Contact Information: Outreach Librarian
333 S. Twin Oaks Valley Road
San Marcos CA 92096
Virtual Services
- Teaching and Learning Subject LibrariansSubject specialist TAL faculty also are accessible through drop-in visits, appointments, chat, email, and phone. Each subject specialist makes use of their specific knowledge about the fields they work with to ensure they are available to respond within 24 hours to user inquiries during the semester. This is an example of the thoughtful balance that TAL aims to achieve in the research help philosophy and professional practice.
CSUSM University Library Virtual Services
Borrow and Return Books and Physical Materials
- Borrowing and Returning Library Materials
Our Library staff is working hard to provide our campus community with access to books and physical materials in a safe manner. Please see the information below about how students, faculty, and staff can borrow and return library materials.
Contactless Locker Pickup Service
- Contactless Locker Pickup Service
Students, faculty, and staff can now request to pick up library materials at a contactless Library Locker located outside the Craven Circle (2nd floor) Kellogg Library entrance. Please note: you must receive an email from the library prior to pickup.
We are taking every precaution to ensure that this service is provided in a way that is safe for users as well as library staff.
Requesting Locker Pickup
Library Reserves
Library Reserves FAQ
Physical Reserves
Physical Reserves are materials (e.g. textbooks, course readers, microscopes) placed on reserve by instructors and available for checkout at the circulation desks. These physical materials are in high demand by a large number of students; therefore, materials lend for a limited period of time as requested by Faculty.
Electronic Reserves
Electronic Reserves are materials (e.g. book chapters, articles, website links) available online for student use. Access to these materials is restricted to current CSUSM students. Electronic Reserves can be accessed via the library website or through Cougar Courses.
Ebooks from the Library collection can also be placed on Electronic Reserves. Ebooks in the collection have varying user licenses and restrictions. For more information on ebooks, visit the Guide to Library Ebooks.
Media Reserves
Media Reserves are films held for a specific course at the request of faculty. The physical films are available for check out at the 2nd floor Circulation Desk. The hard copy must remain on reserve at the 2nd floor Circulation Desk throughout the time the film is used in the course. The majority of films on media reserves are also on Video on Demand.
Tech and Printing Needs
For info about computer labs, the computer help desk, and printing, contact Instructional and Information Technology Services (IITS) at www.csusm.edu/iits/iitsforyou/students.html