Orientation Issue 2010-2011
Tips and Tricks for Using the UCSD Libraries
libraries.ucsd.edu/services/navigator
Vol. 13, no. 1
UCSD libraries, Get Started!
Your UCSD ID Card is Your Library Card
Use your UCSD ID to check out library materials.
Find Books, Videos and More by
using our online Catalog
Use our online catalog, Roger, to find
books, videos, music, electronic reports,
research databases, and more!
roger.ucsd.edu
Locate your Course Reserves at the Libraries
Course reserves are courserelated materials that your
professors place “on reserve”
through the Libraries. Locate
your Course Reserves from the
Libraries’ homepage – simply click on the Course Reserves tab and
search by professor or course name. Some course reserves are
available electronically, while others require you to come into a
library to check them out.
reserves.ucsd.edu
Activate your My Library Account
By activating My Library Account, you can renew
books online, request that they be delivered
to the UCSD library of your choice, and you can
use the self-check out machines in Geisel. Visit
our website and look for the My Library Account link to get
started.
There’s Wi-Fi in all of the Libraries
Configure your laptop or phone for
encrypted wireless throughout the
campus and across libraries.
blink.ucsd.edu/technology/network/
connections/wireless/index.html
Find Library Hours Online
The hours of the nine libraries vary, and
change during summer, intersession, finals
week, and holidays, but they’re always listed
online. The Libraries have extended late-night
hours during Finals.
libraries.ucsd.edu/services/hours.html
Work at the Library
The Libraries hire student workers and we have
flexible hours with great pay! Library job openings
are listed online through Port Triton. Or, you can
contact Vinnie Ursillo at 534-3063,
vursillo@ucsd.edu
career.ucsd.edu/PT_Login.shtml
Find us in Facebok, Flickr, YouTube and More!
Use the Libraries’ from Off-Campus
To use our online journals and
databases from anywhere off-campus,
you need to change a couple of your
computer’s preferences to enable
UCSD proxy server (a.k.a. remote
access or off-campus access). Simple
instructions at:
libraries.ucsd.edu/proxy/
Print in any Library
To print from any library computer, use your student ID.
Copies are $.10/page for black & white and
$.50/page for color. Printing in the ACMS
computing labs is $.05/page for black & white
and $.35/page for color.
www-acs.ucsd.edu/students/print
Find Computer Labs on
Campus
You can find the locations
of campus computer labs
online. There are large labs
in the basement of the Geisel Library and at CLICS
by Revelle Plaza. Most all of the computers in the
Libraries have the Microsoft Office Suite installed.
acms.ucsd.edu/students/labs.shtml
Request Materials from Other Libraries
If the UCSD Libraries don’t have a book
or journal article that you need, you have
a couple of options. The first is to search
in the Circuit, a combined online library
catalog of UCSD, San Diego State, Cal
State-San Marcos, and University of San
Diego library items, from within Roger. Through Circuit, you can
Request books from other SD research libraries. Also, in many
research databases use UC-eLinks and the Request option to
submit interlibrary loan requests for journal articles or books
not available at UCSD.
libraries.ucsd.edu/services/ill-dds/
Get Help from a Librarian
Tap into expert research assistance inperson, by phone (858.534-3339), via
email or chat anytime you have a question.
We have experts in every subject areas
that are here to help you succeed!
libraries.ucsd.edu/ask
Learn How to Make the Most
of the UCSD Libraries
We regularly offer short
workshops and tours that teach
you how to research in the digital era using your UCSD Libraries.
libraries.ucsd.edu/services/instruction.html
libraries.ucsd.edu/about/connect.html
Arts Library
Mandeville Special Collections Library
Science & Engineering Library
Social Sciences & Humanities Library
Guide to
the UCSD
Libraries
The system of
UCSD Libraries
consists of 9
libraries; four
of which are
located in the
Geisel Library
building.
Biomedical Library
Libraries in the Geisel Library building:
Arts Library (AAL) aal.ucsd.edu
The Arts Library includes the Art &
Architecture, Music, Film & Video collections
and is located on the 1st floor of Geisel.
This library supports students and
faculty in the arts including Film,
Music, Photography & Visual Arts
as well as other humanities oriented
disciplines. ARTS collections include e-journals and
e-books, electronic databases, books, audio CDs,
music scores, films, videos, DVDs, streaming audio
and video and more. Undergraduates may listen to
music and view film and video materials onsite and
can access audio and film reserves as well. Contact
Lia (lgfriedman@ucsd.edu) for research assistance
and more info.
Mandeville Special Collections Library (SPEC)
orpheus.ucsd.edu/specialcoll
Located on the main floor, west wing, Geisel
Library building. Open to students for research and
instruction, MSCL is a non-circulating collection of
rare books, manuscripts, photographs, archives and
other primary research materials. These are unique
and special materials that
distinguish the UCSD Libraries
from all other research libraries.
MSCL’s strengths include early
voyages to the Pacific, the
Spanish Civil War, California
and Baja California history,
experimental American poetry,
artists’ books, and modern
scientific inquiry.
Science and Engineering Library
(S&E) scilib.ucsd.edu
Located in the East Wing of Geisel,
S&E covers the physical sciences and
engineering. We have group
study rooms, an ACMS computer lab, a presentation
practice room, chess table, and a popular science
browsing collection. Social Sciences & Humanities Library (SSHL)
sshl.ucsd.edu
Located on the main floor and floors 4-8 of Geisel,
SSHL contains the largest assortment of subject
areas that includes literature, history, communication,
sociology, political science, and business to name just
a few. Throughout SSHL, you’ll find Wi-Fi, computers,
including Geographic Information Systems and ACS
computing labs, individual and
group study spaces, and casual
seating. Librarians are available
from 10am – 8pm on weekdays and
11am – 5pm on weekends to assist
with you with your research needs
– everything from finding the
perfect primary source for a paper
to how to create a bibliography.
Course reserves for classes in the
social sciences & humanities are at
the main circulation desk in Geisel.
Other libraries include:
Biomedical Library (BML)
scilib.ucsd.edu/bml
The newly renovated Biomedical Library has a variety
of study spaces available to undergraduate students.
Enjoy quiet, individual study on our second floor or
collaborate with your peers in one of our group study
rooms. Our Information Commons provides access
to software and resources to help you succeed in
your classes. Practice a speech or presentation in our
Presentation Room which includes with a projector
and timer. BML also has reserve books for all upper
division undergraduate biology courses. Contact
Dominique Turnbow (dturnbow@ucsd.edu) for a tour
and/or more information.
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CLICS: Center for Library &
Instructional Computing
Services clics.ucsd.edu
CLICS has popular books and magazines, 182
computers, and eleven study rooms. It also has a TA
Lab, a CopyCam room for capturing whiteboard notes
digitally, and a Presentation Practice room with a bigscreen monitor. Each year CLICS staff teach research
skills to thousands of writing program students.
International Relations and Pacific Studies
Library (IR/PS) irpslibrary.ucsd.edu
IR/PS is located in Robinson Building Complex for
the Graduate School of International Relations and
Pacific Studies. It focuses primarily on contemporary
political, economic, and business affairs in East Asia
and Latin America. IR/PS houses items in English,
Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, and Portuguese
languages.
Medical Center Library (MCL)
gort.ucsd.edu/clinlib/
While MCL primarily serves the UCSD Medical Center,
it is open to undergraduates. Take the shuttle to
Hillcrest and check out some great study spaces.
Scripps Institution of
Oceanography Library (SIO)
siolibrary.ucsd.edu
SIO Library is located on the Scripps
Institution of Oceanography campus.
Collection strengths include oceanography, marine
biology, marine geology, marine technology,
geophysics, climatology. SIO
also has extensive resources in
ecology, zoology, fisheries, and
seismology and is a great place
to study by the ocean. Take
the free UCSD shuttle to SIO
year-round, the library is open
M-F 9-5.
libraries.ucsd.edu/about/connect.html