Ask a Librarian (Reference Services)

The UCI Libraries' buildings are closed until further notice, but we are still here to help you find information and begin your research.
Live chat, email, or schedule an appointment with a librarian, or try our interactive FAQs application, ANTswers.


  • Chat reference available round-the-clock! Real-time, chat reference service is provided by reference staff from various academic libraries. UC Irvine librarians will follow up with additional information if needed. Access to licensed online material requires the software VPN with the Group set to UCI Full.

Appointment

  • UC Irvine students, faculty and staff may schedule a 30 minute consultation with a reference librarian to focus on your research needs. 

Email

  • Email a librarian! A response is guaranteed within 24 hours Monday through Friday (excluding holidays and the Winter Administrative Recess).  Please check the UCI Libraries hours calendar for holidays and recesses. 
  • For more information see the Service guidelines.

Subject Librarians

  • Find your subject librarian.
  • Contact your subject librarian.

ANTswers

  • Your UC Irvine Libraries Virtual Assistant! ANTswers is an experimental chatbot that answers questions about the UC Irvine Libraries and will save you time by quickly and efficiently connecting you to the information or resource you need. Help us refine and grow the ANTswers database.

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