Graduate Services (study only)

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All Graduate Services materials are non-circulating, and can only be used within Graduate Services. To find materials in Graduate Services, you can use UC Library Search, the University of California’s all-in-one-platform for discovery.

Dissertation room

Located at the rear of Graduate Services, the Dissertation Writer’s Room (Room 215) is a space dedicated to doctoral students advanced to candidacy. There are 24 lockers in the room that can be checked out for an academic year. Lockers in the Dissertation Writer’s Room are solely reserved for UC Berkeley graduate students who are currently writing their dissertation. The hours for the room are the same as for Graduate Services. Graduate Students who would like to reserve a locker key can email grds-library@berkeley.edu. 

About the collection

Graduate Services houses tens of thousands of volumes. All materials in Graduate Services are non-circulating, and can only be used within Graduate Services.

The Core Collection is a research collection supporting graduate programs in the humanities and history. This collection, largely duplicative of Main Stack material, comprises standard editions of core texts, works of major theorists, titles on master's exams reading lists, and other materials heavily used by graduate students.

The Modern Authors Collection (XMAC) includes the works of major 20th century English, American, and Anglophone literary authors. Authors are selected by the English Department. The XMAC collection is shelved separately using its own call number scheme.

Graduate Services also houses a small collection of English and foreign language dictionaries.

Recommendations for additions to the collection by users of Graduate Services are welcome. Please use the Purchase Request Form to request materials be added to the Graduate Services collection.