Anthropology Library (study only)
This location is open only for browsing the collections and studying. Want to check out a book? Request books online for pickup at another library. Need research help? Email glusker@berkeley.edu.
The George and Mary Foster Anthropology Library holds academic works covering sociocultural anthropology, traditional cultures, archaeology, folklore methods and theory, and physical anthropology. The library has 59,000 print volumes, with several thousand more stored off-site, and provides access to more than 12,000 e-books on archaeology, ethnography, or anthropology.
This library is partially accessible to wheelchairs.
Hours
| Location | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| Anthropology Library (study only) monthly calendar | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed |
Closed Academic holiday |
Closed |
Collections
At this library
Research guides
Services
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Use online tools or connect with a librarian to achieve your research goals.
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The UC Berkeley Library provides special assistance to Library users with disabilities as they engage with the Library and its resources.
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Make use of the printing and scanning options available at most library locations.
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glusker@berkeley.edu
Connect with Librarian Ann Glusker for research help.
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ereserves@lists.berkeley.edu
Access articles, books, and other course materials placed on reserve by instructors.
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510-642-9255 (642-WALK)
Arrange free night-safety services, including a walking escort to get you home safely.
Contact
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Susan Edwards
Head, Social Sciences Division, Social Welfare Librarian
510-643-6224sedwards@library.berkeley.edu
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Location
230 Anthropology and Art Practice Building
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
This library is partially accessible to wheelchairs.
Explore the Anthropology Library
Visit
Welcome to the Anthropology Library.
Physical access to this library is open to all researchers and visitors without requirement of any identification, registration, pass, or prior arrangements. Certain services, collections, equipment, or rooms within this library may be available only to certain groups of UC Berkeley students, faculty, and staff.
This library is partially accessible to wheelchairs.
Borrow
The UC Berkeley Library’s collections are rich and bountiful — and they’re waiting to be explored by members of the UC Berkeley community and knowledge-seekers everywhere. Use UC Library Search, the University of California’s all-in-one-platform for discovery, to find books, journals, articles, and more, and check them out at libraries across the Berkeley campus and at other UC schools. Learn more about borrowing Library materials.