Read background and guidelines for purchasing furniture for your departmental library.
Departmental library furniture includes but is not limited to solid-wood tables and chairs and book carts, computer kiosks, bookshelves, and magazine racks. See the table below to find the supplier of these items.
Note: Use Marketplace, UCSD's online buying site to order furniture items from BKM if your department has access.
To view and order furniture products online, please visit Steelcase@STORE or BKM@UCSD.
Buyer tip: You must observe the State of California, Bureau of Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation TB-133 (PDF) regarding furniture construction and fabrics when buying furniture for public areas such as the Price Center, libraries, classrooms, and faculty or student lounges. Ask the vendor for industrial- or institutional-quality products. Home-use quality is not recommended.
Note: If you are ordering furniture for a UCSD library, please contact Facilities Manager Mike Mogelinski, (858) 531-1242. Information on this page is for use by general campus departments.
Notice: Vendors listed on this page have provided furniture-related goods and services to UCSD in the past. However, other than Steelcase and STORE, this listing is not intended as an endorsement by UCSD Purchasing.