In Person

You are encouraged to come to the Reference Desk (Library North, 1st floor) when you need research assistance, help locating materials, etc.  A librarian or reference assistant is available to help you during all library hours.

By Phone

Phone us for answers to general or factual questions. You are encouraged to come to the Library for extended research questions. Most general questions are answered in 3 to 5 minutes. A librarian or reference assistant are available to help you during all library hours.  Call: (323) 343-4927

By Email

Available to current students, faculty and staff of California State University, Los Angeles, with NIS accounts.  Please be sure to read our email reference guidelines before sending us your question.

By Online Chat

The service allows you to connect to a pool of reference librarians from a variety of libraries across the country.

Please Note: 
* If you need to speak to a Cal State LA librarian, please see the options above.
* Although this online chat service is called 24/7 reference, there may be some hours when an online librarian is not available.