Our popular science IM reference service will have reduced hours this week, November 28-December 2: Monday-Friday 3:00-5:00 p.m. The collaborative 24/7 Ask a Librarian service will still be available. Ask a Librarian is a chat reference service that conn… more »

Several of the UCB libraries will be closing early on Wednesday, 11/23 and will remain closed throughout Thanksgiving weekend. All libraries will reopen on Monday, 11/28. For specific libraries and hours, please check our web site. more »

All services provided by OCLC (Melvyl catalog, FirstSearch databases, etc.) will be unavailable during system maintenance from 10pm on Saturday November 19 through 5am on Sunday November 20. For a list of the databases affected, search "OCLC" here. more »

The following services will be unavailable from midnight through as late as 4:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 19, while we perform scheduled maintenance: OskiCat, the UC Berkeley library catalog (including searching, request, and renewal functions). U… more »

The Institute of Transportation Studies Library will be closing at 2:30 p.m.on Wednesday, November 16 and at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 17.The ITS Library will resume normal Fall Semester hours, Tuesday through Friday, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.… more »

The PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service) International (1972-present) and PAIS Archive (1915-1976) database, covers literature on various topics, such as: o Agriculture, forestry and fishing o Banking and finance o Business o Economics o Education… more »