UCR students, faculty, and staff can activate their free subscription now. UCR has secured a wonderful opportunity for UCR students, faculty, and staff — free unlimited access to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) until March 31, 2025! Through this partnership, driven by the Career Center, Student Affairs, and the Office of the Chancellor, the UCR...
The UCR Library is thrilled to announce Zhiwu Xie as our new Assistant University Librarian for Research and Technology beginning Monday, June 26, 2023. Zhiwu brings with him a wealth of experience and expertise, as well as a deep commitment to advancing research and technology in academia. Currently the Chief Strategy Officer at Virginia Tech’s...
Happy Pride Month, Highlanders! Check out our digital LGBTQ+ collection on OverDrive! The collection includes popular fiction, graphic novels, Lambda Award winners & nominees, nonfiction, and magazines featuring LGBTQ+ characters, authors, and topics. UCR students, faculty, and staff can access this collection for FREE on OverDrive or using the Libby app. Related Information See more...
On May 24, the UCR Library celebrated its student employees at a beach-themed appreciation event The student appreciation event honored all library student workers but it also served as a send-off for library student employees who are part of the Class of 2023. This year, a special ceremony was held for graduating students. They were...
The UCR Library recently acquired access to ICPSR data sets and ProQuest's Dissertations & Theses Global. ICPSR UCR is an institutional member of Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), which provides data access, curation, and methods of analysis for the social and behavioral science research community. ICPSR is the world's largest archive of...
Explore our Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month digital collection anytime using OverDrive or the Libby app! Check out our AAPI digital collection on OverDrive here or download the Libby app and search for the UCR Library. Related Information See more of our digital collection on OverDrive
Over the course of five days, students, faculty, and UCR community members came together to celebrate the spirit of making and innovation during Maker Week! Maker Week, held April 24 - 28, was an opportunity to introduce (and re-introduce) the UCR community to the Creat'R Lab with events happening in and out of the Orbach...
It's hard to believe that spring quarter 2023 is drawing to a close, but suddenly Finals Week is upon us! 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 Stress Relief (FWSR) event series...
The UCR Library acquired access to several primary source archives from Gale and AM, formerly known as Adam Matthew Digital. New resources from Gale: Slavery and Anti-Slavery: A Transnational Archive Slavery and Anti-Slavery: A Transnational Archive is devoted to the study and understanding of the history of slavery in America and the rest of the...
Number of UC articles published in Wiley open access journals increased nearly three-fold as a result of 2022 pilot agreement The University of California announced today an expansion of the university’s open access agreement with Wiley, one of the world’s largest publishers. Building on the success of a 2022 pilot agreement at five UC campuses...
Attention all makers and DIY enthusiasts! The UCR Library’s Creat’R Lab is excited to announce Maker Week, taking place Monday, April 24 - Friday, April 28, 2023. Join us for a week of hands-on learning and creative expression as we celebrate all things maker culture. Our Maker Week will feature a variety of exciting workshops...
Every year, UCR’s Chicano Student Programs (CSP) coordinates Semana de la Mujer, a week-long series of events that celebrate Chicanas/Latinas and coincides with Women’s History Month. Semana de la Mujer 2023 included an exhibit at the Rivera Library that will be on display till the end of March.
Christopher Queen and Brandy Lewis were the first two SCUA graduate student interns and both of their experiences provide excellent examples of how these internships can benefit students and enhance their academic and professional goals.
Donovan Frazier, a curriculum development student assistant in UCR Library’s Teaching and Learning Department, has attained a noteworthy achievement as an undergraduate student by having an article published in the highly regarded academic news magazine College & Research Libraries News (C&RL News). Donovan’s article, " Shifting from reactive to proactive: An accessibility review and revision...
Organizations from across the University of California system, including the UCR Library, will host UC Love Data Week 2023. Join us February 13–17 for a series of virtual workshops and presentations on all things data. Whether you're working on qualitative or quantitative data, we've got events for you! All members of the University of California...
The Library’s first-ever certificate program will take place in summer 2023. Undergraduate students can apply now! The UCR Library is excited to announce the launch of a digital scholarship certificate program that will provide undergraduate students the opportunity to engage deeply with primary sources that highlight student activism and BIPOC student voices from the past...
A new pop-up exhibit showcasing libros cartoneros and artists’ books created by Latinx artists is on display in the Rivera Library. The exhibit, titled Hecho a Mano, features a collection of unique and creative books made from recycled materials such as cardboard, paper, and found objects. Libros cartoneros, which originated in Argentina during a time...
Read the book first! Check out our digital collection of books that inspired popular tv shows and movies. UCR students, faculty, and staff can read for free. Start reading on OverDrive or head over to the Libby app and add the UCR Library as a library.
