Art History/Classics Library
The Art History/Classics Library supports research for students and faculty in the departments of History of Art, Art Practice, Classics, and Ancient History and Mediterranean Archaeology. The library is home to the Fine Arts Collection, with hundreds of thousands of volumes, and the Classics Collection, which covers all aspects of ancient Greco-Roman civilization. Find us on the third floor of Doe Library.
This library is wheelchair accessible.
Hours
| Location | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| Art History/Classics Library monthly calendar | 1 p.m.-8 p.m. | 9 a.m.-8 p.m. | 9 a.m.-8 p.m. | 9 a.m.-8 p.m. | 9 a.m.-8 p.m. | 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Closed |
Collections
Services
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Use online tools or connect with a librarian to achieve your research goals.
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The UC Berkeley Library provides special assistance to Library users with disabilities as they engage with the Library and its resources.
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Make use of the printing and scanning options available at most library locations.
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Learn how to access or place textbooks and other materials on digital course reserves.
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510-642-9255 (642-WALK)
Arrange free night-safety services, including a walking escort to get you home safely.
- Circulation Desk510-642-7361
ahc-library@berkeley.eduCheck out and return books, pick up paged materials, or get help searching for an item.
Contact
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Lynn Cunningham
Art Librarian
510-642-8138lynncunningham@berkeley.edu
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Location
308 Doe Library
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
This library is wheelchair accessible.
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Access policy
The Art History/Classics Library houses core collections for scholarly research. Monographs are available for two-hour loan, although much of the collection is noncirculating, including periodicals. This core collection is complemented by the comprehensive fine arts and classics collections housed in the Main (Gardner) Stacks, Doe Library.
- UC Berkeley graduate students, faculty, and staff are granted automatic access with borrowing privileges.
- UC Berkeley undergraduate students in need of materials located in the Art History/Classics Library may use materials on-site, but may not borrow. Undergraduates may not use the library for study hall purposes.
Access may be granted to nonaffiliated patrons in need of materials located in the library. Visiting patrons will be required to sign in for a Day Pass, providing their name, address, and specific item needed.
All other special requests for access should be directed to the art librarian for art history-related research, and the classics librarian for classics-related research.
We request that all patrons be prepared to show appropriate ID when requested by staff.
Borrow
The UC Berkeley Library’s collections are rich and bountiful — and they’re waiting to be explored by members of the UC Berkeley community and knowledge-seekers everywhere. Use UC Library Search, the University of California’s all-in-one-platform for discovery, to find books, journals, articles, and more, and check them out at libraries across the Berkeley campus and at other UC schools. Learn more about borrowing Library materials.
Loan policy
Borrowing privileges are restricted to Berkeley faculty, graduate students, and staff. Please see our access policy for details.
Lending periods vary by type of material:
- Monographs: 2 hours* or library use only
- Journals: Library use only
- Reference: Library use only
- Reserves: 2 hours* or library use only
- CDs and DVDs: 1 day or library use only
- Special collections: Library use only
*2-hour loans are nonrenewable.
Returning books
All materials must be returned to the Art History/Classics Circulation Desk.
Overdue materials
Patrons may be fined and/or billed, and accounts blocked for overdue and/or nonreturned materials.
Special collections
Special collection items are noncirculating and may be used in the Art History/Classics Library only. Request these items at the Art History/Classics circulation desk, or email ahc-library@berkeley.edu. Please allow up to 48 hours for paging of special collection materials.
Collections request
Request an item from Art History/Classics Cage or NRLF
To request an Art History/Classics item housed in the Art History/Classics Cage or at the Northern Regional Library Facility (NRLF), please contact Art History/Classics Library staff:
Phone: 510-642-5358
Email: ahc-library@berkeley.edu
Include your name, plus the title and call number of the item you wish to use (for example, Naissance de la civilisation en Grèce, f DF220 .Z46).
Materials housed in the Art History/Classics Cage will generally be available 24 hours or less after the request has been submitted. Materials housed at NRLF will generally be available 24 to 48 hours or less after the request has been submitted.
Art History/Classics materials housed in the Art History/Classics Cage or NRLF may be viewed in the Art History/Classics Library only, Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., by appointment.