FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS HOW DO I CHOOSE MY CLASSES?
HOW CAN I USE THE LIBRARY?
UC Davis uses Schedule Builder, a class planning and
The UC Davis Library supports research, teaching, and
registration tool that lets you search, build class schedules,
learning in every discipline. It encompasses four main
and register for classes. Use your Kerberos ID and password
libraries: Peter J. Shields Library, Physical Sciences &
to login at registrar.ucdavis.edu/registration/schedule.
Engineering Library, Carlson Health Sciences Library
Contact your academic advisor with questions about building
and Blaisdell Medical Library. Student library accounts
your schedule.
are automatically active and renew quarterly with current registration. Faculty and staff may activate their
WHERE CAN I BUY MY BOOKS?
accounts at the library or online. Users unaffiliated with
UC Davis Stores can help you buy the textbooks you need,
UC Davis may apply for library privileges at the library, at
explain textbook rentals and buybacks, and make navigating
library.ucdavis.edu/services.
course materials easier. There are many places to buy or rent textbooks, such as the UC Davis Textbook Marketplace
ARE THERE SHARED COMPUTERS OR
Facebook group or Amazon.
PRINTERS AVAILABLE ON CAMPUS?
Equitable Access, a pilot program developed by UC
Yes, there are computer rooms available on campus where
Davis Stores, offers undergraduate students access to all
you can access specialized software for video and audio
textbooks required for their classes for a flat fee of $199
editing, design, programming, etc. These computer rooms
per quarter. Students have the ability to opt out each
also offer low-cost printing. Find them and check prices at
quarter if they wish. Under Equitable Access all textbooks
computerrooms.ucdavis.edu.
will be available by the first day of class. No more sold-out textbooks or waiting for books to arrive. Equitable Access
WHERE DO I GO FOR HELP WITH
delivers your required textbooks digitally or in print when a
TECHNOLOGY?
digital version is not available.
Information Education Technology (IET) offers technical
Visit the Course Material FAQs under the Shop section at
support services to faculty, students, and staff, and provides
ucdavisstores.com. Be sure to buy your course materials as
support for various software and campus applications, the
early as possible.
latest Windows and Macintosh Operating Systems, email clients, and web browsers. Find them at iet.ucdavis.edu.
WHERE CAN I STUDY? There are plenty of great spots to study on campus, like
HOW DO I CONNECT TO CAMPUS WI-FI?
the Student Community Center, Residence Hall Study
Once you are enrolled and have a Kerberos ID, you can
Lounges, and International Center. Shields Library provides
connect to the campus Wi-Fi network, Eduroam, a worldwide
undergraduates with 24-hour access to study space year-
service. Eduroam automatically and securely connects to Wi-
round, including expanded locations to accommodate peak
Fi on UC campuses, and at other sites, including airports and
study times (e.g. finals). Learn more at library.ucdavis.edu.
public sites around the globe. Simply enter your Kerberos ID (followed by @ucdavis.edu) and password. For more information, visit eduroam.org/where.
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