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...

Library thanks donors to the Tuskegee Airmen Archive. On Saturday, June 6th, Chancellor Kim Wilcox and University Librarian Steven Mandeville-Gamble welcomed some of the donors who have contributed to the Tuskegee Airmen Archive Collection. In thanks for their generosity, donors were treated to a private luncheon and given a special look at the collection’s new...

Hecht and Colclasure submit award-winning entries. Each year the UCR Library’s hosts the Adam Repán Petko Student Book Collection Competition to encourage students in reading, as well as in the creation of their own personal libraries and book collections. The collection’s submitted this year showcase the diversity of student interests and represented a wide array...

UCR education professor Begoña Echeverria will discuss “The Hammer of Witches” on Jan. 22 By Bettye Miller RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Noted Basque scholar Begoña Echeverria will read from her novel, “The Hammer of Witches: A Historical Novel,” at UC Riverside at noon on Thursday, Jan. 22, in Orbach Library, Room 240. The event is sponsored...

The prolific scholar of comparative literature and science fiction helmed the world-renowned Eaton Conference. By Bettye Miller RIVERSIDE, Calif. — George Edgar Slusser, whose determination to develop the study of science fiction as an academic discipline led to the growth in size, scope and international reputation of UC Riverside’s Eaton Collection of Science Fiction &...

Head librarians from both campuses articulate policies to jointly manage valuable collection of historical documents. By Bettye Miller SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Cal State San Bernardino and the University of California, Riverside will co-house and share a valuable collection of water related-documents and materials. The chief librarians from both universities, Cesar Caballero, dean of the...

Grant from Metabolic Studio helps to make 100-year-old photos and documents available online. By Ross French The above photo of the Soledad Siphon was taken in 1913 by Walter L. Huber and is a part of the Los Angeles Aqueduct Digital Collection. The image shows a section of pipeline that is approximately 8500 feet long...

UCR Libraries to host events that will teach Inland residents, campus students, scholars and staff to write entries for online encyclopedia By Bettye Miller Wikipedia edit-a-thons sponsored by UCR Libraries will make use of archives such as the Eaton Collection, the Water Resources Collection and the Tuskegee Airman Archive. Pictured above are a fan magazine...