Reference Assistance

In person:

Reference service is generally available from Monday-Friday 10am-5pm and Saturday 1pm-5pm during the fall and spring semesters. We have shorter hours between semesters and during holiday breaks.
The reference desk is located near the front of the library, to your left as you face the circulation desk (see our floor plan).

Call us:

510-642-0456 (see hours above).

Email us: (UCB students, faculty and staff)

Use our email form to ask us a reference question. During the fall, spring and summer semesters, we will normally respond within one business day.

For quick answers to some frequently asked questions, see:

• Borrowing from other libraries
• Connecting from off-campus
  
• Reference Shelf (Online dictionaries, encyclopedias, etc.)
• Tutorials and guides (Help with article databases, EndNote & RefWorks, etc...)