Contact UC Library Search

For more information about UC Library Search, please contact your home campus. UC Berkeley: UC Berkeley Library Research Help UC Davis: uclibrarysearch@ucdavis.edu UC Irvine: John Renaud UCLA: AskUs@library.ucla.edu UC Merced: Olivia Olivares UC Riverside: Ramon Barcia UC San Diego: Dani … Read more

Melvyl Through Time

1977 – The University of California Libraries: A Plan for Development 1978-1988 (known as the Salmon Plan after Stephen Salmon, Executive Director of Universitywide Library Planning). “As students and faculty come to rely more and more on materials not held … Read more

UC Library Search Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Why is the Library updating to a new discovery tool? We are updating to a new discovery tool to make finding and borrowing resources from libraries across the University of California (UC) system easier for all library users. Our current … Read more

UC Library Search News Archive

5/3/2021 How do I prepare for Melvyl’s Retirement? UC Library Search will replace Melvyl and your local catalog on July 27, 2021. What do I need to do to prepare for this change? How will we learn how to use … Read more

About UC Library Search

UC Library Search is powered by Ex Libris Alma/Primo, a centralized library management and discovery system that unites the collections and digital resources for the entire UC system. Prior to the launch of UC Library Search, each UC campus library … Read more

UC Library Search

 UC Library Search connects the libraries on all 10 University of California campuses through a unified discovery and borrowing system. UC Library Search features the following enhancements: The enhanced features of UC Library Search will replace Melvyl as the UC-wide … Read more