Online resources such as electronic journals, electronic books, and databases will remain accessible via Virtual Private Network (VPN).
Instructors who plan to offer Library-supported course reserves during winter quarter 2021 should submit requests at reserves.ucsd.edu as soon as possible. Requests submitted after Wednesday, December 16, 2020, may not be available for student use until after winter quarter instruction has begun.
The Student Study Space in the Biomedical Library Building (BLB) will close at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 19, 2020 and will welcome reservations again at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 4, 2021. See Library hours for current and future building hours.
Appointments for use of the Library’s Special Collections & Archives will not be available from December 19, 2020 through January 3, 2021, but will resume on Monday, January 4, 2021.
As part of the campus’s Return to Learn program, Geisel Library remains closed to users until further notice.
During the holiday closure, limited information and research assistance is available through the Library's 24/7 online chat service, with questions answered by librarians from non-UC academic libraries. The following resources and tools can provide self-help assistance:
