the search will be done in the set "ALL" 
  • You can search by title, author, ISSN, ISBN, DOI, subject, ...
  • If you do not specify any Boolean operators (NOT, OR) it applies the AND operator and retrieves records that contain the terms used, regardless of whether they are together or apart. 
  • To make a more specific search, use the operators in the same search box or apply the filters or you can also make one advanced search.

 

A Everything UPC you will find:

  • books, magazines, maps, and other physical resources available in the Libraries of the UPC.
  • electronic resources subscribed by the UPC (articles, proceedings, magazines, books, databases, ..) that are part of the Digital Library of the UPC.
  • electronic content of a large database of articles, book chapters, conferences, many of them subscribed by the Libraries of the UPC and open access.
  • open access electronic books and magazines on topics of interest to users of the UPC.
  • the teaching and research production of the UPC housed in the institutional depository UPCommons (final studies, doctoral theses, notes, exams, etc.)

You can filter the results and retrieve only those that are physical or only those that are electronic.

The Digital Library allows you to search within the content of the vast majority of databases and publishing packages subscribed to by the Libraries of the UPC or available in open access. The following databases are an exception:

  • AENORmore
  • Aranzadi
  • Color Index
  • Derwent Innovation Index
  • Docommeno Ibérico 
  • ISSN Online
  • JCR
  • OnArchitecture
  • SABI
  • Urbadoc
  • Voyage Data (Marine Traffic)
  • ArchiRès (open access database)

 

Databases that retrieve content but must be validated to view the log

  • Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
  • Scopus
  • Web of Science

 

If you haven't found the document you're looking for to borrow, expand your search by choosing the Catalan area (PUC). You will see if the document is available in any of the Catalan universities or the Library of Catalonia.

Some of the documents can be ordered through the syndicated loan service (PUC). If you are an authorized user, identify yourself and press the Request a physical copy (PUC) button.

If you have not found the document you are looking for, widen the search by choosing the international scope. You will find books, magazines, book chapters, magazine articles, ... from many libraries around the world.

You can order a digital copy of many journal articles and book chapters. If you are an authorized user, identify yourself and press the Request a digital copy button. You will receive it free of charge in your email within 24 hours.

Tutorial: How to search for documents using basic search


Last update: 26 / 02 / 2025