The system has sound recordings, videos, and rare paintings. It is also a resource which, with a few restrictions, is available to the community. The Library at UC Berkeley consists of Doe or the Main Library, the Moffitt Undergraduate Library, the Bancroft Library and 24 branch libraries. In addition, there are 13 affiliated libraries on the Berkeley campus that belong to research units, academic departments, and professional schools containing specialized research collections.
T here are many ways for the community to use the libraries.
The reading rooms of all campus libraries are open to the public. Books may be borrowed either through the local public library's interlibrary borrowing service, or with the purchase of a UC Berkeley library card. Applications must be accompanied by a valid photo ID and a check or money order. Visitors may use the library's online catalogs, CD-ROM stations, microfilm readers, and collections on site at no charge. To use the main stacks and Moffit Library collections, visitors must obtain a courtesy day-use pass from the Research and Information Service Center on the first floor of Doe Library.