Library : Using Local University Libraries

Before going to other libraries

• Ask the Life West reference librarian about interlibrary loan services.
• Call before visiting.  Some libraries restrict access to subscription databases, and online full-text journals to affiliated users.    

Stanford University, Lane Library Catalog

• Lois [FREE to search catalog]
• Please inquire about interlibrary loan service before visiting another library.
• Who can use Lane Library?
  Includes link to library hours.
• Finding Journals at Lane Library
• List of all Stanford libraries
• Campus map with location of libraries

University of California Catalog

• Melvyl [FREE to search catalog]
• Please inquire about interlibrary loan service before visiting another library.
• Melvyl is the catalog of the entire University of California library system, and several associated libraries such as the California Academy of Sciences and the Graduate Theological Union. It is frequently used to identify which libraries subscribe to a journal.
• Tip for locating journals in the Melvyl catalog: in Basic Search , use the pull-down menu to select "Journal Title (exact)" and enter the exact title in the search box.

Information about all UC-Berkeley libraries
Includes links to Hours and Map

• Information about the Public Health Library at UC-Berkeley
• Information about the Kalmanovitz Library at the Medical Center, UC-San Francisco Online access to journal articles is restricted to affliated users, even onsite.

California State University, East Bay Catalog

• Haystack [FREE to search catalog ]
• Please inquire about our interlibrary loan service before visiting another library.
• Library home page includes hours.
• Periodical Locator for searching individual journal titles

San Jose State University Catalog

• [FREE to search catalog]
• Please inquire about our interlibrary loan service before visiting another library.
• Library home page links to hours.
• Electronic Journals Index