Who is Cadet Hand?

Getting to the Cadet Hand Library -

Visitors are welcome in the Cadet Hand Library, by arrangement with library staff at chlbml@ucdavis.edu, or 707-875-2015.

A map of the Bodega Bay region provides written directions from points East (UC Davis) and South (UC Berkeley and San Francisco).

Hours -

The library is available at all times to Bodega Marine Laboratory faculty, staff, visiting researchers, and students who have received library orientation and have key access.

Docents and BML volunteers may visit the library any weekday during business hours.

Visitors -

Visitors are welcome by prearranged appointment, for limited library services, during regular business hours only. Appointments are arranged by e-mail or telephone 707-875-2015.

All visitors to BML sign in at the main office, and visitors to the Cadet Hand Library are asked to register in the library as well.

Collections -

The Cadet Hand Library houses a specialized collection of materials supporting research and instruction primarily in marine and aquatic sciences and coastal ecology. Books, dissertations, scientific journals, BML research publications, student reports, and archival material are listed in the library's Web-based online catalogs. Link to Cadet Hand Library online catalogs.

Checking out Items -

Borrowing from the Cadet Hand Library is restricted to Bodega Marine Laboratory faculty, staff, students, visiting researchers and docents who have been briefed about circulation procedures by library staff.

Donations/Gifts -

For information about the Cadet Hand Library's gift policy, please contact a library staff member, at chlbml(at)ucdavis(dot)edu or 707-875-2015.

Document Delivery Services (DDS) and Interlibrary Loan (ILL) -

BML personnel needing materials unavailable in the Cadet Hand Library are eligible for document delivery and interlibrary loan services. More information about this process is available from the library staff at chlbml@ucdavis.edu.

Professional Affiliations -

Professional affiliations of the Cadet Hand Library and/or library staff include the International Association of Aquatic and Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers (IAMSLIC), its eastern Pacific regional group Cyamus, and the Special Libraries Association.

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