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Library Services

My Account/Renew Books
Use your library card and PIN to update your address or email, or check your library account.
Ask For Help
Contact us for research help in person, by email, by phone, and more…
Borrowing / Circulation
Get a library card, renew, recall, and return books. Find out about loan periods and more…
Computers in the Libraries
Plug in your laptop, find out about wireless access and more…
Connect from Off Campus
Connect to licensed article databases and journals from off campus using the campus proxy service or UC Davis modem pool. Restricted to UC Davis faculty, students, and staff
Copying & Printing
Frequently asked questions about debit cards, change machines and more…
Locations
Course Reserves Catalog
Locate selected materials from courses offered this quarter.
Course Reserves Information
Find out more about using Shields Library reserve materials. See also, Health Sciences Libraries Reserves.
Document Delivery Service (DDS)
The Document Delivery Service (DDS) delivers copies of journal articles and book chapters from participating UC Davis Libraries. Fees apply for many Document Delivery Services.
24-Hour Study Room
Faxes
ASUCD Campus Copies offers faxing services in 166 Memorial Union (752-7638).
Library Instruction
Attend a drop-in class or consult our guides and tutorials to learn how to use the library more effectively. Information about bibliographic management software, requesting custom classes and more…
Request a Book/Article via ILL
Use blank forms to request books or articles from other libraries through Interlibrary Loan. Use Document Delivery to transfer UC Davis owned books/documents between campus libraries. Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery Services are only available to UC faculty, students, and staff.
Services to Disabled Library Users Services to Disabled Library Users
Wireless access
Set up and connection instructions, as well as wireless site range maps for Shields Library, Carlson Health Sciences Library and Physical Sciences & Engineering Libraries.