Reference Desk

Reference Email
Bancroft Material Request Form
Duplication Services
Off-site Collections
Personal Camera Use Policy
Rights and Permissions
Instruction and Class Use
Resources for Faculty

Research Materials

African Americans in California
Anthropology Collections
Biography and Genealogy
Newspapers and Periodicals
Related Links
Special Bibliographic Files
UCB Library Research Guides

UCB Library Catalogs

Bancroft Library Finding Aids
OskiCat
MELVYL
Guide to Library Catalogs

The Bancroft Library offers a variety of facilities, services, and resources for Berkeley faculty members pursuing individual or collaborative research projects, or teaching undergraduate and graduate courses that utilize Bancroft Collections.

Faculty are invited to consult our printed and online resources, and to explore topics with Curatorial and Public Services staff. To support classes engaged with Bancroft Library materials, faculty members may reserve Bancroft seminar rooms and consider a wide range of resources available in the Bancroft Library.

UC Berkeley faculty are invited to request materials for their personal or class use ahead of time. Email requests should be submitted no less than 1 week in advance, to permit retrieval of materials from off-site storage and to confirm the availability of specific items.

General Information

Bancroft Staff

Administrators, curators, and other staff may be reached by telephone or email.

Bancroft Collections

Introductory information on major Bancroft Collections, including digital resources.

Fellowships/Prizes

The Bancroft Library offers fellowships and prizes for undergraduates and graduate students to encourage student research and interest in special collections.

Rights and Permissions

Individuals wishing to secure rights and permissions to publish materials from Bancroft Collections are required to complete appropriate forms.

Using Bancroft Materials

Registration

Handling Materials

Off-site collections

Instruction and Class Use

Descriptions and photos of seminar rooms, how to reserve a seminar room, using Bancroft materials in seminar rooms.

Frequently Asked Questions

Online Resources

OskiCat

UC Berkeley library's online catalog

Database of findings aids

For archival and manuscript collections.