Services For Users With Disabilities

The UCI Libraries is committed to providing equal access to print and electronic resources to all members of the UCI community. The Libraries provide a range of services to help you navigate and use library resources. The services described below may not be readily available during holiday, evening, or weekend hours due to reduced staffing.

It is recommended that you call ahead to determine when and to what extent these services are available. Services are provided for all library users unless specifically noted as available to students, faculty, or staff only.

• Research assistance

  Come to the Langson and Ayala Science libraries for assistance in developing a research strategy, locating relevant books and journals, and evaluating research materials. Librarians are available during weekdays, weekends, and evenings. Library hours can be accessed online at http://www.lib.uci.edu/about/hours/hours.html

  Additional services are available to UCI students, faculty and staff.

• Research consultation

  Schedule an appointment with a reference librarian to focus on research needs. Appointments should be scheduled in advance: http://www.lib.uci.edu/services/rcs/research-consultation-request-form.html

• Ask A Librarian

  Connect with a reference librarian online for research assistance: http://ask.lib.uci.edu

• Tours, orientations, and workshops

  Familiarize yourself with library resources and learn expert research techniques. Free workshops and tours are scheduled periodically and are advertised on our home page at http://www.lib.uci.edu.

  Want to know your way around the Langson and/or Ayala Science Library? Let us talk you through some of the important locations where you can get help with services and resources.

  Download the Library Podcast Tours at http://www.lib.uci.edu/about/visit/podcast-tours.html.

  to your mp3 player and take the tour next time you visit the library. Or just listen at your desk and explore later. There is about 7 minutes of audio and the walking tour should take approximately 12 minutes. Or you can simply read the tour script for each building.

• Retrieving books from the stacks

  Assistance is available at the nearest Check Out Desk. Appointments are encouraged, but not necessary. Every effort will be made to accommodate your request.

  You may also request assistance from library employees engaged in reshelving library materials.

• Journals, microforms and use of microform machines

  Reference staff provide assistance in the Current Periodicals area upon request. Contact the appropriate Desk:

  • Langson Library Reference Desk: (949) 824-4976

     

  • Ayala Science Library Reference Desk: (949) 824-3705
• Reserve materials

  You may request a longer loan period for reserve materials in order to use them with special reading equipment.

• Photocopying assistance

  Photocopy assistance is available. Every effort will be made to accommodate your requests.

  Contact Copy Services: (949) 824-8023.

• Telephone requests

  Call ahead to see if a book is on the shelf and ask that the item be retrieved and held.

  • Langson Library Check Out Desk: (949) 824-6842
  • Ayala Science Library Check Out Desk: (949) 824-3692

Library liaisons

Please contact the following individuals if you have questions regarding library services for users with disabilities or suggestions regarding services that should be offered in the future:

• Antoinette Avila (Langson Library), aavila@uci.edu, (949) 824-8706
• Steve Clancy (Ayala Science Library), sclancy@uci.edu, (949) 824-7309
• Jorge Santiago (Grunigen Medical Library), santiago@uci.edu, (714) 456-7973

Campus Resources

• Disability Services Center

 

Adaptive technology equipment

The Adaptive Technology workstations are located on the first floor of the Langson Library and are open to the public with priority given to UCI students, faculty, and staff with sensory disabilities.

The Adaptive and Assistive Technology Area contains the following aids:

• Computer with Pentium 4 processor
• Hewlett-Packard scanner
• Telesensory Enlarger
• Fluorescent reading light
• Kurzweil 1000
• Kurzweil 3000
• JAWS
• Microsoft Office 2003
• Internet Explorer
• TextAloud MP3
• ZoomText Magnifier/Screen Reader

A workstation (adjustable height table, scanner, Kurzweil 1000, 3000, JAWS, and ZoomText) is available to the public with sensory disabilities on the first floor of the Langson Library.

Ayala Science Library

Room 481 contains adaptive technology and the key may be checked out at the information desk on the first floor. Ayala Science Library room 481 may also be used as study space or for students taking tests.

Room 481 contains the following aids for use by UCI students, faculty, and staff:

• Computer with Pentium 4 processor
• Hewlett-Packard scanner
• Kurzweil 1000
• Kurzweil 3000
• JAWS
• ZoomText Magnifier/Screen Reader
• Microsoft Office 2003
• Internet Explorer
• CCTV
• 4-Track Recorder/Player

Assistance with adaptive technology

UCI students may request adaptive technology assistance from the staff at the Disability Services Center at (949) 824-7494. For more information, please see the Adaptive Technology section of the DSC's website.

Parking

Designated parking spaces are available in parking areas adjacent to the Langson Library and in Lot #8 behind the Ayala Science Library. Call Parking and Transportation Services at (949) 824-7486 to determine the exact location of convenient parking areas. UCI campus visitors who display state-issued disabled parking placards are exempt from paying fees.

More information can be found at http://www.parking.uci.edu.

Library entrances & elevators

• Langson Library: There is a ramp at the rear of the building and a power-assisted door to the right of the main entrance.
• Ayala Science Library: The Ayala Science Library and Interactive Learning Center are accessible from the courtyard plaza in the center of the Ayala Science Library. The plaza may be entered from either the Biological Sciences Quad (east) or the College of Medicine (west).
• Libraries Gateway Study Center: There is a ramp on the northeast side of the building and a power-assisted door to the right of the main entrance.
• Grunigen Medical Library: GML is accessible through a ground floor entrance in Medical Center Building 22A.
• Elevators: All main floors in the Libraries can be reached by public elevators.

Evacuation procedures

In the event of an emergency, library users with disabilities should wait at the nearest stairwell for assistance. Designated library employees will be clearing the building during an emergency and will be checking the stairwell entrances. They will also check the Adaptive Technology Area in the Langson Library and Room 481 in the Ayala Science Library for library users who require assistance. Fire Department personnel also routinely check stairwell entrances during a fire emergency.