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Tours, Orientations & Seminars

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Bioscience & Natural Resources Library

Doe & Moffitt Libraries

Engineering Library

Environmental Design Library

Physics-Astronomy Library

Welcome to the library! Many of the UC Berkeley libraries offer special tours, orientations, and seminars during Welcome Week and the following week to help students learn about the resources available to them.


Tours, Orientations & Seminars

Bioscience & Natural Resources Library

Orientation Tours -
Each tour consists of a brief tour of the facility and an introduction to the collection, library services, and resources. Meet at the Circulation Desk at the entrance to the library, which is located in 2101 Valley Life Sciences Building.  For more information call 510/642-2531.

Wednesday, August 22 2:15pm-3pm
Thursday, August 23 2:15pm-3pm
Friday, August 24 11:15am-12pm
Wednesday, September 5 11:15am-12pm
Thursday, September 6 2:15pm-3pm
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/BIOS/

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Doe and Moffitt Libraries

Tours of Doe and Moffitt Libraries -
Take a tour of the Doe Library which includes the Main Stacks and the Moffitt Undergraduate Library. The perfect introduction to some of the grand resources on the Berkeley campus! For newcomers and novice library users. All tours start at the north entrance of Doe Library. For more information check out Doe/Moffitt Tours.

Monday, August 20 10am-11am
Monday, August 20 2pm-3pm
Tuesday, August 21 10am-11am
Tuesday, August 21 2pm-3pm
Wednesday, August 22 10am-11am
Wednesday, August 22 2pm-3pm
Thursday, August 23 10am-11am
Thursday, August 23 2pm-3pm
Friday, August 24 10am-11am
Friday, August 24 2pm-3pm
Monday, August 27 2pm-3pm
Tuesday, August 28 10am-11am
Wednesday, August 29 2pm-3pm
Thursday, August 30 10am-11am
Friday, August 31 2pm-3pm
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/doemoff/tours.html

LIBRARY WORKSHOPS:

Your Library Online -
Research begins with navigating your Library, on campus and online. Get introduced to the kinds of resources and services available through the Library Web. Learn its structure, strategies for use, and discover the next steps in developing your search skills.

Classes will be held in room 350C Moffitt Library (show your campus ID to get into Moffitt).
For more information, please call 510/643-9959.

Monday, August 20 1pm-1:45pm
Tuesday, August 21 11:15am-12pm
Wednesday, August 22 2:15pm-3pm
Thursday, August 23 10:15am-11am
Friday, August 24 1pm-1:45pm
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/instruct/know_your_library.html

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Engineering Library

General Tours -
Tours provide a brief and interactive introduction to the resources and services available at the Engineering Library. Please meet near the cirulation desk in the Engineering Library, 110 Bechtel Engineering Center. For more information call 510/642-3366.

Tuesday, August 21 2pm-3pm
Wednesday, August 22 2pm-3pm
Thursday, August 23 10am-11am
Tuesday, August 28 10am-11am
Wednesday, August 29 10am-11am
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ENGI/training.html

"Finding Journal Articles Online" Library Workshop -
An overview of the electronic resources offered by the Engineering Library including Melvyl, Compendex, and INSPEC. The class will take place in 120C Bechtel Engineering Center.  For more information call 510/642-3366.

Thursday, August 23 2pm-3pm
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ENGI/training.html

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Environmental Design Library

Orientation Tours -
Learn your way around the Environmental Design Library with an orientation tour. All orientations include a brief tour of the Environmental Design Library and an introduction to the collections, services, and resources offered by the library. Tours last 50 minutes. Meet at the Environmental Design Library circulation desk, 210 Wurster Hall. Call 510/642-4818 for more information.

Wednesday, August 22 10:10am-11:00am
Wednesday, August 22 1:10pm-2:00pm
Thursday, August 23 10:10am-11:00am
Thursday, August 23 2:10pm-3:00pm
Friday, August 24 10:10am-11:00am
Friday, August 24 3:10pm-4:00pm
Monday, August 27 10:10am-11:00am
Tuesday, August 28 11:10am-12:00pm
Wednesday, August 29 3:10pm-4:00pm
Thursday, August 30 4:10pm-5:00pm
Friday, August 31 2:10pm-3:00pm
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ENVI/Instruc.html

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Physics-Astronomy Library

Library Tours -
Each tour consists of a brief tour of the facility and an introduction to the collection, library services and resources. Meet at the Physics-Astronomy Library circulation desk, inside the library, at the Hearst Field Annex, Building B. For more information, call 510/642-3122.

Tuesday, August 21 10:15am-10:45am
Tuesday, August 21 3:15pm-3:45pm
Thursday, August 23 1:15pm-1:45pm
Friday, August 24 10:15am-10:45pm
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/PHYS/instruction.html

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Helpful Links

UCB Welcome Week web site
UCB Campus web site

Maps on-line:
UCB Library map: side 1 side 2
UCB Campus map


UCB Library:
Library web site
Undergraduate's Guide to the Library

Research Services for UCB Graduate Students
Computers in the UCB Libraries

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