In celebration of Black History Month
(Posted on: 2/12/13)In celebration of Black History Month, we'd like to highlight some great resources:
African American Newspapers
Complete texts of major 19th century African American newspapers. Includes first-han...
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Secret techniques for Searching Article Databases
(Posted on: 2/5/13)
Tip 1: Phrase searching
Have you ever searched for the phrase America the Beautiful in an article database before? I know I have. It was a good thing I knew to put quote marks around words I want t...
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(Posted on: 1/29/13)
Do you need an item that we don't own or is already checked out by someone else at UCR? Get it through our Interlibrary Loan REQUEST Service. ILL is usually free and can be used for both books an...
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(Posted on: 1/22/13)
Come "Check Us Out!"
Laptops & Netbooks
Calculators
White Board Markers & Erasers
Nook eReaders
Headphones (also available at the Music Library)
Book Carts
Ethernet Cables
Group St...
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Latin American Perspectives Visiting Fellows Endowment
(Posted on: 1/17/13)The University of California, Riverside Libraries Cordially Invites You to Attend
A Reception Honoring the Formal Naming and Establishment of the
and Recognizing its Donors and Supporters
When: W...
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The Water Resources Collections and Archives
(Posted on: 1/15/13)On March 12, 1928 the newly-completed St. Francis Dam, located just a few miles north of the city of Santa Clarita, failed. The collapse of the dam emptied the San Francisquito Reservoir, and released...
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(Posted on: 1/14/13) Popular!
"Stormy Sunset Over Santa Ana River" by Angela Stanton.
Forgotten Rivers of Southern California: Making the Los Angeles River Visible – Implications for the Santa Ana River
Presenter: Shelly ...
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The African-American Banjo: A Musical Journey from Slavery to Contemporary Times
(Posted on: 1/13/13) Popular!
When: Friday, February 22,2013, 12 noon Where: Orbach Library, Room 240, University of California Riverside
Building on traditions brought from Africa, slaves in America shared songs about their da...
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Software available on Library computers
(Posted on: 1/8/13)We have over 400 public computers among the four campus libraries. All of these computers are equipped with the software such as Microsoft Office Suite, Firefox, Chrome, IE, and Windows 7. We als...
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(Posted on: 1/7/13)
We have changed that way we will be accessing O'Reilly books to bring it more in line with our other e-book purchasing. As soon as the dust settles, you will be able to access O'Reilly titles through ...
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New Locations for Current Periodicals, Secured Collections, etc.
(Posted on: 1/2/13) Popular!New Year, New Location!
The UCR Libraries have been relocating some of our collections, trying to keep materials as accessible as possible.
New locations...
Current Periodicals and Newspapers: ...
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Listen to Recordings from the Early 20th Century!
(Posted on: 12/16/12) Popular!National Jukebox, an archival recording project of the Library of Congress, offers free public access to over 10,000 streamed American recordings made between 1901 and 1925.
National Jukebox contains...
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Public Printing Service Unavailable Dec 17 - 21st
(Posted on: 12/14/12) Popular!Public Printing Service in the Libraries (Rivera, Orbach Science, Music, and Multimedia Libraries) will be unavailable due to upgrades during intesession week -- Monday, December 17 - Friday, December...
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Library Winter Holiday Closures
(Posted on: 12/14/12) Popular!Happy Holidays! All UCR Libraries will be closed from Sunday, December 23, 2012 through Tuesday, January 1, 2013 as part of the campus-wide Winter Holiday Closure. All Libraries will reopen on W...
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Libraries Closing Early: Tues., Dec. 18, 2012
(Posted on: 12/12/12) Popular!
The UCR Libraries will be closing early on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 to accommodate the Libraries' Year-End Meeting:
The Rivera, Orbach Science, Music and Multimedia Libraries will close at 1:00 p...
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Chancellor White and Bella Visit the Libraries
(Posted on: 12/11/12) Popular!
Chancellor White and his dog Bella visited the Libraries yesterday to wish students good luck on their finals. They both roamed the floors and handed out cookies to unsuspecting students. It was nic...
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UC Library Reprints--Holiday Gift Ideas
(Posted on: 12/6/12) Popular!Are you stuck for holiday gift giving ideas? Want to find a memorable and reasonably priced holiday present? Can’t think of what to give to a recent UC grad or alum? How about a book digitized f...
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Planning on Studying for Finals in the Library?
(Posted on: 12/6/12) Popular!Here are things you should know:
Extended library hours will start Friday, December 7th at 7:30am. The Orbach Science Library will be open 24 hours until Thursday, December 13th at midnight. R...
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(Posted on: 12/4/12) Popular!
Got Questions? Don't get up. Ask a Librarian!
Ask a Librarian is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! Click the green chat icon to the left to start a session. (A libra...
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Springer Access Issues and Work-around
(Posted on: 12/3/12) Popular!Springer online content (journals, books) moved to a new platform last Monday (November 26th). Currently, access issues with the new Springer platform are being reported from all campuses. ...
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(Posted on: 11/27/12) Popular!
Join the conversation. The UCR Libraries are on Facebook!
Connect with us to follow our news, events, and special announcements! You can 'like' us at http://fb.com/ucrlibraries...
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Using Scanner Apps on your Smartphones
(Posted on: 11/20/12) Popular!Did you know that your smartphone can perform the same functions as a typical scanner? All you need is just the right app to do the trick. Here are some that we recommend:
Genius Scan+
CamScanne...
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UCR Libraries' Thanksgiving Hours
(Posted on: 11/19/12) Popular!Libraries' Thanksgiving Holiday Closures
The Rivera and Orbach Libraries will close at 5pm on Wednesday, November 21, 2012, in anticipation of the Thanksgiving holdiay. All UCR Libraries will b...
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(Posted on: 11/13/12) Popular!
Did you know that reference managers can help you collect, organize, and cite your research sources? There are a variety of reference managers available today and most offer the same basic functions. ...
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Orbach Library closed Saturday, Nov. 17; Rivera Library will be OPEN
(Posted on: 11/9/12) Popular!Orbach Library closed Saturday, Nov. 5; Rivera Library will be OPEN!
NOTICE OF ORBACH SCIENCE LIBRARY CLOSING, NOVEMBER 17, 2012
This is to alert you that the Orbach Science Library will be cl...
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(Posted on: 11/6/12) Popular!
It is nearly impossible to remember what to underline, what to italicize and where the punctuation goes, but the library is here to help you get your reference list looking A+. There are a variety of ...
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(Posted on: 10/23/12) Popular!
Looking for articles from journals, magazines or newspapers? Use a database!
1. Under the Articles & Databases tab, on the library homepage, you can find the right database alphabetical...
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Prado Dam Tour with UCR Friends of the Santa Ana River (R’River)
(Posted on: 10/20/12) Popular!
Join us on Thursday, October 25, 12:30-2, to take a tour of the Prado Dam with Army Corps of Engineer’s experts. Prado Dam is an earth-fill dam across the Santa Ana River at the Chino Hills ne...
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UCR Professor Ron Chilcote to speak At UCR California Museum of Photography
(Posted on: 10/18/12) Popular!
UCR California Museum of PhotographySaturday, November 3, 2012 Panel Discussion: 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.Reception: 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
UCR Professor Emeritus Ron Chilcote will be taking part in ...
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Searching in our Scotty Catalog
(Posted on: 10/16/12) Popular!These tips were so good, we couldn't limit ourselves to just one..
Tip 1: Wildcards
Words may be right-hand truncated using an asterisk ('*') in place of other characters. The '*' wildcard may als...
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(Posted on: 10/9/12) Popular!
Off-Campus Access (aka Remote Access, Mobile Access, or Connect From Home) to the UCR Libraries' licensed online resources is available to current UC Riverside students, faculty & staff. To use th...
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Reserves, Overnight Reserves, and Textbooks
(Posted on: 10/2/12) Popular!Reserves are materials and resources that professors have identified to use for a class. They can either be print, electronic or audiovisual. Most print reserve material checks out hourly rounded...
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UCR Rocks the Vote! Register Now.
(Posted on: 9/24/12) Popular!
Your Voice is Important -- It Needs to be Heard: Register to Vote
There are many issues at stake in the upcoming election cycle which will directly affect college students here at UCR and everywher...
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Afternoons in Special Collections & Archives with Patricia Ortleb
(Posted on: 9/21/12) Popular!
WEDNESDAY, October 17, 2012, 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Patricia Ortlieb Researcher and Author
Patricia Ortlieb will be discussing her years of researching the life and many contributions of Riv...
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Afternoons in Special Collections & Archives with Susan Straight
(Posted on: 9/21/12) Popular! Photo by: Doug McCulloh
WEDNESDAY, October 3, 2012 3:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Between Heaven and Here by UCR Professor Susan Straight
Susan Straight will be reading excerpts from her new book Between...
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Reading Poetry with Juan Felipe Herrera and Sesshu Foster: Oct. 17, noon, Orbach Library
(Posted on: 9/21/12) Popular!
California Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera
and
Poet Sesshu Foster
Reading Poetry
Wednesday, October 17, 12-1 p.m.
Orbach Science Library, Room 240
California Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrer...
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ILL Requests not available July 13, 5pm - July 16, 8am
(Posted on: 7/3/12) Popular!Interlibrary Loan Requests will be unavailable from Friday, July 13, 5:00 p.m. through Monday, July 16, 8:00 a.m. The University of California Libraries is migrating the service to a new system. Reque...
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SYNC YA Literature into your Earphones!
(Posted on: 6/20/12) Popular!Get 2 Free Audiobook Downloads Each Week
The UCR Libraries is promoting the opportunity for readers of Young Adult Literature to listen to bestselling titles and classics this summer. E...
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Cuba and Revolution in Latin America
(Posted on: 6/4/12) Popular!Presentation by Dr Luis Suarez
Writer, Scholar, Professor at
UNEAC and the University of Havana, Cuba
Wed. June 6, 2012 12:30-1:30 pm
Rivera Library Room 403
View the Live Broadcast at 12:3...
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(Posted on: 6/1/12) Popular!
Printing & Reprographics' Copy Center in the Rivera Library basement is now closed.
For full copying and printing services users will need to go to Printing & Reprographics (P&R). ...
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(Posted on: 5/14/12) Popular!
June 8, 2012 from 3:00 p.m.—4:30 p.m.Special Collections & Archives (Rivera Library, 4th floor )
Just ten years after the Cuban Revolution, director Saul Landau was granted unprecedente...
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Special Collections & Archives Closure for Science Fiction event
(Posted on: 5/9/12) Popular!Attention:
Special Collections & Archives will not be paging materials on
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Thursday, May 17, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
We apologiz...
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One-Day Symposium on Science Fiction
(Posted on: 5/7/12) Popular! One-Day Symposium on Science FictionThursday, May 17
Special Collections & Archives Reading RoomRivera Library, 4th FloorUC Riverside
The University of California at Riverside (UCR) is one of t...
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2011-2012 Adam Repán Petko Memorial Student Book Collection Competition
(Posted on: 5/7/12) Popular!
Please come and celebrate the 2011-2012 Undergraduate and Graduate winners of the
Petko Student Book Collection Competition
The Awards Ceremony will be held in Special Collections & Archives,...
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Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America, a presentation by Judy Yung
(Posted on: 5/3/12) Popular!...
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FOR QUIET exhibition, April 26 - June 15, 2012
(Posted on: 4/26/12) Popular!
Announcing FOR QUIET, a series of two-week, site-specific installations located in the lobby of the Tomás Rivera Library.
FOR QUIET is an ongoing exhibition that features installations relat...
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UCR Friends of the Santa Ana River Meeting
(Posted on: 4/15/12) Popular!UCR Friends of the Santa Ana River Meeting
When: Thursday, April 26, 4-5 pm, Room 240, Orbach Science Library
Featured speaker: Lance Natsuhara, Manager of the Santa Ana River Mainstem Project, Or...
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UCR Libraries Three Millionth Volume Celebration - April 18, 2012
(Posted on: 4/4/12) Popular!
You are cordially invited to join us for the University of California, Riverside Libraries Three Millionth Volume Celebration Wednesday, April 18, 20122:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Keynote Address&n...
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Instruction and Workshop Services for Instructors and Students
(Posted on: 4/2/12) Popular!
FOR INSTRUCTORS
Bring your classes to the library for an instruction session where they will learn about:
Choosing the right databases for their research
Available resources in the library
Ac...
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2011-2012 Adam Repán Petko Memorial Student Book Collection Competition
(Posted on: 3/26/12) Popular!
The last workshop will be held on April 9, 2012 in Room 130 of the Rivera Library from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The submission deadline for the competition is Monday, April 16, 2012.
As many past att...
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UCR Libraries Three Millionth Volume Celebration - April 18, 2012
(Posted on: 3/22/12) Popular!
Save the Date! You are invited to join us for the University of California, Riverside Libraries Three Millionth Volume Celebration Wednesday, April 18, 2012 2:30pm - 4:00pm Lobby, Tomas Rivera Libra...
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Extended Library Hours for Winter Quarter
(Posted on: 3/15/12) Popular!
Extended Hours during Winter Finals Week!
Thanks to a cost-share partnership between the UCR Libraries and ASUCR, we again offer extended hours for the Winter Finals Week 2012.
Friday, March 16t...
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Special Collections & Archives Closed on March 26-30, 2012
(Posted on: 3/12/12) Popular!****PLEASE NOTE****
Special Collections & Archives will be closed from
Monday, March 26 to Friday, March 30, 2012
during the inventory of the Eaton Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy is...
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Diversity - Whose Business is it? March 14, 2pm, Orbach 240
(Posted on: 3/6/12) Popular!...
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Afternoons in Special Collections & Archives
(Posted on: 3/5/12) Popular!
WEDNESDAY, March 14, 2012, 3:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
4th Floor Rivera Library
Welsh Mythology, Cosmopolitanism, and Book Publishing Co-Sponsored by the Mellon Workshop on Medieval Cultures
Kristin N...
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African Student Programs 40th Anniversary: Rivera Lobby
(Posted on: 2/10/12) Popular!The UCR Libraries are hosting an exhibition during the month of February in the Tomás Rivera lobby by the UCR office of African Student Programs documenting the history of the African American ...
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Afternoons in Special Collections & Archives
(Posted on: 2/6/12) Popular!Please join us for the next event in the "Afternoons in Special Collections & Archives" Series. Presented by Special Collections & Archives.
Thursday, February 23, 2012, 3:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m...
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(Posted on: 1/19/12) Popular!
Springer has released a free mobile app for iPhone and iPod touch, which can be downloaded from the Apple App Store. The app allows users to search, view results and retrieve full-text from Spri...
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TODAY@10AM: Emergency Notification System testing (Jan. 13)
(Posted on: 1/13/12) Popular!At 10:00am today the Campus will be testing the Emergency Notification System. In the Rivera Library you will hear the siren but do not evacuate. The Orbach Library will hear the siren at ...
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UCR Friends of the Santa Ana River Meeting - Thursday, January 12
(Posted on: 1/9/12) Popular!Patricia Lock-Dawson on “Stewardship of the Santa Ana: Ways to Involve and Engage our Communities”
Thursday, January 12, 4-5:30pm, room 240, Orbach Science Library
UCR Friends of the San...
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Melvyl Catalog Adds New Journal Articles
(Posted on: 1/9/12) Popular!In a pilot project during Spring 2012, Melvyl, the UC libraries' catalog, has been enriched with several million new journal articles and other documents from a wide range of databases, particularly i...
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Underground printing in communist Poland, Dec. 13, 3:30pm, Rivera Library
(Posted on: 12/7/11) Popular!Our Gestetner keeps on turning--underground printing in communist Poland, 1976–1989
During the two final decades of communism in Eastern Europe, publishing underground reached a monumental scal...
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Afternoons in Special Collections & Archives
(Posted on: 11/9/11) Popular!Tuesday, November 15, 3:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. 4th Floor Rivera Library Special Collections & Archives
Christopher Coenen of the Karlsruhe Institute for Technology, Germany, will speak on Human Enh...
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Orbach Library closed Saturday, Nov. 5; Rivera Library will be OPEN!
(Posted on: 11/4/11) Popular!
NOTICE OF ORBACH SCIENCE LIBRARY CLOSING, NOVEMBER 5, 2011
This is to alert you that the Orbach Science Library will be closed on Saturday, November 5, 2011 to accommodate our 7th annual Tuskege...
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UCR Friends of the Santa Ana River Meeting - Tuesday, Nov. 15
(Posted on: 10/26/11) Popular!Endangered Fish SpeciesTuesday, Nov. 15, 4-5pm.Orbach Library Room 240
Featured speakers will be US National Marine Fisheries Service biologist Mark Capelli on the new restoration plan for the endang...
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The Libraries are on R'Space and R'Web
(Posted on: 10/25/11) Popular!The Libraries are on R'Space and R'Web
The libraries are now on R'Web and R'Space! You will see us listed in the Success Tools box for the R'Web and in Authorized applications in the R'Space. Y...
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2011-2012 Afternoons in Special Collections & Archives - Dr. Tim Labor - Weds., October 19, 2011
(Posted on: 10/12/11) Popular!2011-2012 Afternoons in Special Collections & Archives
WEDNESDAY, October 19, 2011, 3:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. “Rolling Solo - Story and simulation in Flying Buffalo's ‘City of Terrors&rs...
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(Posted on: 9/16/11) Popular!
On September 17, 1787, the 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia held their final meeting with only one item on their agenda: the signing of the Constitution of the United St...
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Library Hours for FY2012 academic year
(Posted on: 9/8/11) Popular!2011-2012 Library Hours
The hours for 2011-2012 academic year have changed from the previous year. Please see the library website for daily hours.
Rivera Library
Monday-Thursday:
7:30am-10...
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Special Collections & Archives Closures
(Posted on: 6/30/11) Popular!Special Collections & Archives Closures
Special Collections & Archives Department will be closed on the following dates for stack maintenance
Monday, August 8 and Tuesday August 9, 2011
M...
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New Library Collection: Water Resources Collections and Archives
(Posted on: 6/2/11) Popular!Change Title Here
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Petko Student Book Collection Competition Ceremony is May 24, 2011
(Posted on: 5/19/11) Popular!Petko Student Book Collection Competition Ceremony is May 24, 2011
Please join us for a celebration of this year's Petko Student Book Collection Competition. 4th floor of the Rivera Library, Specia...
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bX Recommender Trial going on now through mid-June 2011
(Posted on: 5/6/11) Popular!bX Recommender Trial: Now through mid-June 2011
What is bX Recommender?
bX is a tool used in UC-eLinks that leads you to other, relevant articles on the information for which you’re searching....
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Afternoons in Special Collections & Archives - Frank L. Vigoda, May 18, 2011 - 3:15pm - 4:30pm
(Posted on: 5/5/11) Popular!
"Afternoons in Special Collections & Archives" proudly presents
Frank L. Vigoda in A Performance In Translation! with guest appearances of Ann Frenkel and Gwido Zlatkes featuring Lady Munina, A...
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Juan Felipe Herrera Poetry Reading, May 18, 2011
(Posted on: 4/28/11) Popular!Wednesday, May 18, 2011 12 - 1 pm Orbach Science Library, Room 240 Join Juan Felipe Herrera, poet, artist, dramatist and activist, who will be reading from his poetry. The recipient of num...
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Our Chancellor Goes Undercover
(Posted on: 4/25/11) Popular!
The mission was impossible. Take the head of a public research university and hide him in plain sight for a week. But the University of California, Riverside accomplished it at the request of the ...
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New Mobile Services: QR Codes, SMS, and Email Notifications
(Posted on: 4/20/11) Popular!...
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April 14: Noontime Music in the Library
(Posted on: 4/7/11) Popular! Join us for Noontime Music in the Orbach Library! Come listen to Ann Frenkel and Caitlin St. John perform Johann Ludwig Krebs’ Concerto in A Minor for two harpsichords. Feel free to bring your...
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QUIET TIME exhibition, March 28 - June 5, 2011
(Posted on: 4/4/11) Popular!Announcing Quiet Time, an exhibition in five parts organized by Zachary Leener.
Located in a lobby vitrine on the first floor of UC Riverside’s Tomás Rivera Library, Quiet Time is a series of ...
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Join us for International Water Day, March 29, Orbach Library
(Posted on: 3/21/11) Popular!...
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"Sri Lanka - the pearl of the Indian Ocean," March 17 talk in Orbach Library
(Posted on: 3/14/11) Popular!
Please join Geetha Yapa
on Thursday, March 17, 2-3:30 pm
in Orbach Science Library, Room 147
for her talk
"Sri Lanka - the pearl ...
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(Posted on: 3/12/11) Popular!
Afternoons in Special Collections & Archives Jodie Holt will be discussing her consulting work on the making of the movie, Avatar. Jodie S. Holt is Professor of Plant Phy...
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Inauguration for the W. H. McLeod Collection of Sikh Studies
(Posted on: 3/3/11) Popular!
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE
Research Seminar
On
Re-Imagining South Asian Religions:
A Conversation on Old World Cultures through the 21st Century
...
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"Flux, Clot & Froth"... (Poetry reading, Feb. 16)
(Posted on: 2/3/11) Popular!... is the title of the newest, recently published book of poetry by UCR librarian John Bloomberg-Rissman.
"On 23 Nov 08 John Bloomberg-Rissman finished transforming his crazy stacks of lat...
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Contemporary Artists' Books: Feb 15, 3-5
(Posted on: 2/1/11) Popular! Join Vamp & Tramp Booksellers, Vicky and Bill Stewart on Tuesday, February 15 anytime from 3 to 5 PM in room 148 on the 1st floor of Orbach Science Library...
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Is California an Island? - presentation by Manuel Urrizola, UCR Librarian
(Posted on: 1/9/11) Popular!Thursday, January 13, 2011, from 2:00-3:30 pm in Orbach Science Library 240
Librarians Association of UC Riverside Program Committee presents,
Is California an Island?
with Manu...
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Music and Multimedia Libraries are closed TODAY (12/22/2010)
(Posted on: 12/22/10) Popular!
We regret to say that Music and Multimedia Libraries are closed Today (12/22/2010) due to power failure in the Fine Arts and CHASS Interdisciplinary buildings. We are sorry about the inconvenie...
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Got a reference question? Text your librarian!
(Posted on: 11/18/10) Popular!
The UCR Libraries now offer assistance by text messages. By using Text a Librarian, you can get quick answers to all library related questions, such as hours, call numbers…
How do I t...
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Afternoons in Special Collections & Archives - Susan Straight and Andrew Winer
(Posted on: 11/10/10) Popular!
Afternoons in Special Collections & Archives November 30, 2010 from 3:00p.m. to 4:30p.m.
Susan Straight and Andrew Winer will be discussing their newly-released novels, Take One ...
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69-Reading of Polish Poetry, Nov. 2, 2010
(Posted on: 10/21/10) Popular!
The UCR Department of Creative Writing
in collaboration with Special Collections & Archives
warmly invites you to a poetry reading by a Polish poet
Miłosz Biedrzy...
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(Posted on: 10/18/10) Popular!
Open-access (OA) literature is digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions. What makes it possible is the internet and the consent of the author or...
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Oct. 20: Afternoon in Special Collection & Archives
(Posted on: 10/13/10) Popular!
Afternoon in Special Collections & Archives:
Science Fiction:
The Predictor of the Future
or
A Reflector of the Present?
Take Part in a Lecture wit...
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(Posted on: 10/11/10) Popular!
Participate in our survey for the chance to win one of five $50.00 gift certificates to the UC campus bookstore of your choice!
University of California Libraries Academic e-Book ...
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(Posted on: 10/5/10) Popular!
Now you can take your library with you right on your phone! We're excited to announce our new UCR Libraries mobile website. It's ready for you to explore!
Search our catalog and electronic ...
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Rivera Library closes at 3:30pm Friday, Sept. 24, 2010
(Posted on: 9/21/10) Popular!
Rivera Library will close at 3:30pm on Friday, September 24
At the request of the Vice Chancellor Jim Sandoval, the Rivera Library will be closing early (at 3:30pm) on Friday, September 24 d...
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Libraries close early: Sept. 13, 2010
(Posted on: 9/9/10) Popular!
All UCR Libraries will be closed early on Monday, September 13, 2010 to accommodate our annual Library Planning Retreat in preparation for the opening of the fall quarter. The Rivera Libr...
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Hurricane Katrina: What Went Wrong - Brown Bag Seminar Event on Thursday, August 26 at 12pm-1pm
(Posted on: 8/23/10) Popular!
Hurricane Katrina, August 29, 2005, was one of the worst disasters to hit the United States, resulting in 1836 deaths and $81.2 billion in damages. Some scientists in Louisiana call the ...
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(Posted on: 8/9/10) Popular!
On Sunday, August 15, 2010 the Rivera and Orbach Science Libraries will close at 2pm due to an emergency electrical shutdown. There will be no air conditioning or electricity i...
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My ILL Requests unavailable Friday July 30, 11:30 pm -- Sunday August 1, 12:00, for system upgrade
(Posted on: 7/30/10) Popular!My ILL Requests will be unavailable Friday July 30, 11:30 pm -- Sunday August 1, 12:00 noon for a system upgrade. Users will be able to utilize the Request service as usual during this time. Requ...
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APPLY BY SEPT. 17, 2010 for library school scholarships (IE LEADS grant program)
(Posted on: 7/15/10) Popular!...
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Music Library Temporarily Closed Due to Flooding
(Posted on: 7/1/10) Popular!
The Music Library is TEMPORARILY CLOSED due to flooding from a chilled water line break on campus. The Music Library will remain closed until the water damage has been assessed and repaired, and the...
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Possible UC Boycott of Nature Journals
(Posted on: 6/10/10) Popular!UC faculty members and researchers are considering a possible boycott of the Nature Publishing Group (NPG) journals. UC Libraries will face an unprecedented 400% increase in the cost to license access...
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"Bucks for Books" 2010 Senior Class Gift -- Contribute Today!
(Posted on: 4/26/10) Popular!...
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Protests in Iran: Dissidents’ Use of New Information Technologies
(Posted on: 4/7/10) Popular!The Librarians Association of the University of California-Riverside Program Committee invites the UCR Community to an upcoming public program on current events in Iran, entitled: "Pro...
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National Library Week: Women Authors' Lectures April 13 & 15 at 4pm
(Posted on: 4/5/10) Popular!
National Library Week '10 --- Women Authors' Lecture Series
You are cordially invited to a Women Authors' Lecture Series
in honor of National Library Week (April 11-17, 2010)
sponso...
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Clandestine Publications in Poland, 1970s and 1980s: Rivera Library Exhibit
(Posted on: 3/29/10) Popular!
A new exhibit will open on Thursday, April 1 in the Rivera Library lobby and in Special Collections & Archives: “Clandestine Publicati...
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2010 Student Book Collection Competition–CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
(Posted on: 3/17/10) Popular!...
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Scantrons and Blue Books for sale
(Posted on: 3/16/10) Popular!Good News! You can now buy Scantrons and Blue Books at the circulation desks in Rivera and Orbach Science Libraries!
...
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2011 Adam Repán Petko Memorial Student Book Collection Competition
(Posted on: 3/14/10) Popular!The UCR Libraries
present the
2011
Adam Repán Petko Memorial
Undergraduate & Graduate
Prizes
$500
The UCR Libraries Student Book Collection Competition was i...
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February 9: Printing demonstration in Special Collections
(Posted on: 1/28/10) Popular!
A presentation of letterpress printing by Timothy Geiger, an event of UC Riverside's annual Writers Week, will be held on Tuesday, February 9 at 3:00 PM in the printing shop o...
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Scotty Unavailable Tuesday Morning (26th)
(Posted on: 1/20/10) Popular!Due to routine maintenance, The UCR Libraries Catalog (SCOTTY) will be unavailable:
Tuesday, January 26th from 8am-10am
We apologize for the inconvenience. To find books in the UCR Libraries, pl...
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Libraries Winter Holiday Closures
(Posted on: 12/7/09) Popular!
Happy Holidays!
All UCR Libraries will be closed from Saturday, December 19, 2009 through Sunday, January 3, 2010 as part of the campus-wide Winte...
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New Exhibits in Rivera Library
(Posted on: 11/20/09) Popular!
The Siver Age of Comics
Two display cases in the Leisu...
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Scotty Unavailable Friday Evening
(Posted on: 11/4/09) Popular!Due to routine maintenance, The UCR Libraries Catalog (SCOTTY) will be unavailable:
Friday, November 6, 2009 from 5pm-7pm
We apologize for the inconvenience.
To find books in the UCR ...
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Special Collections & Archives is now on Facebook and Twitter!
(Posted on: 11/2/09) Popular!If you are interested in learning more about Special Collections & Archives including our unique materials, current exhibits, and upcoming events...then visit our Facebook page and follow us on Tw...
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(Posted on: 10/16/09) Popular!
Open Access week 10/19-10/23
Open-access (OA) literature is digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions
OA is compatible with copyright, peer review, r...
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Diversity Posters @ the Science Library
(Posted on: 9/21/09) Popular!MAKING EXCELLENCE INCLUSIVE
A UCR Diversity Certificate Program
Poster Project
on display at the UCR Science Library
September 21-December 14, 2009
Posters from the members of the fir...
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Link+ Service no longer available
(Posted on: 9/10/09) Popular!As of September 11th 2009, the UCR Libraries will no longer participate in the Link+ consortium. We have made this difficult decision as a cost savings in view of the current fiscal crisis.
Please ...
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UCR Libraries closed Sept. 10: 8am-2pm
(Posted on: 9/2/09) Popular!The UCR Libraries will be closed for a half day on Thursday, September 10, 2009, from 8:00A.M, to 2:00P.M. to accommodate our annual Library Planning Retreat. This includes the Rivera, Science, Multim...
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(Posted on: 8/19/09) Popular!
The UCR Libraries are now offering reference services via Twitter.
Twitter is a free Web-based social networking and micro-blogging service that allows users to send and receive me...
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(Posted on: 7/1/09) Popular!
UC Campuses to Evaluate Scopus
The University of California community will be trialing Scopus, a large, multidisciplinary research database, through December, 2010. Scopus was develop...
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Patriotic Collection: new exhibit in Rivera lobby
(Posted on: 6/29/09) Popular!Patriotic Collection by Sherri Anderson, Library Facilities/Receiving
(Part of the cycle UCR Librarians as Collectors)
...
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(Posted on: 6/17/09) Popular!
Looking for a great summer read? Browse our Leisure Reading Collection.
UCR students, staff and faculty can now find literary fiction, scien...
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Reference Librarianship 2.0: Twitter and Facebook- June 10th Forum
(Posted on: 6/2/09) Popular!...
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2009 Petko Student Book Collection Awards Ceremony
(Posted on: 6/2/09) Popular!
Adam Repán Petko
(1896-1995)
Please join us in celebration of the winners of the 2009 Adam Repán Petko Memorial Stu...
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Rivera & Science Libraries Open 24 Hours during Finals!
(Posted on: 6/1/09) Popular! Rivera & Science Libraries Open 24 Hours during Spring Quarter Finals!
Thanks to a partnership between the UCR Libraries and the Associated Students of the University of California Riverside ...
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INFOMINE Maintenance 4:30pm-5:30pm
(Posted on: 5/14/09) Popular!INFOMINE will be down for about an hour starting at 4:30 p.m. PST for system improvements. We apologize for the inconvenience
...
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Children's Literature on Display
(Posted on: 5/12/09) Popular!
Children’s Literature on Display
Just in time for Children’s Book Week, May 11-17, titles from the 2009 Notable Children’s Books list from the Association for Library Service ...
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Science Fiction Exhibit in Special Collections
(Posted on: 5/10/09) Popular!
LIBRARIANS AS COLLECTORS - a new exhibit
at SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, RIVERA LIBRARY, 4th floor
Julia D. Ree:
TO BOLDLY GO... THE ART OF COLLECTING STAR TREK MEMORAB...
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Librarians as collectors: Julia Ree's Star Trek collection featured in Press-Enterprise
(Posted on: 5/7/09) Popular!...
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Trick out My Firefox Browser Using Add-ons Workshop: April 30 @ 11:40am
(Posted on: 4/24/09) Popular!...
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Leisure Reading Collection Dedication, April 14th, 2009
(Posted on: 4/13/09) Popular!...
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April 24: Tomás Rivera Conference
(Posted on: 4/10/09) Popular!TOMÁS RIVERA 22nd ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2009
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...
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(Posted on: 4/8/09) Popular!
20,000 Springer electronic books now available!
The University of California Libraries have purchased nearly every Springer ebook published in En...
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Special Collections & Archives honors writer B. Traven
(Posted on: 3/23/09) Popular!To honor the writer B. Traven, who died 40 years ago on March 26, 1969, UCR Libraries Special Collections & Archives announces its new website: The B. Traven Collections.
This gateway to the fi...
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Cookbooks In My Kitchen: Rivera Exhibit
(Posted on: 3/9/09) Popular!
The second in the cycle of exhibits "UCR Librarians As Collectors" is COOKBOOKS IN MY KITCHEN: A WORKING COLLECTION, designed by Ann Frenkel; the exhibit can be viewed in the lobby of Ri...
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Science Library Closed, Saturday Feb. 21, 2009
(Posted on: 2/12/09) Popular!
SCIENCE LIBRARY CLOSED, FEB. 21
...
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Watch the Inauguration in the Libraries
(Posted on: 1/16/09) Popular!
Don't have time to brave the crowds at the Commons? Come watch the 2009 historic Presidential Inauguration at the UCR Libraries. Or relax at your desk and watch online.
Location...
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Libraries Closed Mon. Jan. 19th
(Posted on: 1/16/09) Popular!The UCR Libraries will be closed on Monday, January 19th, 2009 for the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday. ...
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March 1: Student SF Short Story Contest Submission Deadline!
(Posted on: 1/15/09) Popular!UCR Rivera Library Special Collections
in collaboration with the North American Jules Verne Society
announces
The 2009 Eaton Science Fiction Conference:
EXTRAORDINARY VOYAGES - JULES VERNE...
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(Posted on: 1/8/09) Popular!
Ever find yourself writing papers during the wee hours of the morning?
Starting January 20th, librarians will be available to help you during those late-night sessions 24 hours a ...
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Libraries Winter Holiday Closure
(Posted on: 12/16/08) Popular!All UCR Libraries will be closed from December 24, 2008 through January 1, 2009 as part of the campus-wide Winter Holiday Closure.
All libraries will reopen January 2.
Hours
The Library Hours...
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2009 Student Book Collection Competition: DEADLINE EXTENDED
(Posted on: 12/3/08) Popular!...
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(Posted on: 12/2/08) Popular!
There are fewer than 29 reading days left to enjoy complete, unlimited and unfettered access to the entire SpringerLink electronic book library while on campus or using one of our "Connect f...
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PRINT A BROADSIDE: Book Arts Class at Special Collections
(Posted on: 11/21/08) Popular!PRINT A BROADSIDE:
Book Arts Class at Special Collections starts January 2nd, 2009
CRWT 186A: Beginning Book Arts: (4 credits) Lectu...
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Scotty Unavailable Tuesday Morning
(Posted on: 10/31/08) Popular!Due to routine maintenance, The UCR Libraries Catalog (SCOTTY) will be unavailable:
Tuesday, November 4, 2008 from 8am-10am
We apologize for the inconvenience. To find books in the UCR Libraries...
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K-8 Instructional Materials Available for Public Comment
(Posted on: 10/21/08) Popular! K-8 Reading/Language Arts–English-Language Development Instructional Materials Available for Public Review in the UCR Rivera Library
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell ...
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Bookbinding tools donation ceremony
(Posted on: 10/20/08) Popular!
Donation ceremony of tools and materials of the Master Rare Book Restorer, Max Adjarian
Thursday, October 30, 2008, 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Special Collections & Archives
4th F...
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Asian Film Festival Comes to UC Riverside
(Posted on: 10/17/08) Popular!The San Diego Asian Film Festival, currently in its 9th year, has offered the opportunity to view contemporary Asian and Asian American media productions through a series of screenings. Now, for...
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(Posted on: 9/30/08) Popular!
Banned Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read is observed during the last week of September each year. Observed since 1982, the annual event reminds Americans not to take t...
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(Posted on: 9/19/08) Popular!
The Music Library will reopen to the public on Monday, September 22, 2008 with access as usual to the music collections and services. Public computers and printing will be available for u...
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The Libraries will be closed 9/11/08- See exceptions
(Posted on: 9/10/08) Popular!The UCR Libraries will be closed on Thursday, September 11, 2008, from 8:00A.M, to 5:00P.M. to accommodate our annual Library Planning Retreat. This includes Rivera, Media, Music, and Palm Desert Libr...
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Check out our Summer Workshops!
(Posted on: 7/15/08) Popular! Register for a Summer 2008 Workshop!
The UCR Libraries offer hands-on workshops on a wide range of topics every quarter. These one-hour workshops are open to UCR students, staff, and facu...
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Changes to UC Digital Image Services
(Posted on: 6/11/08) Popular!
The California Digital Library is moving some of the UC-owned and UC-licensed collections from Insight to ARTstor, while access to other collections will be reverting to UC Web sites. With rapid...
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Congratulations to the 5th Annual Petko Award Prize Winners
(Posted on: 6/11/08) Popular!
Student Book Collection Competition main page
WINNERS
2008 STUDENT BOOK COLLECTION COMPETITION
...
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Print Journal Cancellation Project
(Posted on: 5/9/08) Popular!Budget and space planning for future years for the UCR Libraries is now underway to forge new and sustainable models to adequately support the UCR information environment. Annual subscription co...
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Job hunting? Company research to get a competitive edge
(Posted on: 4/23/08) Popular!You landed an interview, now what?
Find out how to research potential employers using library business databases.
Thursday, April...
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TODAY @ 3:00 PM - Baseball In Fiction with Andy McCue - Special Collections Rivera Library 4th Floor
(Posted on: 4/22/08) Popular!...
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Earth Week Exhibits @ the Science Library
(Posted on: 4/21/08) Popular!
Celebrate Earth Week 2008 by exploring several exhibits that promote conservation, sustainability, recycling, alternative energy sources and transportation. These exhibits will be on display in th...
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Celebrating National Library Week, April 13-19!
(Posted on: 4/14/08) Popular!
Join the UCR Libraries in celebrating National Library Week by stopping by the exhibit featuring Books That Changed the World in the Tómas Rivera Library lobby. Brows...
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Sign up for Library Workshops - Spring 2008
(Posted on: 3/27/08) Popular!The UCR Libraries offer hands-on workshops on a wide range of topics every quarter. These one-hour workshops are open to UCR students, staff, and faculty. Registration is encouraged, but not not requi...
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Book Collecting Workshop - April 2, 2008
(Posted on: 3/19/08) Popular!
Book Collecting Workshop
in association with the
Adam Repán Petko Memorial Student Book Collection Competition
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
1 - 2 p.m.
Rivera Library - Ro...
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ProQuest Interface Resources Down Performing System Maintenance
(Posted on: 2/16/08) Popular!
The following products will be unavailable during this time:
ProQuest interface products, ProQuest Historical Newspapers (traditional and graphical K12 interface), American Periodicals Series Thi...
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Scitation/APS unavailable due to system maintenance.
(Posted on: 2/16/08) Popular!
Database maintenance will be performed on Saturday, February 16, 2008 from 7:00 am until approximately 9:15 pm (PST), affecting some Scitation features and services. Full service will be restored af...
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Visiting Scholar Lecture: Dr. Adam Morton on Mexico - Jan 23
(Posted on: 1/17/08) Popular!Guest Lecture Dr. Adam Morton
University of Nottingham (UK), First Recipient of the Latin American Perspectives Fellowship Endowment to travel to UCR Libraries Latin American Collections
Ad...
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The 2008 Tuskegee Airmen Celebration - Feb. 9, 2008
(Posted on: 1/6/08) Popular!The University of California Riverside Libraries and the SCMEB Foundation cordially invite you to the 4th annual celebration in honor of the Tuskegee Airmen and Airwomen
2008 Theme - "Tuskegee ...
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Sign up for Library Workshops - Winter 2008
(Posted on: 1/4/08) Popular!The UCR Libraries offer hands-on workshops on a wide range of topics every quarter. These one-hour workshops are open to UCR students, staff, and faculty. Registration is encouraged, but not not requi...
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(Posted on: 1/3/08) Popular!
Sign Up for a Bio 5A Library Exercise Session.
Each session lasts approximately 1.5 hours and is worth 25 points towards your lab grade. Sessions fill up quickly, so sign up soon!
...
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2008 Adam Repán Petko Memorial Student Book Collection Competition
(Posted on: 12/3/07) Popular!
The
UCR
Libraries
Graduate
Prize
$400
Present the 2008
Adam Repán Petko
Memorial
Student
Book...
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Trial: Current Protocols in Stem Cell Biology
(Posted on: 11/27/07) Popular!A trial/sneak preview of Current Protocols in Stem Cell Biology will be available through December 31, 2007
This full-text resource includes:
Embryonic Stem Cells - methods for isolation o...
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Academic Integrity Exhibits: Avoiding Plagiarism
(Posted on: 11/13/07) Popular!Learn how to avoid academic misconduct, dishonest activities that may distort student academic records. Plagiarism, a type of academic misconduct, includes copying, piracy, using another's words or id...
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EndNote Basics Workshop today - 1pm - Rivera Library Rm. 140
(Posted on: 10/30/07) Popular!EndNote Basics - Sign UP
Tuesday, October 30, 1 pm
Rivera Library, Room 140 - Instructor: Lulu Wang
Learn how to import citations and create bibliographies...
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(Posted on: 9/26/07) Popular!
Sign Up for a Bio 5A Library Exercise Session.
Each session lasts approximately 1.5 hours and is worth 25 points towards your lab grade. Sessions fill up quickly, so sign up soon!
...
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Sign up for Library Workshops - Fall 2007
(Posted on: 9/24/07) Popular!The UCR Libraries offer hands-on workshops on a wide range of topics every quarter. These one-hour workshops are open to UCR students, staff, and faculty. Registration is...
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(Posted on: 9/20/07) Popular!
Welcome to the UCR Libraries for the 2007 - 2008 Academic Year!
The UCR Libraries are excited to bring you a host of new services and resources to support your study needs and academic success....
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Connecting to UCR Libraries Resources from Off-Campus
(Posted on: 9/20/07) Popular!The campus provides two ways to access the Libraries' resources when you are away from campus: Client VPN and WebVPN. (Eligibility)
Client VPN
Compatible with any browser and more...
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The Libraries will be closed 9/6/2007
(Posted on: 8/28/07) Popular!The UCR Libraries will be closed on Thursday, September 6, 2007, from 8:00A.M, to 5:00P.M. to accommodate our annual Library Planning Retreat. This includes Rivera, Media, Music, and Palm Desert Libra...
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2008 Eaton Science Fiction Conference: "Chronicling Mars" - May 16-18, 2008
(Posted on: 8/1/07) Popular!
A conference at the world's largest Science Fiction collection May 16-18, 2008
The Eaton Science Fiction Conference is returning to UC Riverside, the home of J. Lloyd Eaton Colle...
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Sign up for Summer Bridge Library Sessions
(Posted on: 7/31/07) Popular!Summer Bridge Library Sessions
August 13 through August 17
Sign up for a Library session at
Rivera Library, room 140
or
Science Library, room 122
Plea...
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Sign up for Library Summer Institute 2007 Workshops
(Posted on: 7/9/07) Popular!Workshops
The Libraries at UCR offer hands-on workshops on a wide range of topics every quarter. These one-hour workshops are open to UCR students, staff, and faculty. Registration ...
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Endowed Leisure Reading Collection to be established at the UCR Libraries
(Posted on: 6/23/07) Popular!
Leisure Reading Collection to Debut at UCR Libraries
Alum Eddie Allen establishes a $50,000 endowment to support a new collection in the Tomás Rivera Library.
RIVERSIDE, Calif....
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2007 Adam Repan Petko - Student Book Collection Competition - List of Gift Books
(Posted on: 5/24/07) Popular!Student Book Collection Competition
Special thanks to the, University of California Press, for contributing these gift books.
See also eScholarship Editions for other online book available f...
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Congratulations to the 4th Annual Petko Award Prize Winners
(Posted on: 5/24/07) Popular!
2007 WINNERS STUDENT BOOK COLLECTION COMPETITION
Webcast: Get Flash to see the webcast.
...
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(Posted on: 5/4/07) Popular!
Dear Campus Community:
UCR's Libraries and Computing & Communications (C&C) are pleased to announce the availability of a web enabled Virtual Private Network service known as WebVPN. ...
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(Posted on: 4/26/07) Popular!
Gregory Benford, the award-winning science fiction writer and acclaimed physicist, will be on campus as the first Science Fiction Writer-in-Residence at the J. Lloyd Eaton Collection of Scienc...
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Science Fiction Writer-in-Residence at the UCR Libraries
(Posted on: 4/16/07) Popular!
Gregory Benford, the award-winning science fiction writer and acclaimed physicist, will be on campus as the first Science Fiction Writer-in-Residence at the J. Lloyd Eaton Collection of Scienc...
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Spring 2007 Library Workshop Series
(Posted on: 4/2/07) Popular!Workshops
The Libraries at UCR offer hands-on workshops on a wide range of topics every quarter. These one-hour workshops are open to UCR students, staff, and faculty. Registration i...
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Western Region Tuskegee Airmen Archive 2007 Celebration
(Posted on: 1/10/07) Popular!
The University of California Riverside Libraries
and
the SCMEB Foundation
Cordially invite you to a celebration
in honor of the awarding of
The Congressional Gol...
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Library Workshop Series - Sign up now!
(Posted on: 1/5/07) Popular!
The following one hour workshops are available at the UCR libraries. To reserve your place and help us plan, we encourage you to register on the class signup sheet.
Da...
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(Posted on: 1/4/07) Popular!
Sign Up for a Bio 5A Library Exercise Session.
Each session lasts approximately 1.5 hours and is worth 25 points towards your lab grade. Sessions fill up quickly, so sign up soon!
...
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(Posted on: 12/21/06) Popular!
Library Hours and Services December 23, 2006 - January 1, 2007
The UCR Libraries wish you a safe and happy Winter Break.
...
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CAB/Agricola Workshops in January
(Posted on: 12/8/06) Popular!
For Faculty, Grads, Upper Level Undergrads. Of value to all interested in Entomology, Plant Sciences, Agronomy, Horticultural Sciences, and Soils, among others.
Learn how to search the w...
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(Posted on: 11/16/06) Popular!
Help! We need your feedback! The University Libraries occasionally obtains trials to electronic resources and publications. We are seeking feedback on possible resources to purchase. Please se...
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2007 Adam Repán Petko Memorial Student Book Collection Competition
(Posted on: 10/30/06) Popular!
The
UCR
Libraries
Graduate
Prize
$400
Present the 2007
Adam Repán Petko
Memorial
Student
Book...
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Online Reference - Ask a UC Librarian
(Posted on: 10/28/06) Popular!Ask a UC librarian is going LIVE! Get help from a UC reference librarian without going to the library!
The UCR Libraries have joined other University of California campuses (...
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Sign up for Library Workshop Series - Fall 2006
(Posted on: 10/4/06) Popular!The following one hour workshops are available at the UCR libraries. To reserve your place and help us plan, we encourage you to register on the class signup sheet.
Dates / L...
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Extended Hours for Music and Media Libraries
(Posted on: 9/27/06) Popular!The Music and Media Libraries will now have expanded hours starting September 28, 2006. The Music and Media Libraries will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. t...
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How to Access E-Reserves Workshop: Oct. 4 & 5
(Posted on: 9/26/06) Popular!How to Access E-Reserves is part of the Fall 2006 Library Workshop Series.
Date: Wednesday, October 4, 2006
Time: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Date: Thursd...
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Libraries Closed Thursday 9/14
(Posted on: 9/11/06) Popular!
The UCR Libraries will be closed on Thursday, September 14, 2006, from 8:00a.m, to 5:00p.m. to accommodate our annual Library Planning Retreat. This includes Rivera, Science, Media, Music, and Pal...
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(Posted on: 9/5/06) Popular!
Science of Synthesis Training
Please join us for a 90 minute introductory training session to Thieme's Science of Synthesis led by Michael Poynter, an associate from Thieme's New York Office.
To...
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Library Workshop Series - Summer Institute 2006
(Posted on: 7/5/06) Popular!
Library Workshop Series - Summer Institute 2006 (July 13, 2006 - August 24, 2006)
Learn about the latest library databases and services available at the UCR libraries. The Library is ...
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Adam Repan Petko - Student Book Collection Competition - List of Gift Books
(Posted on: 6/8/06) Popular!Student Book Collection Competition
Special thanks to Hannah Love, University of California Press, for contributing these gift books.
See also eScholarship Editions for other online book av...
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Congratulations to the 3rd Annual Petko Award Prize Winners
(Posted on: 6/7/06) Popular!
2006 WINNERS STUDENT BOOK COLLECTION COMPETITION
On Tuesday, June 6, 2006 the UCR Libraries held the 3r...
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Bio 30 Posters on Display in the Science Library
(Posted on: 6/6/06) Popular!
As you walk into the Science Library you will notice 21 posters created by students in Biology 30, a course titled Human Reproduction and Sexual Behavior. Out of a possible 242 posters, those ...
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(Posted on: 5/8/06) Popular!
Chris Abani is an Associate Professor at University of California, Riverside, and a professor in the MFA Program at Antioch University in Los Angeles. A Middleton Fellow at the University...
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Gary Young, No Other Life - April 26, 2006
(Posted on: 4/17/06) Popular!Gary Young is a poet and artist whose books include Hands, The Dream of a Moral Life, Days, Braver Deeds (winner of the Peregrine Smith Poetry Prize) and No Other Life, which won the William Carlos Wi...
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UCR Libraries Launch New Scotty Catalog Design
(Posted on: 4/12/06) Popular!
Dear Faculty, Students and Staff Colleagues,
UCR Libraries launch new Scotty Catalog design!
On Wednesday April 12, 2006 the UC Riverside Libraries launched a new design of the SCO...
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You Be the Judge Library Workshop - April 11
(Posted on: 4/7/06) Popular! You Be the Judge is part of the Spring 2006 Library Workshop Series. Date: Tuesday, April, 11, 2006 Time: 2 p.m. Location: Rivera Library - Room 140...
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NOTICE: Scotty Catalog UNAVAILABLE 6:00 - 8:00 AM, Wed., April 12th, 2006
(Posted on: 4/7/06) Popular!New Scotty Design Debuts Wed. April 12, 2006!
Scotty will be down between 6am - 8am, Wed. April 12, 2006 for maintenance....
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Library Workshop Series - Spring 2006
(Posted on: 3/29/06) Popular!
The following one hour workshops are available at the UCR libraries. To reserve your place and help us plan, we encourage you to register on the class signup sheet.
Dates and Locations:
Tues...
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ACS journals currently unavailable ! !
(Posted on: 3/10/06) Popular!The American Chemical Society online journals are unavailable. When users try to access an article, instead of being recognized as subscribers, they are given a login prompt and are offered an oppor...
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Western Region Tuskegee Airmen Archive Dedication
(Posted on: 2/16/06) Popular!
The University of California Riverside Libraries and the SCMEB Foundation
Announce the formal dedication and ribbon cutting of
The Western Region Tuskegee Airmen Archive A component of a nat...
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Endnote Basics Library Workshop - February 21
(Posted on: 2/14/06) Popular!EndNote Basics is part of the Winter 2006 Library Workshop Series. Date: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 Time: 3 p.m. Location: Rivera Library - Room 140 (...
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You Be the Judge Library Workshop - February 9
(Posted on: 1/31/06) Popular!You Be the Judge is part of the Winter 2006 Library Workshop Series. Date: Thursday, February 9, 2006 Time: 10 a.m. Location: Rivera Library - Room 140&nbs...
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"From Serious to Sexy: Utopia from Thomas More to Denis Veiras" Feb. 7
(Posted on: 1/27/06) Popular!The 2006 Thomas More Lecture Tuesday, February 7, 2006 ˜ 3:15 – 4:30 PM "From Serious to Sexy: Utopia from Thomas More to Denis Veiras" at Special Collections ™ Rivera Library University of C...
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2006 Adam Repan Petko Student Book Collection Competition
(Posted on: 1/26/06) Popular!
The
UCR
Libraries
Graduate
Prize
$400
Present the 2006
Adam Repán Petko
Memorial
Student
Book...
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Library Workshop Series - Winter 2006
(Posted on: 1/12/06) Popular!The following one hour workshops are available at the UCR libraries. To reserve your place and help us plan, we encourage you to register on the class signup sheet.
Dates and Locations:
...
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Discover Rivera Library Workshop - January 26
(Posted on: 1/12/06) Popular!Discover Rivera Library is part of the Winter 2006 Library Workshop Series. Date: Thursday, January, 26, 2006 Time: 2 p.m. Location: Rivera Library - Room 140 (...
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(Posted on: 1/5/06) Popular!
Sign up here for a Bio 5A Library Exercise Session.
Each session lasts approximately 1.5 hours, and is worth 25 points towards your lab grade. Sessions fill up quickly, so si...
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Cross-search or cross-eyed? Using Web of Knowledge Efficiently Workshop - Dec 02
(Posted on: 11/18/05) Popular!Cross-search or cross-eyed? Using Web of Knowledge Efficiently is part of the Fall 2005 Library Workshop Series.
Date: Friday, December 2, 2005
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Location: Science Library...
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Just Added! Discover Rivera Library Workshop - Nov 22
(Posted on: 11/17/05) Popular!Discover Rivera Library is part of the Fall 2005 Library Workshop Series. Date: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 Time: 3 p.m. Location: Rivera Library - Room 140 (...
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Zoological Record & Biosis on Web of Knowledge Workshop - Nov 18
(Posted on: 11/15/05) Popular!New in the Life Sciences: Zoological Record & Biosis on Web of Knowledge is part of the Fall 2005 Library Workshop Series. Date: Friday, November 18, 2005 Time: 3:00 p.m. Location: Science Libra...
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UCR Faculty Publications Exhibition Opening Celebration Tea - Nov. 9
(Posted on: 11/7/05) Popular!The UCR Libraries Special Collection Department
Invites You to a Tea to Celebrate the Opening of the Third Annual
UCR Faculty Publications Exhibition
When: November 9, 2005
Time: 2 - 4 p.m.
Wher...
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Your Library Online Workshop - Dec. 1
(Posted on: 10/31/05) Popular!Your Library Online is part of the Fall 2005 Library Workshop Series. Date: Thursday, December 1, 2005 Time: 2 p.m. Location: Rivera Library - Room 140 (...
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You be the Judge on Nov 1. (Learn how to Evaluate Internet sources) - ~ 10:00
(Posted on: 10/31/05) Popular!...
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Finding Highly Cited Journals Using Journal Citation Reports Workshop - Nov. 16
(Posted on: 10/31/05) Popular!Finding Highly Cited Journals Using Journal Citation Reports Online is part of the Fall 2005 Library Workshop Series.
Date: Wednesday, November 16, 2005
Time: 11 ...
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Science Databases 1-2-3 Workshop - October 28
(Posted on: 10/21/05) Popular!Science Databases 1-2-3 is part of the Fall 2005 Library Workshop Series. Date: Friday, October 28, 2005 Time: 10:00 a.m. Location: Science Library - Room 122 (view...
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Library Workshop Series - Fall 2005
(Posted on: 10/21/05) Popular!The following one hour workshops are available at the UCR libraries. To reserve your place and help us plan, we encourage you to register on the class signup sheet.
Dates and Locations:
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Welcome Week Student Raffle Winners Announced!
(Posted on: 10/18/05) Popular! The winners in the first UCR Libraries Raffle for Welcome Week are listed below. Thanks to all the participants for stopping by the Libraries table; we hope you picked up some useful informatio...
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Endnote Basics Workshop - November 3
(Posted on: 10/17/05) Popular!Endnote Basics is part of the Fall 2005 Library Workshop Series. Date: Thursday, November 3, 2005 Time: 2 p.m. Location: Rivera Library - Room 140 (...
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MLA International Bibliography Workshop - November 2
(Posted on: 10/17/05) Popular!MLA International Bibliography is part of the Fall 2005 Library Workshop Series. Date: Wednesday, November 2, 2005 Time: 2 p.m. Location: Rivera Library - Room 140 (...
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What is Google Scholar? Library Workshop - October 20
(Posted on: 10/3/05) Popular!What is Google Scholar? is part of the Fall 2005 Library Workshop Series. Date: Thursday, October 20, 2005 Time: 2 p.m. Location: Rivera Library - Room 140 (...
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Discover Rivera Library Workshop - October 12
(Posted on: 9/22/05) Popular!Discover Rivera Library is part of the Fall 2005 Library Workshop Series. Date: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 Time: 2 p.m. Location: Rivera Library - Room 140 (...
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H-ITT Classroom Response System Workshop - September 7
(Posted on: 9/6/05) Popular!H-ITT Classroom Response System Workshop is part of the Library Summer Institute workshops being offered this summer. Date: Wednesday, September 7, 2005 Time: 10:00 a.m. Location: ...
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PubMed Workshop - September 13
(Posted on: 9/6/05) Popular!PubMed is part of the Library Summer Institute workshops being offered this summer. Date: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 Time: 11:30 a.m. Location: Science Library - Room 122 &nb...
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Cited Reference Searching Workshop - September 8
(Posted on: 8/25/05) Popular!Cited Reference Searching is part of the Library Summer Institute workshops being offered this summer. Date: Thursday, September 8, 2005 Time: 11:00 a.m. Location: Science Library ...
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Scotty will be Down Briefly on 8/25 at 5:00pm
(Posted on: 8/25/05) Popular!Scotty will be down for maintenance on August 25th for a short time starting at 5pm . We do not expect that the system will have to be down for more than 20 minutes, but in the meantime, you a...
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The New Face of BIOSIS Workshop - September 6
(Posted on: 8/23/05) Popular!The New Face of BIOSIS is part of the Library Summer Institute workshops being offered this summer. Date: Tuesday, September 6, 2005 Time: 11:00 a.m. Location: Science Library - Ro...
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Keyword Search Unavailable in Scotty Today
(Posted on: 8/19/05) Popular!Due to system upgrades, the Keyword search function will not work in Scotty on Thursday and Friday the 18th and 19th of August. During that time, the other search options (e.g. Title, Author and Su...
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Author Series - Michelle Bloom, Waxworks: A Cultural Obsession - Oct 19
(Posted on: 8/17/05) Popular! October 19, 2005: Michelle Bloom, Associate Professor, Department of Comparative Literature/French & Director of UCR's Comparative Literature Program. "Her first book, Waxworks: A Cultural Obse...
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Map Collection Tour - August 30
(Posted on: 8/17/05) Popular!Map Collection Tour is part of the Library Summer Institute workshops being offered this summer. Date: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 Time: 2:00 p.m. Location: Science Library - Map...
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Online Chemical Resources Workshop - August 30
(Posted on: 8/17/05) Popular! Online Chemical Resources is part of the Library Summer Institute workshops being offered this summer. Date: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 Time: 11:00 a.m. Location: Science Library - Room 122 (view...
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Advanced Searching Workshop - August 16
(Posted on: 8/10/05) Popular!Advanced Searching is part of the Library Summer Institute workshops being offered this summer.
Date: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 Time: 11:00 a.m. Location: Science Library - Room 122&nbs...
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Using GeoRef, Water Resources Abstracts, and Earthquake Engrng Abstracts - Aug 9
(Posted on: 8/3/05) Popular!Using GeoRef, Water Resources Abstracts, and Earthquake Engineering Abstracts is part of the Library Summer Institute workshops being offered this summer.
Date: Tuesday, August 9, 2005 Time:&...
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EndNote Basics Workshop - August 2
(Posted on: 7/28/05) Popular!
EndNote Basics is part of the Library Summer Institute workshops being offered this summer.
Date: Tuesday, August 2, 2005 Time: 11:00 a.m. Location: Science Library - Room 122 ...
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ABI/INFORM Global Discontinued
(Posted on: 7/25/05) Popular!The UC Business/Economics bibliographer group, after comparing and evaluating content in ProQuest's ABI/INFORM Global and EBSCO's Business Source Premier databases, recommended a transition to the EBS...
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Automatic Updates Workshop - July 26
(Posted on: 7/20/05) Popular!Automatic Updates is part of the Library Summer Institute workshops being offered this summer.
Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2005
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Science Library - Room 122 ...
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UC Riverside Science Fiction Trove Winning Literary War of the Worlds
(Posted on: 7/18/05) Popular!J. Lloyd Eaton Collection “Premier” in United States, Largest on Planet
(July 15, 2005)
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (www.ucr.edu) -- The interplanetary conflict of Spielberg’s current movie blockbuste...
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The New Face of BIOSIS - July 19
(Posted on: 7/12/05) Popular!The New Face of BIOSIS is part of the Library Summer Institute workshops being offered this summer.
Date: Tuesday, July 19, 2005
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Science Library, Room 1...
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Library Workshop Series - Summer Institute 2005
(Posted on: 7/12/05) Popular! Library Workshop Series - Summer Institute 2005 (July 19, 2005 - September 13, 2005)
Learn about the latest library databases and services available at the UCR libraries. We are offering the...
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iVia Receives Major Computer Science Award
(Posted on: 6/20/05) Popular!Library Program Receives Major Computer Science Award iVia, which powers INFOMINE, received a national award for its ability to evaluate information for Internet search tools. (June 19, 2005) RI...
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New Citation Linker forms powered by UC-eLinks
(Posted on: 6/7/05) Popular!UC-eLinks'
helps you find articles, books, book chapters, dissertation, government documents, videos, etc. and connects you directly to REQUEST materials via Interlibrary Loan (ILL) ...
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Lecture: Promoting and Supporting a Set of Core Values Around Diversity
(Posted on: 5/18/05) Popular!Librarians Association of the University of California - Riverside (LAUC-R), Committee on Cultural Diversity and the Office of the University Librarian presents:
Promoting and Supporting a Set of Co...
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Adam Repan Petko - Student Book Collection Competition - List of Gift Books
(Posted on: 5/4/05) Popular!
Student Book Collection Competition
Special thanks to Camille Crittenden, University of California Press, for contributing these gift books.
See also eScholarship Editions for other online...
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Petko Award Prize Winners - 2005
(Posted on: 5/4/05) Popular!Student Book Collection Competition
Photo by Michael Elderman
(left to right) Dr. Melissa Conway - Head, Special Colle...
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Congratulations to the 2nd Annual Petko Award Prize Winners
(Posted on: 5/4/05) Popular!
2005 WINNERS STUDENT BOOK COLLECTION COMPETITION
On Tuesday, May 3, 2005 the UCR Libraries held the 2nd Annu...
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(Posted on: 4/19/05) Popular!
Using Scotty, the online catalog, books, and databases are the themes of the first UCR Libraries' Haiku contest.
Students in Dr. Catherine Allgor's History 001: The Hi...
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(Posted on: 4/7/05) Popular!
Voluntary workshop providing hands on experience searching PsycINFO, Web of Science Social Science Citation Index and answers to almost any library research question. Current enrollment in PSYC_012 is...
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Online Chat Reference Extended
(Posted on: 4/3/05) Popular!
Ask a librarian LIVE has been extended by popular demand! Chat with a Reference Librarian during the Spring Quarter 2005 from 6-9 p.m., Sunday through Thursday.
The UC...
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Library Workshop Series - Spring 2005
(Posted on: 3/2/05) Popular!
Library Workshop Series - Spring 2005 (March 28, 2005 - June 3, 2005)
Learn about the latest library databases and services available at the UCR libraries. We are offering the ...
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(Posted on: 2/23/05) Popular!
Have you noticed the three panel mural installed in the Science Library? The work, created by Eliseo Art Silva, depicts the heritage of UCR and highlights student activism and advocacy...
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A Man for All Seasons: Sir Thomas More and His Times in Film
(Posted on: 2/2/05) Popular!
The 2005 Thomas More Lecture
"A Man for All Seasons: Sir Thomas More and His Times in Film" at Special Collections ™ Rivera Library University of California
Nancy Douglas
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Black History Month Celebration
(Posted on: 1/27/05) Popular! The SCMEB Foundation and The University of California Riverside Libraries
will hold a Black History Month Celebration
to honor the contributions of the
TUSKEGEE AIRMEN
and to inaugurate the esta...
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2nd Annual Adam Repan Petko - Student Book Collection Competition
(Posted on: 1/21/05) Popular!
The
UCR
Libraries
Graduate
Prize
$400
present the second
Adam Repan Petko
Student
Book
Collec...
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Online Chat Reference NOW Available
(Posted on: 1/10/05) Popular!
Ask a librarian is now going LIVE! Chat with a Reference Librarian during Winter Quarter 2005 from 6-9 p.m., Sunday through Thursday.
The UCR Libraries have joined with the other southern...
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Library Workshop Series - Winter 2005
(Posted on: 1/5/05) Popular!
Library Workshop Series - Winter 2005 (January 3, 2005 - March 5, 2005)
Learn about the latest library databases and services available at the UCR libraries. We are offering the ...
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UCR Libraries' Author Series: 2004-2005
(Posted on: 1/4/05) Popular!The UCR Libraries’ Author Series presentations will be held at 3:15-4:30 p.m. in the Tomás Rivera Library, Special Collections and are free and open to the public. The roster for the Series is a...
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(Posted on: 1/3/05) Popular!
Biology 5A Library Exercise
Sign up here for a Bio 5A Library Exercise Session. Each session lasts approximately 1.5 hours, and is worth 30 points towards your lab grade. Sessions fill up ...
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Good Bye Current Contents, Hello Web of Knowledge/Web of Science.
(Posted on: 12/2/04) Popular!The Current Contents database will no longer be accessible as of January 1, 2005.
The Libraries staff recommends Web of Science as an excellent alternative, as Current Contents c...
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(Posted on: 10/1/04) Popular!
The 2003 Journal Citation Reports CD-ROMs are now available on the library network. As with the earlier editions, one must come to a library to use it. If you have any questions, plea...
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(Posted on: 9/24/04) Popular!
Biology 5A Library Exercise Sign up here for a Bio 5A Library Exercise Session. Each session lasts approximately 1.5 hours, and is worth 30 points towards your lab grade. Sessions fill up quickly, so...
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ANNOUNCEMENT: Special Library Hours September 21st
(Posted on: 9/16/04) Popular!All UCR faculty, staff and students, ANNOUNCEMENT!!! This is to share with you that the Rivera, Music, and Media libraries will be closed on Tuesday, September 21 to suppor...
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Library Workshop Series - Fall 2004
(Posted on: 8/31/04) Popular!
Library Workshop Series - Fall 2004 (September 20, 2004 - December 14, 2004)
Learn about the latest library databases and services available at the UCR libraries. We are offering the following 1-...
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(Posted on: 8/27/04) Popular!
Web of Science Intermediate/Advanced Training
Don Sechler, ISI trainer, will be coming to campus on Tuesday September 14, 2004 to offer two Web of Science intermediate/advanced training sessions. D...
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NOTICE: Scotty Catalog UNAVAILABLE Monday, Aug. 30th 9 AM - 1 PM
(Posted on: 8/24/04) Popular!NOTICE: The Scotty Library Catalog will be down for routine maintenance on Monday, August 30th between 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Search Melvyl®, the Catalog of the University of California Libraries, as an ...
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Orientation Impact on the Science Library
(Posted on: 6/25/04) Popular!Welcome New Students and Apologies for all the Excitement!
From July 2th through July 30th, 2004 new students will be coming to UCR for Bear Facts Orientation. As part of their schedules, st...
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(Posted on: 6/21/04) Popular!
Library Summer Institute (July 8, 2004 - Aug. 17, 2004) Learn about the latest library databases and services available at the UCR libraries. We are offering the following 1-hour workshops this Summe...
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(Posted on: 6/10/04) Popular!
Student Book Collection Competition
Petko Award Prize Winners
Mark Wright -...
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Congratulations to the Petko Award Prize Winners
(Posted on: 5/21/04) Popular! 2004 WINNERS STUDENT BOOK COLLECTION COMPETITION GRADUATE STUDENT PRIZE Mark Wright, D...
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Mergent Workshop (US company data) - May 19
(Posted on: 5/13/04) Popular!Come to the Rivera Library, Room 140 at 10 am to learn about Mergent, a newly acquired online business resource. Mergent provides in-depth U.S. company data covering more than 10,000 public companie...
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Awards Ceremony May 21st - Adam Repan Petko Student Book Collection Competition
(Posted on: 5/5/04) Popular!
The UCR Libraries
Announces the
Awards Ceremony for the
Adam Repan Petko
Student Book Collection Competition
...
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Elsevier Print Journal Cancellation Review, 2004
(Posted on: 4/16/04) Popular! Introductory Remarks: As you are aware, the UC Libraries recently completed negotiations for a 5-year licensing agreement with Elsevier for access to 1,200 journal titles in digital format (Science...
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TODAY Poetry Reading - “A Brief History of Punctuation” by Prof. Maurya Simon
(Posted on: 4/14/04) Popular! Maurya Simon, Chair and Professor of Creative Writing, will read from her books of poetry, Ghost Orchid (Red Hen Press, 2004) and A Brief History of Punctuation (Sutton Hoo Press, 2002). Simon is...
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Library Workshop Series - Signup now for 2 workshops on May 19th!
(Posted on: 4/13/04) Popular! Library Workshop Series - Spring 2004 (April 21, 2004 - May 19, 2004) Learn about the latest library databases and services available at the UCR libraries. We are offering the following 1-hour work...
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TODAY “Link between calorie restriction and longevity” by Dr. Stephen Spindler
(Posted on: 3/24/04) Popular! Stephen Spindler, Professor of Biochemistry, will speak on his intriguing research on the correlation between calorie restriction and longevity. Spindler asserts that the fewer the calorie...
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(Posted on: 3/9/04) Popular!
Current Elsevier Journal Titles In response to questions by faculty and others about current titles "lost" in the 2004 Elsevier contract, John Ober at the California Digital Library has created a web...
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Adam Repan Petko - Student Book Collection Competition
(Posted on: 3/4/04) Popular!
The
UCR
Libraries
Graduate
Prize
$400
announces the inauguration
of the first
Adam Repan Petko
Student
...
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Alan McHughen, Pandora�s Picnic Basket.
(Posted on: 2/18/04) Popular!
Dr. Alan McHughen, Professor of Botany and Plant Sciences, will speak on his book Pandora’s Picnic Basket: The Potential and Hazards of Genetically Modified Foods (Oxford University Press, 2000). Af...
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TODAY “Pandora’s Picnic Basket” by Dr. Alan McHughen
(Posted on: 2/18/04) Popular!
Alan McHughen, Professor of Botany and Plant Sciences, will speak on his book Pandora’s Picnic Basket: The Potential and Hazards of Genetically Modified Foods (Oxford University Press, ...
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Iqbal Pittalwala, Dear Paramount Pictures.
(Posted on: 1/21/04) Popular! Dr. Iqbal Pittalwala, former Campus Communications Officer for Science and Engineering at the Office of Marketing and Media Relations at UC Riverside, will read from his book of short stories Dear Pa...
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Cell Press Journals Now Online
(Posted on: 1/15/04) Popular! As part of the recently concluded license agreement with Elsevier, electronic access to nine journals from Cell Press has been activated. Links will appear in Scotty, MELVYL, and the CDL Directory w...
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Legacy of Cuban Poster Art - Fri., Dec. 5, 10-11:30am Science Library Rm240
(Posted on: 12/2/03) Popular!
December 5th ~~ Lincoln Cushing, Electronic Outreach Librarian, Institute of Industrial Relations, UC Berkeley. Title: The Legacy of Cuban Poster Art: The Graphic Explosion that Rocked the World. h...
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Thurs, Nov 20: Training on Social Science Databases and Georef
(Posted on: 11/19/03) Popular! On Thursday, November 20th, the UCR Libraries is offering training for on several core online research tools. These hour-long sessions will be held in the Rivera Library, Room 140. At 10:00 and 3:...
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Sharon Salinger, Taverns and Drinking in Early America
(Posted on: 11/19/03) Popular!
Dr. Sharon Salinger, a three-fold alumna of UCLA, is Chair of the Department of History at UC Riverside. Among her many awards and achievements, she is a past recipient of the Distinguished Teaching...
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GIS Day @ UCR - Wed., Nov. 19th
(Posted on: 11/6/03) Popular!
GIS Day @ UCR Wednesday, November 19th, 2003 10 am - 2 pm Map Collection - Science Library Ground Floor Poster Session, Presentations, Door Prizes, and Workshops offered by UCR Extension! If in...
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Grove Dictionary of Art - currently unavailable
(Posted on: 11/5/03) Popular!The electronic version of the Grove Dictionary of Art is currently unavailable. Until the problem is resolved, the 34 volume print version of the Grove Dictionary of Art is shelved on the 1st Floor i...
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TODAY - Library Workshop Series - ERIC / Tuesday, October 28, 2003 - 4:00 PM
(Posted on: 10/27/03) Popular!Learn how to search ERIC, the world’s largest source of educational material. Use ERIC to find journal articles, research papers, reports, conference proceedings, and more. Learn what an ERIC document...
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(Posted on: 10/10/03) Popular!
Author Amy Tam Discover the tricks of the trade! Learn how to search effectively and efficiently for articles, book chapters, and dissertations in literature, linguistics, film, and folklore. ...
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Cited Reference Workshop Thur., Oct. 9th
(Posted on: 10/2/03) Popular!A Cited Reference Searching Workshop using Web of Science for Faculty, Lecturers, Researchers, and Graduate Students Web of Science is not just for scientists! It is comprised of 3 citation da...
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John de Pillis, 777 Mathematical Conversation Starters
(Posted on: 10/1/03) Popular! After training as a commercial artist, John de Pillis earned a Mechanical Engineering degree from Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey. His interests in engineering led him to seek a ...
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(Posted on: 9/19/03) Popular!
Library Workshop Series - Fall 2003 (October 06, 2003 - December 01, 2003) Learn about the latest library databases and services available at the UCR libraries. We are offering the...
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Melvyl Profile users: Action needed
(Posted on: 7/24/03) Popular!If you currently have a Profile set up in the Melvyl catalog (to use the Update, Saved Lists, or Search History features), you will not be able to automatically transfer this information to the new v...
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UCR Libraries featured in Fiat Lux
(Posted on: 6/16/03) Popular! "UC Riverside’s libraries are the premier information resource between Los Angeles and Phoenix. With the coming of the 21st century [we] are retooling to continue to provide information in multipl...
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UCR Libraries' Author Series: 2003-2004
(Posted on: 5/29/03) Popular!The UCR Libraries’ Author Series presentations will be held at 3:15-4:30 p.m. in the Tomás Rivera Library, Special Collections and are free and open to the public. The roster for the Series is a...
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Meet the Author Series: Gregory Benford
(Posted on: 5/5/03) Popular!Dr. Gregory Benford is Professor of Physics at UC Irvine and the major writer of "hard" or science-based science fiction in the world today. He is the co-author of the novel Beyond the Fall of Night (...
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Meet the Author Series: Modesto & Dozier
(Posted on: 5/5/03) Popular!Mrs. JoMay Lubo Modesto is a business woman who has long been active in serving her home community of Cahuilla. She currently lives on Santa Rosa Mountain in Southern Riverside County, the land where ...
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$800,000 in Grants for California Newspaper Project
(Posted on: 4/11/03) Popular!
California Newspaper Project at UC Riverside Lands $800,000 In Grants to Complete Statewide Cataloging and Preservation Work. Tasks of Finding, Cataloging and Microfilming The State’s Newspapers i...
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Rare Edition of Sir Thomas More’s “Utopia”
(Posted on: 4/1/03) Popular!
Work that Launched Science Fiction Donated to UC Riverside Library Anonymous Donors Give Rare Edition of Thomas More’s “Utopia” to Special Collections See also, UCR News Release for more The Hig...
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Meet the Author Series: Margie Akin
(Posted on: 3/31/03) Popular!Dr. Marjorie Akin - Assistant Research Anthropologist at the University of California, Riverside Dr. Marjorie Akin is an ethno-archaeologist of California and Western North America, with a special em...
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Meet the Author Series: Richard Godbeer
(Posted on: 2/20/03) Popular!Professor of History at the University of California, Riverside Born in Essex, England, Richard Godbeer received his B.A. from Oxford University in 1984 and his Ph.D. from Brandeis University in 19...
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(Posted on: 2/10/03) Popular!
On January 15, 2003, the California Digital Library website was released to the public at http://www.californiadigitallibrary.org/. This service provides a single point of access to hundreds of digita...
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Meet the Author Series: Piya Chatterjee
(Posted on: 2/4/03) Popular!Piya Chatterjee is an assistant professor in Women’s Studies who joined the department in 1994. She is trained as a historical anthropologist of South Asia, though her interests are eclectic and wide...
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Meet the Author Series: Dr. Eric Elliott
(Posted on: 1/17/03) Popular!Dr. Eric Elliott, was born in Los Angeles and raised in the Coachella Valley. In the past fifteen years, he has worked on documenting the Luiseño, Serrano, and Cahuilla languages, resulting in three m...
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Meet the Author Series: Dr. Deborah Wong & George Fujimoto
(Posted on: 12/16/02) Popular! Dr. Deborah Wong, Associate Professor of Music, and George Fujimoto, Jr, a native of Riverside, will speak on their work together on Mr. Fujimoto’s World War II-era diaries, (1942-1947). Covering th...
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Meet the Author Series: Peter Nabokov
(Posted on: 11/26/02) Popular!Peter Nabokov is a professor and acting chair of Culture and Performance at UCLA. He has just published two books, the first being A Forest of Time: American Indian Ways of History (2002). The secon...
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Meet the Author Series: John Bloomberg-Rissman
(Posted on: 11/26/02) Popular! John Bloomberg-Rissman is the Assistant Director of English Projects at the Center for Bibliographic Studies and Research. Born in Chicago, 1950, where trees grow in squares cut from sidewalks. ...
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Meet the Author Series: Marlene Zuk
(Posted on: 11/25/02) Popular! Marlene Zuk, Professor of Biology, received her bachelor’s degree from UC Santa Barbara, and her Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, where she worked on the role of parasites in mate choice. Dr. ...
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Meet the Author Series: Susan Straight
(Posted on: 11/25/02) Popular! Susan Straight, Professor of Creative Writing at UCR and author of many acclaimed novels [Aquaboogie, I Been In Sorrow’s Kitchen and Licked Out All The Pots, Blacker Than a Thousand Midnights, and T...
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Meet the Author Series: David J. Skal
(Posted on: 11/25/02) Popular! David J. Skal is a documentary film maker and the author of Hollywood Gothic, The Monster Show, V is for Vampire, and Screams of Reason. He is also co-editor of the Norton Critical Edition of Bram ...
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Meet the Author Series 2002-2003
(Posted on: 11/18/02) Popular!
The Meet the Author presentations will be held at 3:00-4:30 p.m. in the Tomás Rivera Library, Special Collections and are free and open to the public. The roster for the Series is as follows...
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