Your Academic Success Starts in Your UCSB Library
UCSB Library is the academic heart of the university and an intellectual and social hub for students from across disciplines. We strive to connect with you where and how you work, helping you achieve your academic goals.
From our extensive online research collections to bookable group study spaces, to Course Reserves, to skills-building workshops, to our Makerspace and AR/VR Studio, the Library is a key partner in your academic success.
Explore the Library website or stop by our centrally-located Services Desk (1st floor, Paseo) to start your learning journey today!
Overview
For a quick overview of our key services and resources, check out our Top 10 UCSB Library Tips for Undergraduates flyer.
Borrowing
Your Access Card functions as a library card. Once you are officially registered with the university, your library privileges are automatically activated. As an undergraduate student at UCSB, you have access to nearly all materials in the vast University of California library system.
Course Reserves
Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
Research Help
- Ask a Librarian
- Student Research Support
- Subject and Course Guides
- Subject Specialists
- Citation Linker
- DREAM Lab
- UCSB Makerspace
- UCSB Library Copyright & Fair Use Guide
- Library Award for Undergraduate Research (LAUR)
Wireless and Off-Campus Access
Study Spaces
Printing, Photocopying, and Computers
Food and Drink
Hours
Student Categories
- Honors Students - Library Privileges
- Transfer Student Guide to the UCSB Library
- Transfer Student Center (TSC)
