Tiffany López is an inspiration not only on the University of California, Riverside campus, but regionally and nationally as well. She is dedicated to creating awareness of cultural history, and providing insight into the intersection of art and creative production’s role in personal and social change. López is a professor in the UCR Department of...

Beta test invites public to provide input. The UCR Library has announced the successful beta launch of our new library website. On February 1st, 2016 library presented the redesign for public testing and comment. The beta site, available at betalib.ucr.edu, presents a cleaner, sleeker, ADA-compliant, and mobile and tablet-friendly interface that highlights the library’s services...

Archiving social media for generations to come. A two-year, $517,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will fund a joint project called "Documenting the Now: Supporting Scholarly Use and Preservation of Social Media Content." The project — a collaboration between The University of California, Riverside, Washington University in St. Louis, and the Maryland Institute...

Who is the creator of a postcard? How do I refer to a historical plaque? In the “Citing the Unusual” workshop offered this fall, attendees had the opportunity to learn about citing sources that go beyond typical books and articles. The co-instructors discussed performance art, oral history interviews, and more. Participants also got a hands-on...

Visiting scholars integral part of UCR life The UCR Library has been a long-standing partner in research and collaboration for the entire UCR campus, and visiting scholars have assisted the library in that role. These scholars are typically invited by UCR faculty to come to campus as either researchers or instructors. There are approximately 550...

UCR Library co-sponsors National History Day Learning Lab in collaboration with National Archives at Riverside and Orange County Department of Education The event, aimed at assisting 6th through 12th grade students with their National History Day projects, was held at UCR on Saturday, November 7th. Educators, archivists, and students from throughout Southern California participated in...

2015 Highlander Welcome Week a resounding success This marked the UCR Library's first, but certainly not last, participation in the Tartan Soul Kickoff event put on by the UCR Office of Student Life. More than 540 students mingled with a multitude of campus departments that set up activity booths around the UCR bell tower. Students...

Mascot's history dates back to UCR's inaugural year Scotty, the UCR mascot, celebrated his 61st birthday this year, but did you know that his history dates all the way back to the first year that UCR was open for classes? In November 1954, an election ballot listed six potential campus symbols whittled-down from 67 student...

First Klein Librarian raising profile of Eaton Collection Though only in her first month at the UCR Library, JJ Jacobson is already filled with ideas, energy, and ambition. As the inaugural Jay Kay and Doris Klein Science Fiction Librarian, she manages and curates the Eaton Collection of Science Fiction & Fantasy – the largest publicly-accessible...

Library launches program series surrounding Latino American experience On October 9th, the UCR Library hosted a kickoff reception to launch a year of programming supported by the Latino Americans 500 Years of History grant. Awarded to the library earlier this year by the National Endowment of Humanities (NEH) and the American Library Association (ALA), the...

UCR takes proactive steps to ensure student success. As one of University of California’s most diverse campuses, UCR works to support our underrepresented student populations in STEM Graduate programs. Each year, the UCR Graduate Division hosts the GradEdge/JumpStart summer program, designed to help incoming graduate students adjust to graduate program workload and expectations. GradEdge/JumpStart organizer...

National leaders convene to support and advise UCR Library On Saturday, September 19, 2015, the UCR Library hosted the inaugural meeting of the newly-established African American Collections Advisory Board. Thought-leaders from across the nation met with library and university leaders to discuss and establish best practices in collecting and preserving the history of the African...

Library launches new exhibit program with opening display in partnership with LGBT Resource Center. In celebration of LGBT History Month, the UCR Library will launch its new exhibition program with a poster display entitled The History of the LGBT Civil Rights Movement. Created by the ONE Archives Foundation located in West Hollywood, the material "explores...

UCR Library considered center of technical expertise. In August, UCR hosted the University of California Computing Services Conference (UCCSC) bringing together colleagues from all 10 UC campuses and UCOP to engage and collaborate on technical issues and innovations. The UCR Library’s Cyberinfrastructure/IT Department was invited to present on the transformative work they have done in...

A book from the UCR Library's Special Collections & University Archives will be taking an Italian vacation this winter. A rare copy of Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 will be on display at Fondazione Prada in Milan from February to June 2016 as part of the show To the Son of Man Who Ate the Scroll...

The service of a Congressional champion of science and civil rights is being documented at the UCR Library. In what was formerly the Copy Center in the quiet basement of the Tomás Rivera Library, Jessica Geiser and her student workers process the papers and materials of former U.S. Congressman George E. Brown, Jr. who represented...

Dr. Rubén Urbizagástegui, along with Cristina Restrepo Arango, has written another article adding to a long line of brilliant publications. His newest work, “The Growth of Brazilian Metrics Literature,” can be read in the open access publication The Journal of Scientometric Research. Dr. Urbizagástegui has written extensively about bibliometrics. This work — an explanation of...

The UCR Library has been awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association to highlight Latino American history. A total of 203 organizations will be participating in the Latino Americans: 500 Years of History grant initiative, which seeks to familiarize public audiences with the people, places, history, and...

Last summer, University Librarian Steve Mandeville-Gamble asked Ann Frenkel, Associate University Librarian (AUL) for Research and Instructional Services, to pull together a team of librarians and staff to rethink how space is used in the UCR Library. They were given a budget for purchasing new furniture to enhance research and study interactions. The team analyzed...

Epic poem showcases "expedition of discovery" through unique lens. In March, the UCR Library acquired one of 65 copies of The Lost Journals of Sacajewea. Held in Special Collections & University Archives in Rivera Library, this book is a reinvention of Sacajewea's personal journal. From the paper to the cover to the binding to the...