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You can still access the UC Berkeley Library’s services and resources during the closure. Here’s how.

Education: Find Books

Resources for research in education and related fields

http://guides.lib.berkeley.edu/education

Library Catalogs

OskiCat: a catalog for most of the UC Berkeley libraries. 

  • Find books and other items in the Berkeley Libraries (also films, maps, archival materials, Berkeley dissertations, and more)
  • Search keywords (including author names, titles, subjects, etc.)
  • Limit by library location, date, language, publication format, etc.
  • See item availability
  • Find course reserve material (by course or instructor)
  • Save and email search results
  • View items checked up and renew items online
  • Request items checked out

Melvyl: locate materials at Berkeley and other campuses in the UC system.

  • Search for materials at all the UC libraries
    • Click REQUEST in the detailed view of a catalog record prompt you to fill out a form to request the item through our Interlibrary Loan office.
  • Automatically format citations for your bibliography
  • Export citations to EndNote or RefWorks
Interlibrary Borrowing: Berkeley students are eligible to use books and articles from other libraries around the United States.Check OskiCat  to make sure UC Berkeley does not own the material you want.Provide a full and accurate bibliographic citation, including author, title, place and date of publication, and series.  More on interlibrary borrowing

Find book reviews

eBook collections

The Library offers over 100 e-book and e-text collections in specific subject areas.  For more, consult the Finding eBooks at Berkeley guide.

Purchase Recommendation

studying in the main stacksUse the Purchase Recommendation form to suggest items that the Library should consider for our collections.