Using the Library during COVID-19
Many of our services are now being offered in new ways. To find the latest information on course reserves, book returns, 24/7 online help, and more, visit our Library services and resources during COVID-19 page. The information on that page supersedes all other information on the Library website at this time.
Information for Visiting Scholars and Postdocs
Access
The Library provides borrowing privileges and other services to our community of visiting scholars and postdocs. Visiting scholars must receive official appointments with a UC Berkeley Department or Organized Research Unit, and register with the Visiting Scholars and Postdoc Affairs (VSPA) Program.
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After registering with VSPA, your registration card should be taken to the Library Privileges Desk (Doe Library, Floor 1) to set up Library borrowing privileges.
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Borrowing - Your Cal 1 Card serves as your library card for borrowing materials and for access to the Main (Gardner) Stacks, Moffitt Library, and the Media Resources Center.
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General loan terms:
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Visiting scholars can borrow monographs for one month, with a maximum of 20 items at a time.
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Postdocs can borrow monographs for three months, with a maximum of 200 items at a time.
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Off-campus access to licensed electronic resources - Access online resources from home via links found in OskiCat, the Library website and guides, or install the campus VPN client.
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Interlibrary Borrowing Service can help visiting scholars and postdocs obtain materials that are not available at UC Berkeley.
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Pay for printing - Use your Cal 1 Card to pay for printing in the libraries.
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Renewals - Familiarize yourself with the options and rules for renewing materials.
Research Support
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Contact your subject librarian - Specific librarians are designated to support each academic department and program, and serve as your first point of contact for all research-related inquiries.
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The Library welcomes suggestions for titles to consider purchasing. Use the Purchase Recommendation form to send us your suggestions.
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Graduate Services in Doe Library (Room 208) offers a core non-circulating research collection in the humanities and history and a quiet and congenial study space for graduate students, visiting scholars and postdocs.
Data services
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Scientific Data Services - A variety of tools and resources to help scholars manage and share their data.
Library and Berkeley policies
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Database conditions of use - It is the responsibility of individual users to ensure their use of Library electronic resources does not breach the terms and conditions specified in the license agreements.
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Library code of conduct - Read about standards for Library use intended to create a safe and pleasant research environment for all patrons.
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Library privacy policy - The Library is responsible for safeguarding the confidentiality of a borrower's transactions, as mandated by the California Information Practices Act of 1977.
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UC Copyright Education - A wide range of materials related to the use of copyrighted and public domain materials at the University of California.