The Library is Ready to Help During COVID-19
The Library is pleased to connect you with collections and spaces in new ways that incorporate University practices that protect the health and well-being of both patrons and Library staff. Due to the ongoing need to limit the number of people in our spaces, the Library’s on-site services will be offered only to faculty, other academic appointees, students, and staff with a current UChicago ID.
A reservation or appointment is required to enter Regenstein, Mansueto, and Crerar libraries, except for returns of library materials at Regenstein. D’Angelo Law Library is open only to Law School faculty, students and staff.
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Library Collections & Borrowing
Paging & Pickup service is available to retrieve items from all campus libraries. Pickup of materials is by appointment in the outer lobby of Regenstein Library.
Law faculty, students, and staff may page Law books for pickup at D’Angelo.
Scan & Deliver is available to request scans of articles or chapters.
Place your requests for both in the Library Catalog.
A microform scanner is available for reservation. Microforms will be provided through Paging & Pickup.
Regenstein bookstacks: In a pilot, a limited number of appointments to browse the bookstacks are available to faculty, OAAs, and graduate students from June 14 through July 18.
Use self-checkout kiosks or the Checkout UChicago app to check out books. Print materials that are accessible online via the HathiTrust ETAS program cannot be checked out.
Crerar, Eckhart and Social Work libraries are working with their building partners to make plans for stacks access.
Current UChicago students, faculty, and staff may return books to the outer lobby of Regenstein during Book Return hours.
All borrowers may return books by mail. See Renewing & Returning Items for details.
Scans of rare books, manuscripts, and archives in Special Collections can be requested online.
Digital books, journals, videos, and other materials are available. Start in the Library Catalog.
For guidance on connecting to these remotely, see Proxy & Off-Campus Access.
All Course Reserves are electronic and available via Canvas.
Looking for a book we don’t have? Suggest a Purchase.
Books not available for electronic purchase will be evaluated for addition to the collection.
Library Spaces
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The Special Collections reading room is closed for interim.
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UChicago Cards or Campus Cards can be issued by appointment. Other ID & Privilege Office services are not currently available.
Faculty studies are not open.
Faculty study holders may request materials from their studies.
Lockers are not available for rent.
Patrons with materials in lockers may request them for pickup.
The TechBar in Regenstein is closed but can provide consultations by phone. Contact 773.702.5800.
Research & Instruction
Research help is available online only via the Ask a Librarian email/text/chat service.
Subject librarians are available for personalized, one-on-one assistance one-on-one assistance via email, phone, and Zoom web conferences.
Teaching support is available virtually. Schedule an instruction session for a class or small group.
Workshops via Zoom are available on library services for remote and hybrid instruction and other topics.