Orientation Issue
Tips and Tricks for Using the UCSD Libraries
2008-2009
libraries.ucsd.edu/services/navigator
Vol. 11, no. 1
UCSD LIBRARIES, GET STARTED!
Your UCSD ID Card is Your Library Card
Use your UCSD ID to check out library materials.
libraries.ucsd.edu/services/checkout.html
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 course-related
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 express check out
machines in Geisel. Visit our website and look for the My
Library Account link in the upper right hand corner to get
started.
There’s Wi-Fi in all Libraries
Register your laptop’s wireless card with
UCSD Network Operations to access
wireless throughout the Libraries and
campus. If you want to print from your
laptop in the Libraries, or in an ACS
computing lab, you will need to download
two different remote printing files onto your
laptop.
www-no.ucsd.edu/wireless, libraries.ucsd.edu/services/print.htm
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. CLICS is
open 24/7, 10th Week through Finals.
libraries.ucsd.edu/services/hours.html
Work at a 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
careers.ucsd.edu/PortTriton/StudentLogin.shtml
Use the Libraries’ from Off-Campus
To use our online journals and databases
from anywhere off-campus, you need
to change your computer’s preferences
(once) to enable UCSD proxy server
access (a.k.a. remote access or offcampus access). Simple instructions at:
libraries.ucsd.edu/proxy/
Print in any Library
To print from any library computer, you’ll need to purchase and use
a copy card. There are copy card machines throughout the libraries.
Copies are $.10/page for black & white and $.50/page for
color. If you are in an ACS Lab within a library and
needing to print, you’ll need to establish a laser printing
account that is connected to your student account.
Printing in the 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. In the computing labs,
you’ll find Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, etc.,
on these computers. There are large labs in the
basement of the Geisel Library and at CLICS by Revelle Plaza.
acs.ucsd.edu/instructional/labs_servers.php
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 Circuit, a combined online library catalog
of UCSD, San Diego State, Cal State-San Marcos,
and University of San Diego libraries. Through
Circuit, you can Request books from other SD
libraries. Additionally, 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 in-person, by phone
(858.534-3339), via email or live chat anytime you have a
question. We have experts in every subject areas that are here to
help you succeed!
libraries.ucsd.edu/services/reference.html
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. Sign-up for a Welcome Week tour or workshop
for a jump start.
libraries.ucsd.edu/services/instruction.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.
Libraries in the Geisel Library Building:
Arts Library (AAL) aal.ucsd.edu
The Art & Architecture Library & the Music,
Film & Video Library (collectively known
as the Arts Library) are located in the
1st floor of Geisel. These libraries
support students and faculty
in the arts including Film,
Music, Photography & Visual Arts
as well as other humanities oriented disciplines.
Our 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 may 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
Biomedical Library
study rooms, an ACS computer lab, a presentation
practice room, games, puzzles & Legos, and a
popular science browsing collection. We also
have course reserves for the physical sciences,
engineering, and lower division biology.
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.
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 big-screen monitor. During finals week
CLICS is open 24/7. Each year CLICS staff teach
research skills to thousands of writing program
students.
International Studies 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, economics, 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. Contact Craig Haynes (craig@library.ucsd.
edu) for more information/
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Library (SIO) siolibrary.ucsd.edu
SIO 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.