The University of California has been in negotiations to renew its systemwide license with scholarly journal publisher Elsevier. UC and Elsevier negotiations continue; UC retains access to articles for now. UC and Elsevier have agreed to continue good-faith discussions for the time being. For now, access to Elsevier articles is expected to continue. Should we...

Last January, University Librarian Steven Mandeville-Gamble donated a full set of signed, first editions of the acclaimed Mark Manning novels by Michael Craft from his personal collection to the UCR Library’s Special Collections. Upon so doing, he saw that the library needed an ongoing way to support the research and teaching efforts of UCR faculty...

On Jan. 28, 2019, the UCR Library was pleased to welcome Tia Lelaind as the Director of Organizational Design and Human Resources. Tia has a track record of being a highly accomplished and innovative human resources manager with demonstrated successes in helping organizations align human resources initiatives with organizational goals in an variety of institutional...

Class of 2017 alumna and author Jaymee Goh has achieved a feat that many writers hope to accomplish at the pinnacle of their careers – and she’s done it within one year of receiving her PhD from UC Riverside. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2018 (The Best American Series) featured her short story...

Negotiations between the University of California system and scholarly journal publisher Reed Elsevier failed to reach an agreement and the grace period extended by Elsevier has now passed. What this means for UC Riverside students, faculty, and researchers: Our existing contract has expired and, at any time, Elsevier may turn off access to all of...

The UCR Library is delighted to announce that on Jan. 22, 2019, Jason Mazzotta joined the UCR Library team as our Access Services Desk Assistant - Orbach. Jason will be located in Circulation/Course Reserves on the first floor of the Orbach Library, reporting to Elisha Hankins, Access Services Desk Coordinator. Jason earned his BS in...

The University of California system is currently negotiating the potential renewal of its contracts with scholarly journal publishers, including Reed Elsevier. UPDATE: UC/Elsevier negotiations continue. The University of California and Elsevier have agreed to continue good-faith discussions for the time being. For now, access is expected to continue. Should we learn of any changes to...

This month in 4 to Explore, your Special Collections librarians and archivists have selected four new items and placed them on hold in the reading room. Items featured this month will tie in with the UCR Library's celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Eaton Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Here's what you can...

The WEPA public printing system has been successfully implemented at the Orbach and Rivera Libraries, and the system has been adopted campuswide. With the successful implementation of WEPA public printing, the UCR Library's Cyberinfrastructure department began to decommission the legacy Pharos/Xerox Public Printing system at the end of fall quarter 2018. They estimate completion of...

We are delighted to announce that Natalie Moller will join the library in a new role on January 27, 2019 as our Distinctive Collections Cataloger. Natalie will be located in the Orbach Library, reporting to Jim Clark, Head of Database Management and Authority Control. Natalie will be transitioning from her current role as Collection Maintenance...

At the beginning of fall quarter 2018, University Librarian Steven Mandeville-Gamble invited delegates from various local cultural heritage institutions to Orbach Library to discuss the Inland Empire Memories project. More than 20 groups attended the event, including representatives from the Riverside African American Historical Society, Sherman Indian High School Museum, Riverside Metropolitan Museum, San Bernardino...

At all-staff meetings held in fall quarter 2018, Library Human Resources acknowledged three UCR Library employees for their outstanding contributions. These team members became the fourth round of employees to be recognized through the KUDOS program. Under the KUDOS program, non-probationary staff and academic employees at the UCR Library can be nominated by a peer...

The University of California system is currently in negotiations to renew its contracts with some of the world’s largest for-profit commercial academic journal publishers, including Elsevier. University Librarian Steve Mandeville-Gamble will be giving a briefing for faculty regarding the status of these negotiations on Thursday, December 13, 2018, from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in...

Special Collections & University Archives staff are constantly working to process recently acquired collections and make those materials ready for use by students, faculty, and researchers. Each quarter, we will provide a list of the UCR Library's newly processed archival and primary source collections. Check out the list below to see if there are any...

Two of our UC Riverside librarians were recently interviewed by C-SPAN as part of their 2018 "Cities Tour." C-SPAN interviewed JJ Jacobson, Jay Kay and Doris Klein Librarian for Science Fiction, in a Local Content Vehicles (LCV) “Cities Tour” segment looking at UCR’s Eaton Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy. C-SPAN also interviewed Jessica Geiser...

The results from UC Riverside's 2018 Day of Giving have been tallied and we're thrilled to report that, with your help, we raised $2,230 for the Creat'R Lab! Way to go, Highlanders! In case you missed it, here is one of the videos that we livestreamed from the Creat'R Lab on November 27, the Day...

UCR Library remains committed to creating a supportive atmosphere to help our students cope with the stress of final exams, which is why we present our Finals Week Stress Relief event series at the end of fall, winter and spring quarters. These events give library employees an opportunity to get to know our students better...

On Tuesday, November 27 , UC Riverside will hold its 2018 online Day of Giving , and the UCR Library will be highlighting the Creat’R Lab Fund . This is a unique, online fundraising opportunity that lasts only 24 hours , and we will need all the help we can get to spread the word...

Dr. Juliette Levy will return to the UCR Library to take students on a third round of testing with her early-stage virtual reality prototype, “Che’s Village.” The prototype was built to amplify students' experience of studying Che Guevara's speech, "Social Ideals of the Rebel Army," which he delivered on January 27, 1959. The third round...

This month in 4 to Explore, your Special Collections librarians and archivists have selected four new items with an "engineering" theme and placed them on hold in the reading room. Here's what you can see this November in 4 to Explore: Riverside Sewage Report, 1916 Permits, maps, and more on city waste disposal Enrollment Projections...