UCSB Library Information

The University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) Library is the geographic and academic heart of the campus and an intellectual hub for the university. The Library welcomes over 2.3 million visitors annually, and its websites receive over 6.6 million sessions each year. The Library is dedicated to supporting the university’s research, teaching, and public service mission by providing access to an extensive range of collections, services, and learning spaces. UCSB Library is part of the UC libraries system, which includes more than 100 libraries across 10 campuses, two Regional Library Facilities (RLFs), and the California Digital Library (CDL). Together, the UC libraries hold nearly 40 million print volumes, making it the second-largest library collection in the United States, surpassed only by the Library of Congress. UCSB Library’s collections support the UCSB research community through a combination of on-site print resources, licensed electronic journals and eBooks, and archival and special collections. The Library holds approximately 6 million volumes in print and electronic formats and provides rapid access to the entire collection of the UC libraries and beyond through Interlibrary Loan. Special collections items include over 4,840 manuscripts and archives, 400,000 audio recordings, 400,000 maps, 2.7 million satellite and aerial images, and a large collection of rare books and serials, ephemera, objects, and artifacts. The Library also provides a wide array of services and a variety of study, computing, research, and creation spaces to support the research and learning needs of the university community. If you are interested in career opportunities, please visit the Library HR website: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/human-resources/opportunities