Where can I find...
A guide to services in the UCSD libraries and beyond.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Accessing library databases/course reserves from off-campus
For assistance, contact ACT Help Desk at 858.534.1853 or acthelp@ucsd.edu
For assistance, contact ACT Help Desk at 858.534.1853 or acthelp@ucsd.edu
ACS labs in Libraries
Geisel 1st floor tunnel
[PC software list] | [Mac software list] | [Printers: color4, laser13, laser24]
S&E library
[PC software list] | [Mac software list] | [Printers: color21, scilib_lj, laser26]
CLICS
[PC software list] | [Mac software list] | [Printers: color4, laser13, laser24]
S&E library
[PC software list] | [Mac software list] | [Printers: color21, scilib_lj, laser26]
CLICS
[PC software list] | [Mac software list] | [Printers: color19, laser63, laser64, laser75]
Add/Drop cards
Annex (see also SRLF)
off-campus storage facility for UCSD Libraries; anyone may request delivery of items to any UCSD Library
ATMs
Birch Aquarium | Gilman Parking Structure | Hillcrest Medical Center | Price Center | RIMAC | Student Center |
Thornton Hospital | Torrey Pines Center South
Thornton Hospital | Torrey Pines Center South
Bluebooks/Scantrons
Bookstore
Books on tape
none in Libraries; try public libraries
Bookstores
Browsing collection -- see Popular reading/browsing collections
Bulletin board/posting requests
for SSH, see M. Burzynski
basic - CLICS Circulation Desk
scientific - S&E, CLICS Circulation Desks
Carillon (bells)
Catalog (Roger)
Change
BML 114: BML Laptop & Meeting Room (library use only)
BML 115: BML Computer Classroom (library use only)
CLICS 263: ACS lab (faculty instruction use)
CLICS 264: TLC (library instruction use)
Geisel 274: Library Classroom 1 (Library Electronic Classroom)
Geisel 276: Library Classroom 2 (Library Instruction Room)
S&E 2093: S&E Instruction Room (library use only)
S&E Events Room, Lower level, east wing
SIO 175: Training room (library instruction use)
Imprints@Geisel (for copy cards only) | Bookstore counter | Price Center Game Room | Gilman parking structures
Checking out books
Circulation desks within each library | Self-check machines in Geisel (next to the Information Desk and east of the SSH circulation Desk)
Children's books
Geisel 7th floor, call number range PZ5 - PZ90
Classrooms, Library
BML 111: BML Events Room (library use only)BML 114: BML Laptop & Meeting Room (library use only)
BML 115: BML Computer Classroom (library use only)
CLICS 263: ACS lab (faculty instruction use)
CLICS 264: TLC (library instruction use)
Geisel 274: Library Classroom 1 (Library Electronic Classroom)
Geisel 276: Library Classroom 2 (Library Instruction Room)
S&E 2093: S&E Instruction Room (library use only)
S&E Events Room, Lower level, east wing
SIO 175: Training room (library instruction use)
Computer access for guests
Library computers are open to the public, subject to the library computer use policy. Most computers do not have Microsoft Office; if you need these applications, please see "Productivity Stations" below. If you bring your own laptop, you may obtain a wireless password from the Circulation/Information/Reference Desks.Copy cards, Imprints
BML | CLICS | CPNM | Information Desk | IR/PS | S&E | SIO | SSH Reference Desk
Imprints@Geisel (cash; check; credit card with $5 minimum)
Imprints@Geisel (cash; check; credit card with $5 minimum)
Course catalog
current edition
2001-current
1994-current via CollegeSource (available only within library)
1961-current available in Special Collections [LD 781 S2 A424]
1961-last year available in CPNM [XF 2438]
2001-current
1994-current via CollegeSource (available only within library)
1961-current available in Special Collections [LD 781 S2 A424]
1961-last year available in CPNM [XF 2438]
Alternative to soft reserves: located at 3970 Sorrento Valley Blvd. Suite G | 800.200.3908 or 858.552.1120 | website
Concurrently enrolled Extension students may obtain a password from the SSH Circulation Desk to access course reserves
Disabled, Library Services for the
Dissertations, UCSD
Roger subject search: "dissertations--academic--ucsd--subject"
Donating books to Libraries
Information Desk
DVD-RW drives
ACS lab, Geisel
English language instruction books
Roger subject search: "english language textbooks for foreign speakers"
Escort, Campus Safety
Call 534-WALK (9255) for a safety escort from sunset until 1am
Ethernet ports
IR/PS has 40 ports at carrels and in study rooms
Extension students information
Library cards | UCSD Extension
Extension students are not eligible for ACS accounts or remote access to databases
Concurrently-enrolled Extension students may obtain a password from the SSH Circulation Desk to access course reserves
Extension students are not eligible for ACS accounts or remote access to databases
Concurrently-enrolled Extension students may obtain a password from the SSH Circulation Desk to access course reserves
Imprints at the Student Services Center
Floor plans
Floppies for sale
Imprints@Geisel | UCSD Bookstore
Foreign language lab/tapes
AP&M, room 3432A
Friends of the UCSD Libraries
brochures available at Information Desk -- see Friends webpage or call 858.534.1183 for more information
Self-guided tour brochure available at Information Desk
GIS
Geisel GIS Lab (SSH) | CLICS | Social Sciences Building
Government documents
SSH Reference
Grants books
SSH Reference Desk shelving
Guardian (UCSD newspaper)
Guardian website (2000- ) | CPNM (1967- )
Arts Library Services Desk | S&E Circulation Desk | SSH Circulation Desk
Hole punch
Information Desk | SSH Reference Desk
Laptop printing -- see Printing, Laptop
Laptops for check-out
BML (faculty/staff/medical students/grad students)
Ledden Auditorium
located in the Humanities and Social Sciences building
Also: Career Services Center | Cross-Cultural Center | LGBT Resource Center | Women's Center | San Diego area libraries
Library contacts
Library of Congress (LC) call numbers
Lockers
University Centers, various locations (quarterly & annual rental through UCSD Box Office | some commuter lounges
Lost and found
SSH Circulation Desk | UCSD Campus Police Department
Campus maps available at the Information Desk and online (or try the new, interactive MapLink 1.0 Library maps available at the Information Desk
The maps collections are located in SSH Reference
The maps collections are located in SSH Reference
MatLab software
CLICS | S&E
Microform reader/printers
CPNM | IR/PS | S&E, 2nd Floor | SSH Reference (fiche only)
Microsoft Office
ACS labs | Library productivity stations (available in Arts Library (UCSD students/staff/faculty), CPNM, SSH Reference)
audio tapes and podcasts at MSCL
CPNM | SIO | SSH Reference (by photocopiers)
Pencil sharpener
SSH Circulation Desk | SSH reference
Photocopiers (including 11 x 7 and double sided copies)
All UCSD Libraries | Geisel Library (each floor) | Imprints at the Student Services Center and the Campus Services Center (Imprints at Geisel does only departmental copy work using an index number)
Photocopiers, color
Imprints at the Student Services Center and the Campus Services Center (Imprints at Geisel does only departmental copy work using an index number)
Photocopiers, large format
Imprints at the Campus Services Center | SIO map room
Presentation Practice Room
Printing
ACS printers: require printing account; cost for copies is .05/pg
Library printers: use UCSD account or guest iAccess card Geisel locations: S&E | SSH (CPNM, Information Desk, Reference)
Library printers: use UCSD account or guest iAccess card Geisel locations: S&E | SSH (CPNM, Information Desk, Reference)
Printing, Color
BML | CLICS | S&E | SSH Reference | some ACS labs. Only the color printers at BML and SSH Reference use Imprints copy cards. The rest require an ACS printing account
Printing, Laptop
Proctoring service
UCSD Extension, Carmel Mountain Ranch facility: Butch Parreno, 619.260.3069, bparreno@ucsd.edu
Productivity stations (Library computers with Microsoft Office software)
Arts Library (UCSD students/staff/faculty) | CPNM | SSH Reference
Proxy server instructions
see "Accessing library databases/course reserves from off-campus" above
Purchase recommendations
For assistance, contact ACT Help Desk at 858.534.1853 or acthelp@ucsd.edu
Restaurants on campus
official title is "UC payroll data"; available at SSH circulation desk [LD736.75 U53]
Scanner
BML | S&E | SIO (document & book scanner, for assistance call ahead to 858.822.3074 | some ACS labs
Seuss Room
meeting room located in the alcove east of Mandeville Special Collections Library
Slide collection -- see Image Collections
Sorority/fraternity sign-in books
SSH Reference (last row of ref desk shelving)
SRLF (see also Annex)
off-campus storage facility for UC Libraries (Irvine, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, Santa Barbara). Items may be requested for delivery by any current UC student/staff/faculty (use Melvyl)
Stapler
CPNM | Information Desk | SSH Circulation Desk | SSH Reference Desk
Stapler, heavy-duty
CPNM | Information Desk | SIO Circulation Desk | SSH Reference Desk
Stuart Collection
guide available at Information Desk and online
Student employment opportunities in Libraries
2nd floor of Geisel, far east end
Study areas
Quiet Study: Geisel 4th-8th floors | BML 2nd floor | S&E 1st floor west | SIO Library
Additional Library Study Space | Commuter Lounges | Commuter Concourse | University Centers Lounges
Additional Library Study Space | Commuter Lounges | Commuter Concourse | University Centers Lounges
Suggestions for Libraries
drop box between Information Desk and SSH Reference desk
Information Desk | SSH reference desk
Telephone, ACS
by whiteboard in ACS lab
Telephone, campus
In Geisel: purple hall between Information Desk and Special Collections; hall between Imprints and S&E
Telephone, public
outside entrance to Geisel Library
Other Campus locations
Other Campus locations
Textbooks
Academic Success Program | Groundwork | Library Course Reserves | UCSD Bookstore
other sources include campusbookswap.org, Facebook Marketplace and online retailers such as Amazon
other sources include campusbookswap.org, Facebook Marketplace and online retailers such as Amazon
Tours, Campus
Tutoring service
none on campus (try Kinko's or public libraries)
University Readers, see Course Readers
USB extension cord
Information Desk (hold ID card) | SSH Reference Desk
USB flash drives
S&E Circulation Desk (UCSD students/staff/faculty)
USB ports
all Library computers | ACS lab
Price Center, beverages only. For information on after-hours food and snack options, the Housing, Dining & Hospitality customer service center is available daily until 11:00p.m.at 858.534.2600
Visitor information
near each restroom
Whiteboards
Group study rooms in BML, CLICS, S&E, SSH
Wireless access
Wireless network cards
Bookstore (for sale) | IR/PS circulation (IR/PS grad students/faculty) | S&E circulation (UCSD students/staff/faculty)
Wireless password, guest
All Library Circulation Desks | SSH Information Desk | SSH Reference Desk | Art of Espresso Coffee cart
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