TUC LIBRARY NEWS

WE ARE OPEN! PLEASE READ FOR DETAILS ABOUT OUR LIMITED SUMMER SEMESTER HOURS & OPERATIONS  

SUMMER SEMESTER LIBRARY HOURS & OPERATIONS  

The Library is reopening on Monday, June 7th through July 31st for limited occupancy and use. Check-out of materials and the use of computers and printers will be available. Reservations are required for library tables and rooms for onsite study.

Please remember that entrance to the Library requires your TUC electronic access card.   

***RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED FOR STUDY SEATS & ROOMS*** 

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO MAKE RESERVATIONS.  

LIBRARY HOURS FROM JUNE 7TH THROUGH JULY 31ST:   

Mondays - Thursdays: 9 am - 6 pm  

Fridays: 9 am – 4 pm  

Saturdays & Sundays: CLOSED  

As usual, all Library e-resources are available online 24/7.   

RULES & EXPECTATIONS FOR LIBRARY USE  

JUNE 7-JULY 30, 2021. *   

*These rules may be revised if campus guidelines change. *  

• Social Distancing should be maintained while in the Library.  
• Face masks are required while in Library, except in offices or study rooms with only one occupant.  
• No group study is allowed at this time.  
• Seating will be limited to 1 person in each of the study rooms and at each of the study tables, standing desks, and couches.    
• Seating and use of the 10 Library study rooms will be limited to 1 person each.  
• Reservations for the Library’s study rooms, study tables, and carrels may be made on the online Library reservation system for up to 4 one-hour blocks per day.   
• Library study rooms, tables, carrels may be reserved 1 week in advance.   
• Use of the Library computer lab will be limited to 3 persons maximum at one time.  
• The stacks aisles, vending room, and restrooms are leach limited to 1 person at a time.  
• The Library will provide disinfectant to patrons to use for cleaning table and spaces prior to use.  
• No food is allowed in the Library except for closed-container beverages.  
• Reference service will continue to be offered via Zoom, e-mail, or by phone   

 LIBRARY SERVICES FOR SUMMER SEMESTER 

MAILING SERVICE: Mailing of print books including print Reserve books is available. Simply email your request to the Library's general address: tuc.library@tu.edu. Be sure to include your mailing address as well as the full title of the book and the edition (if applicable).   

RESERVE MATERIALS: If the Library has only one print copy on Reserve, it will be made available for check-out--not for mailing--for a 2-day check-out. Any Reserve materials for which the Library has more than 1 print copy, will be available for mailing with a one-week check-out. Please follow the instructions above under Mailing Service. 

RETURN AND RENEWAL OF LIBRARY MATERIALS: All items you have currently checked out may be returned to the Library book-drop located at the front of the Library, or you may mail them back to the Library at the following address: Library, Touro University California, 1310 Club Drive, Vallejo, CA  94592. If you want to renew a book you currently have checked-out, please send an e-mail to tuc.library@tu.edu, and we will be happy to renew the book for you. 

INTERLIBRARY LOAN: The Library is using a new interlibrary loan service called CLIO. If you have not already, you will need to register for an interlibrary loan account by signing in with your TouroOne or OpenAthens login and filling out your email address and program information. Once registered, please submit your article and book chapter requests on your interlibrary loan dashboard. Follow the Interlibrary Loan link under SERVICES to connect to the Library's new interlibrary loan service. Please note, our ILL partner libraries are not lending print books so we still cannot process requests for physical books.  

REFERENCE: Reference continues to be available only through Zoom, email, or phone. To find your subject librarian, visit the LIBRARY DIRECTORY or send an email to our general Library address: tuc.library@tu.edu.   

ELECTRONIC RESOURCES: To access TUC's electronic resources (ebooks, databases, online journals, streaming films) from off campus, please make sure to link to them from the Library Catalog, A-Z Databases, and A-Z Journals links on this TUC Library webpage (find the links under RESOURCES, below, and to the left under SELECTED TOOLS). Before being taken to the resource, you will be prompted to first login to OpenAthens with your TouroOne login credentials (or your OpenAthens account if you do not have a TouroOne account). Once you login, you will then be redirected to your chosen resource. Please contact the Library if you have access questions or problems. 

PHOTOCOPIES, PRINTING FROM LIBRARY MATERIALS:  The Library Computer Lab with computers and printers will be available for self-service up to 3 persons at a time.  To the degree allowed by Copyright Law, the Library will make photocopies or chapters from TUC Library print materials and send by mail.  Please follow the instructions above under MAILING SERVICE.   

*Please Note: General printing (e.g. of class notes, resumes) is provided by the TUC IT Dept. and such printing requests need to be sent to:  TUC.Remote.Printing@tu.edu.