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Library Winter Holiday Closures
Library Winter Holiday Closures
Happy Holidays! All UCR Libraries will be closed from Sunday, December 23, 2012 through Tuesday, January 1, 2013 as part of the campus-wide Winter Holiday Closure. All Libraries will reopen on Wednesday, January 2, 2013.
Most UCR Libraries will be closed on Saturday, December 22, however the Orbach Science Library will be open from 11am to 4pm on December 22.
Hours
The Library Hours have been updated to reflect hours for campus libraries both before and after the holiday closure.
Online Resources
The following online resources will be available during the closure. Students, staff and faculty must access restricted resources through AnyConnect or Web VPN.
- SCOTTY and Melvyl (UCR and UC Libraries' catalog) will be available for remote access throughout the closure period.
- Databases by: Subject | A-Z
- Electronic Journals
- Online Reference Shelf
Renewing Items (including ILL items)
- Eligible UCR Library materials items may be renewed immediately using MySCOTTY.
- Eligible ILL materials may be renewed using My ILL Requests. However renewals requested during the closure will not be processed until after January 2, 2013. Note that ILL renewals must be requested at least 7 days prior to the item's due date, must be granted by the lending institution, and are not guaranteed.
Reference Services
Reference assistance via the online Ask-a-Librarian service will be available during the holiday closure.
Course Reserves
- Electronic reserves materials remain accessible via Course Reserves.
- Faculty and instructors may submit Winter Quarter 2013 course reserve lists between December 22 and January 1 via the online form. Requests will be processed in the order received starting on January 2, 2013.
- To ensure reserve materials are available when needed, faculty/instructors are encouraged to submit requests as early as possible.
Interlibrary Loan Requests
- Requests may be submitted via Melvyl Requests and the UC-eLinks Citation Linker, but will be processed beginning January 2, 2013. We appreciate your patience for any delays.
- Due dates have been changed so that no items will be due during the closure period.
We wish you a pleasant and restful holiday!
Posted on 12/14/12 by A. Frenkel
