University of California Libraries


The University of California Libraries is the umbrella term for all libraries at the ten campuses of the University of California system. Each campus in the University of California system manages and operates its own libraries, while all campuses share a unified, systemwide catalog known as "UC Library Search".
Historically, each campus maintained its own library catalog and simultaneously participated in the systemwide union catalog, Melvyl. On July 27, 2021, all ten campuses went live with UC Library Search, a unified systemwide library catalog based on the Ex Libris Alma/Primo platform. As of 2019, it has 40.8 million print volumes in the combined collection throughout the University of California's ten campuses.
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List of collections by campus

Image:UCB-University-Library.jpg|thumb|Doe Memorial Library, Berkeley

Berkeley (18 university libraries and 11 affiliated libraries—including Law)

Davis (11 major libraries—including Law and Medical)

Irvine (4 major libraries—including Medical)

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Image:Powell Library, UCLA.jpg|thumb|Powell Library, UCLA

Los Angeles (13 major libraries—including Law and Medical)

Source:

Merced

Riverside

  • Tomas Rivera Library
  • Orbach Science Library

San Diego

Image:Geisel-Library.jpg|thumb|Geisel Library at UCSD

San Francisco

  • Parnassus Campus Library
  • Mission Bay FAMRI Library

Santa Barbara

  • Davidson Library
Image:UC Santa Barbara Library.jpg|thumb|Davidson Library at UCSB
  • UCSB Music Library

Santa Cruz

  • McHenry Library
  • *Humanities and Social Sciences
  • *David Kirk Digital Scholarship Commons
  • *Special Collections and Archives
  • *Dead Central archives of the Grateful Dead
  • Science & Engineering Library
  • Jean and Bill Lane Botanical Library
  • Page Smith Library, Cowell College
  • Adlai E. Stevenson College Library
  • Merrill College Library
  • Crown College Library
  • Oakes College Library

Policies

The UC library system has open stacks at most libraries, and permits free research and reading by the public. In addition, all campuses allow any California resident to apply for a library card and thus gain limited borrowing privileges for libraries on that campus, although there is typically a charge for these cards.
Materials may be borrowed between the UC campus libraries or from the regional library facilities through interlibrary loan; it is generally possible for a student or other university associate to order a nonfragile, unreserved item and have it within a few days. Books may take between a day to a week to be delivered between campuses.

Librarians Association of the University of California

The Librarians Association of the University of California is the statewide organization of librarians employed at least half-time in the UC Library system. Each campus also supports its own division. Librarians are academic appointees but not faculty. LAUC's objectives are to: advise the university on professional and governance matters, to make recommendations concerning UC librarians’ rights, privileges, and obligations, and to promote full utilization of UC librarians’ professional abilities. LAUC also awards research grants to its members to support librarian research and professional development.