UC Library Search, accessible from the search box on the library's homepage, helps you locate books, film, music, maps, and various other materials at the UC San Diego Library and beyond. It also contains a limited number of online journals and newspaper articles. You may search by keyword, title, and author, and filter your search to what is available online. You can also place an interlibrary loan request through UC Library Search for materials at other UC campuses or libraries worldwide using your Single Sign-On credentials.
UC Library Search does not include all the content to which the Library subscribes. To extend your search, try a database. The database you use depends on the topic or subject you have chosen and the type of information you need to access. You may choose among broad subject areas (e.g., biology, art, political science, etc.), as well as interdisciplinary databases or ones that search across multiple disciplines.
You must also be logged into the VPN to access the information for any database with a blue lock icon. 
Where do I go?
Check out books at the main circulation desk in each library building. In Geisel it's the one across from the entry doors. If the line is long, or if you're more of a do-it-yourself person, use the Self-Checkout machines:
What do I need?
UCSD ID card is your library card; you will need it to check out books.
If you have a hosptial ID badge instead of the typical campus ID, please stop by WongAvery Library and we can add a barcode sticker to your hospital ID. You will need to barcode for some of our services like interlibrary loan and My Library Account.
How long can I have the book?
Lending times will vary between libraries, but for books from WongAvery Library, the loan period is 365 days for Graduate Students and it can be renewed up to six times.
How can I renew my books?
Most library material (excluding course reserves) may be renewed online, over the phone, or in-person.
Use UC Library Search to find e-Books the library owns. Books in both print and electronic format are included in the online catalog. The largest number of e-Books are on science-related topics, but an increasing number of Social Science and Humanities e-Books are also available.
Our e-books come from different companies that have different policies about their use. Check out this e-Book overview, which includes help in printing, downloading, and terms of use information.
