University of California Libraries

Each facility receives items from all UC campuses in its respective region of the state, and has climate controls and high-density stacks.

Items are shelved two deep and are arranged in a sequence that results in efficient use of space (but is not quite as intuitive as traditional library indexing systems).

As a result, casual browsing is prohibited, and the shelves are accessible only by library clerks trained to retrieve and put back items properly.

Users must page materials to an on-site reading room or to a library at their home campus.

LAUC's objectives are to: advise the university on professional and governance matters, to make recommendations concerning UC librarians’ rights, privileges, and obligations, and to promote full utilization of UC librarians’ professional abilities.