Research and Reference Assistance

Individual research advisory help is available with a Librarian by appointment.

The Education Psychology Library's Librarians and reference staff welcome patrons seeking help in finding information. We can assist in clarifying your inquiry and information needs and determine what information sources are best to meet them. Specifically, our consultation services help you search for, identify, and locate books, journal articles, government documents, data and statistics, and material in other formats. Librarians can also demonstrate how to best use the many features of bibliographic/full-text databases and show you reference and print titles that address specific topics.

Patrons may schedule a one-on-one personalized appointment with a Librarian, stop by in-person during scheduled reference hours, drop-in to a scheduled tutorial, consult a Librarian by telephone (643-2475), or seek help through email. Digital tutorials and guides, prepared by Librarians, may be found online.

Faculty may request in-class instruction by a Librarian or ask for help in preparing a digital Library Course Guide with links to UC's digital library resources for use on bSpace or class websites. Contact 642-2475 or email for further assistance.

Reference Hours

Semester Reference Hours:

Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. and 2-4 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. and 2-6 p.m.
Saturday reference hours: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Summer Reference Hours:
Monday - Friday: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m and 2-4 p.m.

Intercession Reference Hours:
Monday - Friday: 2-4 p.m.

Online 24/7 CHAT reference.

Appointments for individual research assistance may be made with a Librarian by calling the reference desk, 642-2475 or one of the librarians below.


Reference Staff:

Susan Edwards
Head Librarian
Email contact
510-643-6224

Jill Woolums
Librarian
Email contact
510-643-6226

Lupe Villegas
Library Assistant
Email contact
510-643-6225

Brian Light
Library Assistant
Email contact
510-643-5612

Online database tutorials and research guides provide help with search techniques. Printed guides may be found next to the Reference Desk.