Information for Graduate Students and Graduate Student Instructors (GSIs)
Welcome to the Library
RESEARCH
Borrowing and Renewing
Searches, Recalls and Holds
Interlibrary Borrowing
Document Delivery (BAKER)
Copying and Printing
Off-Campus Access to Library Resources
TEACHING
Course-Related Library Instruction Sessions
Drop-in Workshops and Tours
Course Reserves and Films for Course Viewing
Assignment Consultations
Supporting Undergraduate Research
Policies for Library Users
Welcome to the Library
Welcome to UC Berkeley, home to one of the finest research libraries in
the country. The Library includes more than twenty campus
libraries which serve a variety of academic disciplines in the arts,
humanities, social sciences, sciences, and international and area studies.
The collections of the UC Berkeley Library include over 10 million items
including books, journals, maps, photographs, video, and sound recordings.
In addition to print collections, the Library also offers access to
electronic resources such as e-journals, article databases, citation
indexes, and bibliographic management software.
A library liaison is designated for
your academic departments and programs, as the first point of contact for
information about library policies, procedures and services; specialized
reference consultations and course-related library sessions; and
acquisition of library materials.
RESEARCH
Borrowing and Renewing
Your Library card is your current UC ID. Use the library catalogs for the
UC Berkeley Library — Pathfinder and Melvyl
— to search for all types of items in the library collections.
Graduate students who are on filing fee status may
purchase a six month extension of library privileges at the Library
Privileges Desk (Doe Library, floor 1). Loan periods vary, though most
books are checked out to graduate students for three months. When
materials are checked out, a due date is stamped in the back of the book
that indicates the length of the loan period. You can sign up for e-mail notification to receive
reminders when books checked out to you are due or recalled by another
person. All library materials must be returned to the library from which
they were checked out. Materials should be returned to the circulation
desks during hours the library is open, and to outdoor book returns when
the library is closed.
You can renew most books online, by telephone, and in person. To renew books online, you will need your
patron ID number, which is the number on your campus ID card or on your
library card, and your four digit PIN (Personal Identification Number)
consisting of your birth month and day in MMDD format, or the four digit
PIN that you supplied when you obtained your library card. If you have
problems with your PIN number, please notify the Library Privileges Desk
at privdesk@library.berkeley.edu.
NRLF, the Northern Regional Library Facility, is the off-site shelving
facility for UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Santa Cruz, and UC San Francisco.
Materials in all formats are shelved at NRLF including books, manuscripts,
newspapers, long-playing records, microforms, audiocassettes, videotapes,
and maps. To have an item UCB has deposited in NRLF delivered to campus,
click on the icon in the Pathfinder
catalog.
Searches, Recalls and Holds
At any circulation desk, borrowers may place a search request for
materials not found on the shelf and not checked out. Borrowers will be
notified by postcard of the status of the search request within one to two
weeks.
With such heavily-used collections, there may be times that a book you
want is not on the shelf. If the library catalog shows that the item is
checked out, you can place a recall at the circulation desk of the library
that owns the item. You must supply the title or call number of the item
needed. You will be notified by postcard or e-mail when the item is available
to be picked up. Recalled items should be available within one week. When
it is returned, the item will be put on hold. If more than one person has
recalled it, these will be handled in the order the recalls were placed.
If an item you have checked out is recalled, you must return it by the new
due date.
Interlibrary Borrowing
In addition to library materials available on the Berkeley campus,
students can search the Melvyl library catalog to locate items to borrow
from libraries at the other nine UC campuses. Items from the other UC
campuses, as well as items they have deposited in NRLF, can be delivered
to campus for you by using the Request
feature in the Melvyl library catalog.
Books, dissertations, and articles not available from UC libraries can
be requested via Interlibrary Borrowing
forms. Many other library catalogs,
such as WorldCat and the RLG Union Catalog, list materials which you could
request be sent to campus for you. The Library also participates with
Stanford University and the University of Texas at Austin in the Research
Library Cooperative Program, allowing graduate students to have full
borrowing privileges at those institutions. The Library also welcomes your
suggestions for titles to consider purchasing for our collection. Use the
Purchase Recommendation form to
submit your suggestions.
Document Delivery (BAKER)
Graduate students may take advantage of the BAKER fee-based, library
document delivery service. BAKER locates the material in the Berkeley
collection, checks out or photocopies the material as appropriate, and
delivers the material to your department. If an electronic version of an
article you requested is available, BAKER will either send you the
downloaded article by e-mail, or refer you to a web site where the article
can be viewed and printed.
Copying and Printing
Campus libraries provide a variety of copying and printing services. UC
Berkeley students may purchase discount copy cards and pay 10 cents per
copy. The general public and all cards bought from copy card vending
machines pay 15 cents per copy. Electronic printing is 13 cents per copy
for everyone. Discount cards may be purchased from the Library Copy
Center, 321 Moffitt Library; Boalt Copy Service, 238 Boalt Hall; and
Valley Life Science Copy Center, 2101 VLSB. For more information and
services visit the Copying and
Printing page.
Off-Campus Access to Library Resources
Current UC Berkeley students can connect to online library resources to
do research from off campus. Read Connecting from Off Campus and
Database Conditions of
Use for more information.
TEACHING
Library staff collaborates with UC Berkeley Graduate Student Instructors (GSIs) in support of courses
for undergraduate and graduate students. The Library provides a range of
services that promote independent inquiry, refinement of research
abilities, and critical thinking skills for students. Instructional
services include: in-class sessions on library resources and research
strategies, consultations about research assignments and course web sites,
assistance with course reserves and media resources, and tours and
workshops.
Course-Related Library Instruction Sessions
GSIs can arrange for an
in-class presentation tailored to a course, assignment, and the specific
research needs of their students. Sessions are customized to match the
skills and resources appropriate for the discipline. General topics
requested frequently include searching online catalogs and periodical
indexes, locating reference materials and texts, and evaluating print and
online sources. Sessions are most effective when students have an
assignment, or research project and have selected their topics or focus.
GSIs from all departments and programs may request a session for their
course:
Doe/Moffitt Instructional Services provides instruction for undergraduate courses in
many social sciences and humanities subject areas. Use the online request form or contact
Aija Kanbergs (643-7486 or akanberg@library.berkeley.edu).
The Center for Science and Engineering Information Literacy (CSEIL)
staff provide instruction for undergraduate and graduate courses in the
sciences and engineering departments. Contact the CSEIL staff member with a specialty in
your discipline.
Staff in the Doe/Moffitt Libraries and many subject specialty libraries
provide instruction for graduate courses in social sciences and humanities
subject areas. Consult the list of Library
Liaisons to locate the contact for your department or program.
Drop-In Workshops and Tours
Free workshops and tours are offered throughout the year. Although not
as specialized as a course-related library session, instructors may wish to
require that students attend a workshop or tour. Students may request a
certificate at the end of the session as proof of attendance. Advance
registration is not required, however if a class of more than twenty
students will be attending the workshops, please contact Tim Dilworth
(642-3217 or tdilwort@library.berkeley.edu) in advance.
Know Your
Library workshops cover essentials about research using the UC
Berkeley Library web site, library catalogs, article databases, and
information skills that can be applied to any discipline.
CSEIL workshops emphasize science
and engineering databases, such as PubMed and BIOSIS, and bibliographic
management software, such as EndNote and RefWorks.
Tours of the Doe/Moffitt
Libraries and many subject specialty libraries are offered at regularly
scheduled times. Special arrangements can be made with most libraries for
courses and groups of students.
Course Reserves and Films for Course Viewing
You can make course readings available to students by placing material on
reserve in a campus library or through electronic reserves. To place
materials on reserve, contact the library of your choice from the Reserves web site.
The Media Resources Center (MRC), located on Floor
1 of Moffitt Library, is the Library's primary collection of materials in
non-print formats, including both moving image and audio collections. A
comprehensive list of videos by
subject is available. Materials are non-circulating. However, instructors
may contact the MRC staff to reserve materials for same-day classroom use
or make arrangements to borrow materials overnight for preview. Contact
MRC in person, online, or at 642-8197.
Assignment Consultations
Library staff can consult with GSIs about a range of issues related to
their courses for undergraduate students such as developing effective
assignments. Library staff can also assist in creating customized lists of library research resources that can be integrated into your course web site, such as through bSpace. For assistance, contact Jennifer Dorner (644-1580 or
jdorner@library.berkeley.edu).
Supporting Undergraduate Research
GSIs in all disciplines should encourage students to apply for the
Library Prize for Undergraduate Research.
The Library Prize recognizes students' sophistication, originality and/or
unusual depth or breadth in the use of library collections in the creation
of a project that has the potential to lead to original research.
Policies for Library Users
The Library Code of
Conduct and Library Computer Use
Policy detail standards for Library use intended to create a safe and
pleasant research environment for all Library patrons.
The Library is responsible for safeguarding the confidentiality of a
borrower's transaction, as mandated by the California Information
Practices Act of 1977. Please see the Library's Privacy Policies for more information.
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