On the morning of Friday, October 27, 2018, a gender and sexuality studies class built a special Day of the Dead altar on the first floor of Tomás Rivera Library. Students of GSST 138 (Gender and the Sex Trade) created a community altar for Dia de Los Muertos to honor the lives of sex workers...
A former UCR Library employee was recently named Library Director for the Riverside Public Library. From 2005-2007, Erin Christmas worked as a library assistant in collection maintenance at the UCR Science Library (now Orbach Science Library). “While working at UCR, I was inspired by the work the librarians and other library professionals did and decided...
We are delighted to announce that, on October 15, 2018, Sabrina Simmons will step into a new role at the UCR Library as our Interlibrary Loan Coordinator. Sabrina will be located in in the Rivera Library, reporting to Vincent Novoa, Head of Access Services. Sabrina will be transitioning from her current role as Access Services...
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. 15. GIS Day, first established in 1999, provides an international forum for users of geographic information systems technology to demonstrate real-world applications that are...
We are delighted to announce that Elisa Cortez joined the UCR Library on October 4, 2018 as our Medical Education and Clinical Outreach Librarian. Elisa will be located in in the Orbach Science Library, Room 134, reporting to Tiffany Moxham, AUL for Content and Discovery. Elisa earned her Master of Information and Library Studies (MILS)...
Many UCR alumni enjoy visiting campus – but it’s not always possible for them to make the trip. To remedy this, UC Riverside’s Office of Alumni Relations turned to the Creat’R Lab in the Orbach Library to help take a few campus landmarks on the road – specifically the Bell Tower, the UCR initials (by...
This month in 4 to Explore, your Special Collections librarians and archivists have selected four new items with a "back to school" theme and placed them on hold in the reading room. Here's what you can see this October in 4 to Explore: Campus Guide & Handbook, 1996-1997 Suggestions for 20+ years ago The Sproul...
We are delighted to announce that Marisol Felix joined the UCR Library on October 1, 2018 as our Director of Planning and Budget. Marisol will be located in in the Rivera Library, Administration Offices, reporting to Steven Mandeville-Gamble, University Librarian. Marisol earned her MBA from the University of California, Irvine and has 13 years of...
The UCR Library will host a poster contest as part of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day 2018 activities at UC Riverside. The UCR Library presents its GIS Day event series in collaboration with the Center for Geospatial Studies, the School of Public Policy, the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, the Department of Environmental Sciences...
“Mark Glassy and Frankenstein: Men of Many Parts” features UCR alumnus’ passion for science and science fiction. His SF collectibles will be on exhibit through Dec. 14. Over the decades Mark Glassy has collected more than 100,000 science fiction items. Visitors to his home office are greeted by B-9, the Robot from “Lost in Space.”...
The UCR Library and UCR Information Technology Solutions prepared this brief tutorial to introduce you to our new Wepa Cloud Printing system at the University of California, Riverside. Here’s what you’ll learn in this tutorial: How to create a Wepa account How to upload and print documents using Wepa Where to find Wepa print kiosks...
The University of California, Riverside Library will host Open Access Week 2018, as part of the global event called International Open Access Week. The event series will kick off on Monday, Oct. 22, with workshops held each afternoon from 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday in the Orbach Library, Room 122. “Designing Equitable...
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...
Each quarter, the UCR Library's Research Services department presents a series of workshops on a variety of subjects that benefit our students and faculty. Below is the workshop schedule for fall quarter 2018: Reference & Citation Managers - How to Choose Wednesday, October 29 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm - Duration 45 min. Orbach 122...
When Gustavo Correa’s Honors Principles of Civic Engagement assignment in fall quarter 2016 was to “find a way to be civically engaged,” that task could have unfolded very differently in the hands of another student. As it happened, the Creat’R Lab owes a part of its inception to Correa, a fourth year electrical engineering major...
At all-staff meetings held on August 20 and 21, Library Human Resources acknowledged ten UCR Library employees for their outstanding contributions. These team members became the third 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...
The UCR Library is delighted to welcome Andrew Morales as our Night and Billing Coordinator (Orbach). Andrew will be located in the Orbach Science Library on the first floor, reporting to Sahra Missaghieh Klawitter, Circulation/Reserve Services Manager. Andrew earned his BA in Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles. Most recently, Andrew served...
The Society of California Archivists ( SCA) recently elected UCR Library’s Eric Milenkiewicz as Vice President / President Elect. Formed in 1971, SCA is a professional association devoted to the support and development of individuals and institutions that collect, care for, and provide access to the documentary heritage of California and adjoining areas. As the...
A new campus-wide pilot cloud printing system will launch by fall quarter, installing two new wēpa printers each at Rivera Library and Orbach Library. UC Riverside's Information Technology Solutions (ITS) department will oversee this project. For the time being, the current Quota and Pharos/Xerox printing services will remain in service at all three library locations...