Countdown to June 17 Groundbreaking
As we move closer to the start date for construction, the pace of preparations is picking up. Groundbreaking is scheduled for June 17th, immediately following Commencement. As a reminder, at that time...
View ArticleJanet Martorana Wins Nyholm Prize
Janet Martorana — Head, Collection Development — has been selected as the recipient of the 2012 Amy and Jens Nyholm Prize, awarded to a librarian who has made “an outstanding contribution to...
View ArticleFrom the Development Department
The Library is engaging with the local and extended community to raise necessary funds beyond the Addition and Renovation Project supported by state revenue bonds. As critical stakeholders dependent on...
View ArticleLibrary Acquires Early Images of Kashmir and Ladakh
The Stuart L. Bernath Memorial Endowment allowed the Library to recently acquire a folio of 320 exquisitely detailed early 20th century photographs of the Indian states of Kashmir and Ladakh, including...
View ArticleUC Discontinues Taylor & Francis Journal Package
After months of negotiations with the publisher, the University of California Libraries recently discontinued its subscription to a large journal package provided by Taylor & Francis. Taylor &...
View ArticleComply with NIH’s Public Access Policy or Risk Funding Delays
The NIH (National Institutes of Health) Public Access Policy was instituted in 2008 to ensure the public has access to the published results of NIH-funded research. The policy requires scientists to...
View ArticleLibrary Hosts Popular Grad Slam Event
As part of the Graduate Division’s week-long Graduate Student Showcase in April, the Library hosted one of the preliminary rounds of Grad Slam, a campus-wide competition for the best three-minute...
View ArticleLibrary Acquires Significant Collection of Aerial Photographs
The Map & Imagery Laboratory (MIL) recently acquired a significant collection of aerial photographs from Whittier College. These 750,000 photographs taken between 1927 and 1965 originate from...
View ArticleSurvey of Information-Seeking Behaviors in Chicana/o Studies
This spring, librarian Sal Güereña is conducting an online survey about the information seeking behaviors of faculty and graduate students in the Chicana and Chicano Studies Department. The goal is to...
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