TAP UCLA Library Card

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TAP Faculty and Staff

Print the authorized signature form, complete it and fax it to:
      Roy Ho, Supervisor
      Circulation
      UCLA College Library
      Fax: (310) 206-9312

Please keep this form up-to-date with all the authorized signatures to ensure that your students encounter no problems at the College Library circulation desk.


TAP students

You have a choice of two different UCLA library cards:
  1. A FREE card for use in the College Library only. The College Library is located in the Powell Library Building.
  2. A FEE card that costs $25 for 6 months (or $50 for one year) and allows you to check out books from any of the UCLA Libraries.
Both cards allow you to check out a maximum of 5 items.


Free College Library-Only Card

Print the library card authorization form and take it to your Honors/Scholars Office to obtain an authorized signature.

Once signed, bring the form with a current photo ID to the College Library circulation desk (2nd floor, Powell Library Building) to receive a FREE library card, which will allow you to check out up to five (5) books from the College Library.

FREE library cards requested before June 30, 2006
will expire on September 30, 2006

FREE Library Card Rules
     Maximum of 5 items charged out at any one time.
     One renewal per item.
     No reserve item checkout.
     No holds or recalls accepted.
     No interlibrary loan privileges.
     Overdue Fines:
          Non-recalled items: 50¢ per item per day (for each day the
          College Library is open - including weekends and holidays).
          Recalled items: $5.00 per item per day (for each day the
          College Library is open - including weekends and holidays).
          Note: Fines accumulate from the due date, not the recall date.

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FEE Card

To obtain additional check out benefits, TAP students may purchase a FEE library card at a reduced rate of $25 per semester. This card allows you to check out up to five (5) books from any of the UCLA Libraries.

FEE cards may be purchased at the Biomedical, College, and Young Research Libraries only. (The Young Research Library is the only location that accepts cash.)

A current photo ID and student ID is required to purchase a FEE card.

Card issuance hours vary at each library.

FEE Card Rules
     Maximum of 5 items charged out at any one time.
     One renewal per item.
     No reserve item checkout.
     No holds or recalls accepted.
     No interlibrary loan privileges.
     Overdue Fines:
          Visit the library web site, for full details.

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Library Card FAQ

Does the UCLA College Library Card provide the holder access to Melvyl?

Melvyl, the catalog listing all materials owned by all UC Libraries, and the UCLA Library Catalog, the catalog for all UCLA Libraries, are available remotely for free to anyone with an Internet connection. In addition, many databases are licensed for the UC campuses by the California Digital Library (CDL). These databases are licensed for use only by regularly enrolled UCLA students, as well as UCLA staff and faculty. So, TAP students do not qualify to use these databases remotely under the terms of the license agreements. However, access to these databases is available through a visit to any UCLA library. Students should also consult the Library at their college, and public libraries near them, to see which of their databases they may access remotely, for free. Check Basic Research Databases for links to some of these valuable research tools.