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The Academy Library provides a variety of services and tools to assist you in your research.

How Do I Contact a Librarian?


 

Librarians are generally available during regular business hours (Monday-Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm).
We can help you with questions, provide referrals, or schedule an appointment for you to visit the Library.

Contact a Librarian


Have you attended a Library Orientation session? Click here to contact a Librarian for more details.


Need the handouts from the last Library Orientation? Click here to download a PDF with all the links and resources you learned about.


How Do I Look Up a Book?


 

All of the Academy Library and Naturalist Center book, journal, and multimedia holdings are listed in the Academy Library catalog.

Confused? Watch a tutorial on searching the Academy Library catalog.

There are many ways to find items in the Academy Library catalog. Select one of the options below for step-by-step instructions.

Tutorial: Browsing the catalog >>>

Tutorial: Searching the catalog >>>


How Do I Find Journal Articles?


 

The Academy Library subscribes to a variety of databases to aid research. Click here for a list of Indexes and Databses.

Go to Indexes and Databases >>>


I Found What I Want. How Do I Get It?


 

First, look it up in the catalog.

If we don't own it, try the following:


Academy Library Catalog

Search the Academy Library's book and journal collections.

Quick Catalog Search

   
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Need Help?

   

Click above to get help, contact a Librarian, make an appointment, & explore our tutorials.

Library Collections

   

Explore new aquisitions, Special Collections, the Academy Archives, the Manzanita Image Project, and the Naturalist Center.

eJournals & eResources

   

The Academy Library subscribes to a variety of indexes and databases (such as Zoological Record) to assist with your research, and an extensive collection of full-text electronic journals.

Services

   

The Academy Library offers a range of information services, including reference assistance, training and orientations, and interlibrary loan.

Library News

   

On the Page, the Academy Library's newsletter. Keep up with new Library developments!

Contact Info

   

For general inquiries about the Academy Library please contact:

Library Reference
415-379-5484
library@calacademy.org

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