Information for UC Berkeley Staff
Welcome to the LibraryWelcome 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. Borrowing and RenewingYour Library card is your current UC ID. Academic staff may authorize a currently-enrolled UC Berkeley student or staff member as a proxy to check out library materials in their name. To apply for a proxy card, the academic staff must complete and return to the Library Privileges Desk (Doe Library, floor 1) an application letter. Loan periods and due dates vary among the campus libraries. It is your responsibility to note the due dates for materials and to return or renew them by those dates. Please familiarize yourself with the circulation policies of each library from which you borrow. Use the library catalogs for the UC Berkeley Library — Pathfinder and Melvyl — to search for all types of items in the library collections. Loan periods and due dates vary among the campus libraries. 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 as of August 25, 2005, 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. Searches, Recalls and HoldsAt 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. Materials checked out to one borrower may be recalled by another borrower. You may recall an item at the circulation desk of any campus library. 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 BorrowingIn addition to library materials available on the Berkeley campus, staff
can search the Melvyl library catalog to locate items to borrow from
libraries at the other nine UC campuses and from NRLF. 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. Items from NRLF and the
other UC campuses can be delivered to campus for you by using the
Request feature in the Melvyl library catalog. To have an item UCB has
deposited in NRLF delivered to campus, click on the Books, dissertations, and articles not available from UC libraries can be requested via the Interlibrary Borrowing online 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 welcomes your suggestions for titles to consider purchasing for our collection. Use the Purchase Recommendation form to submit your suggestions. Document Delivery (BAKER)UC Berkeley staff 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 unit/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 PrintingCampus libraries provide a variety of copying and printing services. UC Berkeley staff 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 ResourcesCurrent UC Berkeley staff 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. Policies for Library UsersThe 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. Borrowing/circulation information for UC Berkeley libraries
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