Recently, the UCR Library’s Cyberinfrastructure team updated the public Zeta book scanners with new software and upgraded touchscreens. Now, library users will find that making scans is faster and easier than ever before. The new touchscreens have a larger display area and clearer controls, making navigation more efficient. The updated Scannx software provides a powerful...
The UCR Library has supported the Bio 5LA course for more than three decades, according to to Early Experience Teaching Librarian Michael Yonezawa. However, when the library reorganized its departmental structure in 2017 and the Department of Teaching and Learning (T&L) officially took over course-related instruction, he and fellow T&L colleagues felt that it was...
At all-staff meetings held in November 2019, Library Human Resources acknowledged one UCR Library employee for her outstanding contributions. Acquisitions Accounting and Administrative Assistant Michelle Xu was included in the seventh announcement of library team members who were recognized through the KUDOS program. Under the KUDOS program, non-probationary staff and academic employees at the UCR...
The UCR Library's Head of Metadata & Technical Services, Manuel Urrizola was recently highlighted as an expert on public speaking in American Libraries. American Libraries is the flagship magazine of the American Library Association. Urrizola was quoted in an article called, " Boost Your Public Speaking Skills," written by Anne Ford. The feature includes tips...
We are delighted to announce that Krystal Boehlert has joined the UCR Library as our Digital Initiatives Specialist, effective November 18, 2019. Krystal will be a new member of the Digital Library Division, and her office will be located on the first floor of Orbach Library, reporting to Kevin Comerford, the Associate University Librarian for...
November is drawing to a close, and with it the end of fall quarter of the 2019-2020 academic year. Finals week is only days away. The UCR Library is committed to creating a supportive atmosphere for our students, as final exams can breed a lot of stress. That is why we present our Finals Week...
Save the date! On Tuesday, December 3, UC Riverside will host its second annual Day of Giving . Day of Giving is a unique, online fundraising opportunity that lasts only 24 hours. For Day of Giving 2019, the UCR Library will highlight these three funds: Student Success Fund Creat’R Lab Fund Library Development Fund There...
The fourth annual GIS Day at UC Riverside was held on the afternoon of Thursday, Nov. 14 in the Orbach Science Library. Geospatial Information Librarian Janet Reyes reflected on a successful community event at UC Riverside to celebrate Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day and Geography Awareness Week. “It was great to see students from several...
We are delighted to announce that Mary Anne Eliazo joined the UCR Library as our Infrastructure Systems Engineer, effective November 12, 2019. Mary Anne will be located in Cyberinfrastructure team office on the first floor of Orbach Library, reporting to Dan Szilagyi, the Manager of Cyberinfrastructure. Mary Anne earned her BS in Business Administration and...
The UCR Library is undergoing a formal review of its programs by a visiting team of University Librarians. As part of the review process, the visiting team would like to meet with a group of UCR graduate and undergraduate students to get their perspectives on how well the UCR Library meets their needs. We invite...
The University of California, Riverside Library and campus partners will host several events in celebration of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day. This year, UCR will observe GIS Day on Thursday, Nov. 14, with other related events leading up to it. GIS Day, first established in 1999, provides an international forum for users of geographic information...
November 2019 marks the tenth anniversary of the naming of the Orbach Science Library after former UCR Chancellor Raymond L. Orbach. When it was opened in 1998, the Science Library was the first new library building at UC Riverside in over 25 years. Born in Los Angeles, California in 1934, Raymond L. Orbach is a...
On Saturday, Oct. 26, supporters of the UCR Library's Eaton Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy gathered to celebrate the collection's 50th anniversary. The Eaton Collection of Science Fiction & Fantasy is one of the world's largest, richest, and deepest collections of science fiction, fantasy, horror, utopian literature and related genres. The collection originated with...
The UCR Library is delighted to announce that Jernine McBride has joined the library as our Associate Director of Development, effective Nov. 4, 2019. Her office will be located in the Administration Suite on the first floor of the Rivera Library. She will report to Clyde Derrick, the Assistant Dean of Development for CHASS and...
The UCR Library is delighted to announce that effective Oct. 21, Ashley Coyne joined the UCR Library as an Access Services Desk Assistant. Ashley’s office is located in Circulation / Reserves on the first floor of Rivera Library. She will report to Leslie Settle, Access Services Desk Coordinator. Ashley earned her BA in Literature and...
This year, the Provost's office will coordinate several external reviews of important programs and units at UC Riverside. The first of these is one that is core to our mission as a research university: the UCR Library. As part of the external review, the Provost's Office has worked with the library to develop a survey...
The University of California, Riverside Library will host Open Access Week 2019, as part of the global event called International Open Access Week. The event series will kick off on Monday, Oct. 21, with workshops held each afternoon, Monday through Thursday in the Orbach Library, Room 122. “Open for Whom? Equity in Open Knowledge" is...
Join us as we celebrate these recent achievements by the following UCR Library employees. Dan Szilagyi, Manager of Cyberinfrastructure recently completed the UC Information Technology Leadership Academy (UCITLA), taught by faculty at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business. UCITLA is an intensive learning experience that consisted of two three-day sessions in February and May...
The UCR Library has a new resource called PrepSTEP, a highly-acclaimed eLearning solution by EBSCO LearningExpress that provides interactive tutorials, practice tests, and more. It includes a full suite of dynamic eLearning resources that support the lives of students through academic success and preparation for today’s workplace. PrepSTEP includes: Practice tests for graduate admissions exams...
Academy Award winning English actor and director Sir Lawrence Olivier once said, “You’re only as good as your last job.” The same could be said of the competitive world of higher education, in which faculty and researchers spend years building their professional reputation so that they have better opportunities, including awards, tenure and promotion. But...