Manage Your Citations (EndNote, RefWorks, Zotero, Mendeley) & more: Need More Help?

Questions? Ask a librarian!

We are located in the Bioscience, Natural Resources & Public Health Library
(Although the library building is closed, we continue to provide services to our campus communities)

You are welcome to email a librarian.

Here is more information on getting help with your research.

Off-campus access is limited to current UCB faculty, staff and students. Choose one of the following methods:

Library Proxy (aka EZproxy) 
When you click on a link to an article, database, etc., (in a browser or on a mobile device) you will be prompted to authenticate via CalNet.
When you click on a resource link found via a search engine or a non-UCB Library webpage, you will need to use a bookmarklet to access the licensed resource.

Virtual Private Network (VPN)
Download and install the VPN client to allow access the UC Berkeley licensed resources.
Make sure you select Library Access - Full Tunnel VPN when you log on
VPN FAQ

More information may be found on the UCB Basics Needs website and also the Dean of Students Well-Being website

See also:
 One-Click for Graduate/Professional Students, or
 One-Click for Undergraduate Students
for quick links to several urgent needs resources

Mental Health

• Start here IF YOU ARE SUICIDAL, or Know Someone Who is Suicidal (Or, call 9-1-1, or UCPD Emergency at (510) 642-3333 from a cell phone if you are on or near campus)
• Urgent After Hours Assistance
• Counseling services at UCB

Urgent Medical Needs

• Urgent Care at the Tang Center (On Campus)
• Urgent After Hours Assistance (UHS); or call (510) 642-2000
• Local Emergency and Urgent Care Centers (Off Campus)

Sexual Violence/Sexual Harassment

• Prevention, Response & Support: Get help, file a report, support a survivor, and more
• PATH to Care Center: Affirming, empowering, and confidential support for survivors (24/7 Care Line: 510-643-2005)
• UHS: Sexual Assault and Rape: What to do if you are sexually assaulted, helping a friend, etc.

LGBTQ+/Gender Issues

• GenEq: I Need Assistance: UCB's Gender Equity Resource Center will help with coming out, gender transition, and more

Emergency Food

• UC Berkeley Food Pantry: Emergency food and more
• Other local food/food insecurity resources

Emergency Cash

• Short-Term Emergency Loan: For UCB students
• Emergency and Other Grants: For undocumented Dreamers
• More information on all manner of finances, money, aid/scholarships, budgeting, etc. may be found on the Bears for Financial Success website

Emergency Housing

• Short-Term Transitional Housing: For newly admitted undergraduate student, graduate student, post-doctoral fellow, or visiting scholar
• Other local housing/homelessness resources
• The PATH to Care Center arranges immediate relocation post-sexual assault, as well as help with long-term safe housing

Undocumented Support

• Legal Support at Cal: Appointments for students
• Legal FAQ: Information on traveling, driver's license, background checks, and more

Accomodations

• Campus Access Services: Report a barrier; Request communications accommodations; Request mobility access

Back-Up Childcare

• Back-Up Childcare: Highly-subsidized in-home and center-based back-up child care for UC Berkeley student parents.

Academic Accomodations

• Academic Accommodations Hub: Information on Classroom climate; Academic integrity and honor code; Academic accommodations; Support resources; Conflict resolution and troubleshooting.

Disputes with the University

• Student Advocate’s Office: Free and confidential student service that can provide you with assistance in matters of student conduct, grade appeals, financial aid, and more.