About the Libraries

Calculator Loan Program

The library now has 10 Texas Instrument TI-84 calculators available for check-out (4 at Main Info; 4 at Science-Engineering reference; and 2 and Fine Arts reference). This particular brand of calculator was purchased based on the recommendation of the math department.

Calculators are available for a four hour loan and there is an instructional book and a CD-ROM to address questions on how to use them. There are also USB cables available to install any additional software that is available on the CD-ROM for the TI-84.

Late/replacement fees for calculators are found in the fee structure table .

Reference Resources on the library homepage lists a number of online calculators to which one may link.

Change - where can I get change?

There are no change machines in the Main, Science-Engineering, Fine Arts or Center for Creative Photography Libraries. You may get change at the Express Document Center on the 1st Floor of the Main Library.

Family Rooms

Private rooms are available in the Main and Science-Engineering Libraries for mothers and their babies.

These rooms are available for breastfeeding/nursing, using breast pumps and other infant/child-care activities. They have a comfortable chair, table and trash can.

For privacy and protections, we:

• do not advertise the location of these rooms
• keep them locked with a keypad
• have covered their windows
• call them 'family' rather than breastfeeding rooms

Please ask at the front Information Desks of Main or Science-Engineering Libraries for access to the 'family' room and library staff will assist you.

Changing tables are located in the 2nd floor restrooms at both the Main & Science-Engineering Libraries.

Lost & Found

Contact the service site/s of the Library you were in to see if they have your lost items. Items not picked up after a few days are taken to the Main Library Express Document Center , (520) 621-4863. After a few days in Express Document Center, items are sent to the Student Union Information Desk , (520) 621-7755.

Off Campus Database Access

Off campus access to the UA Libraries' licensed online journals and databases is restricted to current UA Students, current or retired UA Faculty and Staff, current Adjunct Faculty and other approved Affiliated/Associated users with NetIDs , except as noted below.

Off campus users must either install and login to VPN using their NetID, or login to WebAuth with their NetID when prompted to do so, prior to being allowed to enter a restricted library resource.

Off campus users should access library databases through the Library web site. Otherwise, they may be denied access.

For more information about NetIDs and single sign-on for Library and other campus services, see our Single Sign On FAQ .

For more specific problems encountered when attempting to access our resources, see Connecting to Library Databases .

Off campus users must also comply with Conditions of Use .

Note:

Friends of the Library login to their special database using their last name and special borrower's card number. [ Friends database login page ]

UA Alumni Association members login to their special databases using their last name and Alumni Association ID number. [ Alumni databases login page ]

Phones - Public / FAX

Public Phones

Main Library
Pay Phones:      Outside: near Bookend Café      Floor 1: hallway left of Express Document Center      Floors 3, 4, 5: elevator lobbies
Fine Arts Library
Campus Phone:      Floor 1 of Music Building, near elevators
Center for Creative Photography Library
Campus Phone:      Floor 1 of CCP, near elevator

Phone books

FAX Service - available at Main Library Express Document Center

Cell phone use in the Main Library

Proctoring exams

The Libraries are not staffed to provide librarians to proctor exams. Please refer to:

UA Outreach College Correspondence Testing Center
University Services Building, Room 321
888 N Euclid Ave, (520) 626-4229

They have specific times they proctor exams each week. If space permits, they will try to accommodate non-UA-affiliated persons who need to have an exam proctored. Call them in advance to make arrangements and schedule a testing time. They charge $15 and will only proctor print exams.

Research Assistance

Ask A Librarian - via chat, e-mail, phone or at a service desk.

Subject Specialists - contact a Librarian specializing in your subject area.

Tutoring available on campus - The Library does not offer tutoring. See University Tutoring Services for a list of tutoring services on campus.

Writing Consultants - available in the Main Library Information Commons .

Services for Customers With Disabilities

Information on services, equipment and assistive technology for those with disabilities.

Snacks - where can I get something to eat?

Bookend Café

Located in the breezeway of the Main Library, between Special Collections and the front entrance.
Current Fall Hours: Mon-Thurs 7:30 am - 10 pm, Fri 7:30 am - 5 pm, Sat: 10 am - 5 pm, Sun: 12 pm - 7 pm
Hours are subject to change; hours vary for holidays and intersessions. Check their hours .

Vending Machines

Located in the ILC courtyard (downstairs), near the Main Library.
For problems with the drink machines contact Coke:  Refunds- 1-800-647-2653. For all other vending machines call Tomdra's at (520) 887-0155.

Study Areas

Group Study Rooms

Designated Quiet Study Areas:

Main Library - 4th & 5th Floors

Science-Engineering Library - 1st & 5th Floors

In these areas, you should:

• Limit conversation
• Speak quietly
• Turn cell phones & beepers to vibrate
• Use cell phones ONLY in elevator lobbies - see cell phone policy
• Signs are posted. If a customer or group isn't following this rule you may point it out to them. If you are not comfortable doing so, please go the nearest Help Desk to report it. Be sure to give a specific location and descriptive information about the noisy party.

Quiet Study Rooms:

Science-Engineering Library - Rm 104 (1st floor)

• No talking
• No cell phones

Graduate Student Study Carrels

Tours

Online tours - Integrated Learning Center , UA campus

Tour Contacts:

• Alex Rivera , Undergraduate Services Team (UST)
  (520) 349-2814
  riveraa@u.library.arizona.edu

• Susan Nares , Undergraduate Services Team (UST)
  (520) 621-4683
  naress@u.library.arizona.edu

Tours for University of Arizona Groups

UA-affiliated groups are welcome to tour the library on their own. If you need information to prepare for the tour, please contact us first.

Tours for Groups Not Affiliated With the University of Arizona

The Library and the Undergraduate Services Team (UST) do not have sufficient staff to provide library tours for non-UA affiliated groups. For independent tours we request that persons under age of 18 be accompanied by an adult at a ratio of 8-10 youth/children per adult. Exceptions to this policy need to be approved by the Undergraduate Services Team. As a courtesy to the library, if you are planning to bring in a group larger than 10 individuals, please contact us first.

• School Groups - The Undergraduate Services Team (UST) works with the University Office of Undergraduate Admissions to provide interactive tours for high school students as a part of the students' activities on campus coordinated through the Office of Admissions . We also provide training and/or information for high school teachers or librarians, so they can lead tours of the University Library for their students. If interested in learning more about this, please contact us.

• Other Non-UA affiliated tours requests - The Library is a public building, so groups may come in on self-guided tours.

Tutoring Center (The Think Tank)

The Think Tank is the new home for the Writing Center, MASTR (Math and Science Tutoring Resource), Tier 1 and Second Language tutoring, and is free to all students enrolled at the UA.

Location: Nugent Building at the Student Academic Learning Center. See the calendar on their web site for available times.

Typewriters

No typewriters are available in the Main, Science-Engineering, Fine Arts or Center for Creative Photography Libraries or in Special Collections.