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Study Carrel Overview
Study Carrel Overview
Available for the academic year to registered UC Berkeley graduate students, visiting scholars, or postdocs in good standing, with no outstanding blocks or bills.
Study Carrel assignments may be requested in person at the Privileges Desk or by emailing privdesk-library@berkeley.edu.
Patrons can find more information about Study Carrels under the Study spaces section of the Main Stacks Library page.
Patrons with an assigned Study Carrel can check out MAIN and NRLF books that will remain at their Study Carrel until they are returned.
green 'CHARGED' slip
Due Date slip
Glue stick need to for green 'CHARGED' slip. Due Date slips should already come with adhesive.
Checking Items Out to A Study Carrel
Checking Items Out to A Study Carrel
Make sure item(s) are eligible to be placed at a Study Carrel
ONLY MAIN and NRLF books may be checked out to a Study Carrel.
Verify that they have a Study Carrel for the current academic year
Patrons with an assigned Study Carrel will have a note in their Alma account with the location of the Study Carrel (ex. Carrel user 2023-24, B15)
Patrons may not use a Proxy Card to check out books to a Study Carrel.
Fill out one green 'CHARGED' slip for every book that they want to keep at their Study Carrel.
Use patron name and Study Carrel information as it appears on Alma.
Please include item barcode number in available space
Newer slips will have a dedicated space for barcodes
Green ‘CHARGED’ slips (and Due Date slips) available at:
Doe Circulation Desk
Behind Doe Circulation Desk
Stacks Box
Check out the book according to the standard charging/check-out routine.
IMPORTANT: DO NOT DESENSITIZE THE BOOK(S).
Check to make sure each book is sensitized!
Lightly glue the green 'CHARGED' slip to the Due Date slip in the back of the book.
Ensure the green ‘CHARGED’ slip sticks out of book.
NEVER glue the green slip directly on the book!
You may need to attach a Due Date slip if the item does not already have one (peel the strip on the back)
Remind the patron that the books checked out to their Study Carrel must remain in the Stacks.
Not completing these step correctly may result in Stacks staff accidentally picking up item(s) to be reshelved as part of their sweeps.
Adding a charged slip to Study Carrel Book
Adding a charged slip to Study Carrel Book
1. Open back of book
2. If needed, add Due Date slip
3. Using glue stick, stick filled out green 'CHARGED' slip onto Due Date slip, ensuring it sticks out from the top.
4. DONE!
1 of two options when patrons want to take the item out of stacks. Renewals will happen for items that are due within 7 days
1 of two options when patrons want to take the item out of stacks. Alma will block loans for items that are not due for a while / recently checked out.
Removing Study Carrel Items
Removing Study Carrel Items
Patrons who have checked out books for their carrel must return/renew them at the Stacks Box
If the item(s) are no longer needed, check them in normally, and gently remove the green carrel slips.
Inform patrons that their receipt will be emailed to them.
If a patron wishes to take a book charged to their Study Carrel out of the Stacks:
Scan the patron’s library card in Alma
Scan the item’s barcode in the back. Depending on when the item was charged to their account, this will either:
Renew the item for them
on Alma a small pop-up note should generate stating: Item is already on loan and has been renewed
This will typically occur with items that are due within 7 days
Alma will block the loan
on Alma a Loan blocked pop-up note should generate stating: Time frame when loan renewal is allowed is 7 days before due date
This is okay, we’ve made sure that the item is checked out to the patron and we can click on ‘Cancel’ to close the pop-up
Remove the green “CHARGED” carrel slip, desensitize, and hand item(s) back to the patron.
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