Library Guides: Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences: Services &amp; Resources

Services for the Sciences

Software Central
Download site for software licensed campuswide and freely available to UC Berkeley faculty, staff and students with CalNet authentication. Includes: Adobe, AutoCAD, Mathematica, Matlab, Microsoft, SAS, SPSS, STATA and more.
Licensed AI Tools
List of generative AI tools available through UC system-wide and UC Berkeley licensing.
Student Discounts on Technology
Student discounts are available from a variety of major retailers: Apple, Microsoft, and more.
Sign up for your free UCB licensed Zoom account
Licensed Zoom accounts are available for all registered undergraduate, graduate and professional school students at no additional cost to you.

In-Person Trainings & Consultations

Library Workshops
Upcoming workshops on research skills, citation management, digital publishing, copyright, and more
D-Lab Training & Consulting
Upcoming workshops on tools, techniques, and technologies related to data-intensive research
Research Data Management Consulting
Consulting and training services related to research data management
Science Leadership & Management (SLAM)
Seminar series for science graduate students and post-doctoral researchers focused on scientific lab leadership and management
Thriving in Science
Lecture series and peer groups to support graduate students and post-doctoral researchers in science, engineering, and mathematics

Online Trainings, Manuals & Videos

VOLT: Virtual Online Library Tutorials
Online tutorials created by the UC Berkeley Library's Engineering & Physical Sciences Division to cover topics such as searching, data management, organizing citations, writing with LaTeX, and more.

O'Reilly for Higher Education This link opens in a new window
Online collection of over 40,000 ebooks, computer manuals, videos, case studies, and learning paths from O'Reilly and other technical book publishers
Note: Berkeley users may access this resource by selecting our institution "University of California, Berkeley" and logging in with CalNet. Members of the public (walk-in users) should ask the Reference Desk; a staff member will need to sign in for them. (Note to staff: instructions are on the Password Protected Resources page on the Staff Web)
Includes content from O'Reilly, Addison-Wesley, HarperCollins, Manning, New Riders, Pearson, Prentice Hall, and other technical and business publishers. Includes over 30,000 hours of instructional video content.