DISCOVERY UPC

Display of results

DiscoveryUPC set a relevance ranking to retrieve and display the best results that match your search strategy. 

 

You have different options to adjust the results to your preferences:

  • Change the default sort with the sort filter in the left menu.
  • Limit the results using the different filters or making one advanced search

 

Each short record on the results page contains:

  • icon to identify the type of resource (book, article, magazine, ...)
  • the term (s) used in your search are highlighted in yellow
  • type and title of the resource, authorship and year of publication
  • availability of the resource on paper in the Libraries of the UPC
    • to see the type of loan you need to be authenticated
  • online availability: access to full text

 

 

 

What can I do with the records?

Select more than one record and by clicking on more options (...) from the top you can:

  • send by email register them with the icon of the about
  • export to Mendeley and other formats 
  • save as favorites selected the icon of the pin

What can I do with a record?

  • citation of the document in different styles by clicking on both ""
  • more options (...
  • more information about registration, by clicking on the title. In detailed record You will find complete bibliographic information, how many copies there are and where you can find them, what loan options are offered, access to the full text if available, etc.

 

Under versions, you will find the same title with different years of publication, different language, different type of resource. 

  • Click "View all versions" to choose the document you are interested in

 

In some documents (usually peer reviewed journal articles) you can retrieve, through the arrow icons, the associated citations (cited references and citations received) 

 

  

 

The record also shows whether the article has been peer-reviewed and whether the article is available in open access

 

By default it will show you 10 records per page. 

  • Select whether to display 10, 25, or 50 at the bottom of the results page

If you haven't found what you're looking for, you can expand the results:

In the'Catalan area you will find documents available in the Collective Catalog of the Universities of Catalonia. You can borrow some of the books through the syndicated loan service (PUC) if you are authorized to do so.

In the'international scope you will find thousands of documents available in 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.


Last update: 11 / 02 / 2025