Library

July 11, 2019

Largest Publisher of UC Journal Articles Halts Access

Elsevier is the largest scholarly publisher in the world, disseminating about 18 percent of journal articles produced by UC faculty. As of July 10, UC’s direct access to new Elsevier articles has been discontinued. Members of the UC community no longer have direct access to: 2019 articles in all…
medieval / gothic doorway

September 11, 2017

A Medieval Summer in Toronto

Bernardo S. Hinojosa, a PhD student in Literature, spent his summer at the Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies (PIMS) in Toronto, working towards a diploma in Manuscript Studies, and conducting research.
Doe Library reading room

November 17, 2014

Library Updates: Save Time with Research Tips

Need Wi-Fi While You’re Traveling? The newly announced campus Wi-Fi options include a bonus for faculty, staff and students who are traveling to other universities — the eduroam (education roaming) service now allows you to use your Airbears2 key to gain access to Wi-Fi at participating eduroam institutions in the …

October 15, 2014

Library News

In September, the newly remodeled Social Research Library re-opened in 227 Haviland Hall. Sign up for the monthly blog, Library Researcher at Berkeley for the UCB libraries (for advanced users). Upcoming library exhibits:…

September 10, 2014

Library News — 9/15/2014

To welcome back students this fall semester, the Library is delivering new services to make your time at the library more efficient! A newly designed Library website is also now available. To find out more about copyright and fair use policy, visit the new copyright page on the Library website. As always, graduate…

July 15, 2014

Berkeley Library Introduces Journal Reading App

The UC Berkeley Library has a collection of thousands of scholarly journals that can now be delivered to your mobile devices. Just download BrowZine, a tablet application, on your iPad, Kindle or Android devices and you can start reading those journals. Better yet, the app also allows…

June 16, 2014

Library Updates

 Preview the Library’s new website and submit your feedback. This month the Library launches the Electronic Devices Lending Program. Students can borrow laptops or iPads for four hours at a…
Doe Library at sunrise

November 14, 2013

Have You Checked Out the Library Exhibits?

Doe Library at sunrise From the Rise of Islam through the Dawn of the Computer Age, from pop-up books and cartoons to architectural dreams that failed to materialize, the Library collections are on display now. Check out the current exhibits in campus libraries:…
New faculty members gather at Morrison Reading Room

November 14, 2013

New Faculty Reception

The Graduate Division hosted the New Faculty Reception for 63 newly hired faculty, many of whom gathered at the Morrison Reading Room to become acquainted with resources available to faculty working with graduate students.
UCLA Library

June 1, 2012

Postdoc opportunity: UCLA Library eScience

With funding from the Council on Library Resources/Digital Library Federation, the UCLA Library has created a new postdoctoral fellow position in data curation. Geared for a recent Ph.D., the new position will be part of the UCLA Library’s eScience team, which is lead by the Associate University Librarian for Sciences…

May 18, 2012

Help determine the Library’s future (by May 31)

Graduate students are important users of the University Library, and University Librarian Tom Leonard wants your input on which ways the Library will change in the next few years. He says “I ask that you take the time to answer a survey that will take 10 to 15 minutes to…

March 20, 2012

Library pilot program — return your books at any campus library

The University Library is quietly launching a pilot program to enable library users to return checked out materials from any campus library to any other campus library. They’re not quite ready to announce this to all library users but would like graduate students to help them beta-test the program. This will be easy for…