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How Do I Find - Maps & GIS
UCR Library provides access to a wide variety of maps, atlases, aerial photos, and geographic data.
Maps
Our map holdings include topographic (general) map series as well as thematic maps at a variety of scales and areas of coverage. Maps can be found in the general collection, in Government Publications, and in Special Collections, which includes most items in the Water Resources Collections and Archives (WRCA).
Giving to UCR Library Collections
The UCR Library encourages donations of gifts to supplement and complement the library's overall
Books the Size of Your Fingernail
Bring your best pair of reading glasses – you’ll need them.
The University of California, Riverside Library will host “The Magic of Miniature Books” exhibit Jan. 18 through March 30.
“Miniature books have a long and interesting history, with the earliest miniatures created approximately 4,000 years ago in Mesopotamia,” said Cherry Williams, the director of Distinctive Collections at UCR Libraries. “The books have been popular throughout history, being recognized early on as a format that can be effortlessly carried about, hung from a belt or even easily concealed.”
By the 19th and 20th centuries, Williams said, books from nearly every genre were available as miniatures. These genres included classic fiction, artists’ books, dictionaries, almanacs, Bibles and prayer books, children’s books and non-fiction works such as fishing guides.
The exhibit has two components. The first features about 30 miniature books from the Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA) section of the Tomas Rivera Library. Books featured vary from tiny volumes of novels such as, “The Cat Who Loved Christmas,” to a copy of "The Lord's Prayer" that is smaller than your pinky fingernail, to a miniature version of Thomas More’s “Utopia” that measures about 2 by 3 inches.
Some of the other books on display include “Jack be Nimble and Other Rhymes,” printed in 1987, and “El Libro de la Misa Para uso de la Incancia,” a Catholic service book printed in Spanish from 1861.
“As a result of putting these items on display, we hope that our viewers will return often to visit Special Collections at a future date, and discover additional interesting materials available for their use in the SCUA reading room,” Williams said.
The second component is a traveling exhibit UCR is hosting on behalf of the Miniature Book Society (MBS). MBS is an international organization that works to sustain an interest in miniature books.
Williams said the traveling exhibit highlights winners of the annual MBS competition, and showcases modern masterpieces and historic examples of miniature books. Williams hopes the traveling component promotes MBS grant opportunities, which enable students to pursue study in miniature books.
“The Magic of Miniature Books” traveling exhibit will be on display on the first floor of the Rivera Library, while the display of selected items from SCUA will be available on the 4th floor of the Rivera Library in the Special Collections reading room. For more information, contact Cherry Williams.
Erika Quintana
Erika's key responsibility is to identify, assess, and select resources of all types and in all formats and languages for collections supporting teaching, learning, and research in Area Studies, and to work closely with Special Collections & University Archives and the Collection Strategist for Arts & Humanities to ensure support of interdisciplinary programs. She also oversees US and California Federal Depository collections. She holds a B.A. in history from the University of California, San Diego and an M.L.I.S. from San José State University. Erika joined the library in 2005.
Subject Specialties include:
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African Studies
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Asian Studies
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European Studies
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Latin American Studies
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Middle Eastern Studies
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Latinx/Chicanx Studies
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Ethnic Studies
Shared (UC) Content Committees include:
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Shared Print Coordinators
Collection Strategist for Area Studies
Library moves & construction updates: What you need to know
Over the next few months, construction and several moves will be occurring in the Rivera and Orbach Libraries.
Here is the overview. This webpage will be updated as projects are completed, or as timeframes shift.
Rivera Library
Basement
Completed: Microfilms have been relocated to circulating shelves in the basement to the right of the metal microfiche cases.- Currently: Construction has started in the former microfilm stacks to create a new secured stack area for Special Collections and University Archives.
First Floor
- Completed: Interlibrary Loan operations has relocated to the Circulation/Reserves service desk in Rivera Library.
Second Floor
- Completed - June 3 - August 9:
- Staff will move items in the Education Services collection to the basement (includes juvenile books, puppets, manipulatives, textbooks), where the microfilm was previously housed. This will allow greater patron accessibility on a non-quiet floor with more open space — conducive for a collection that sometimes is used by parents/caregivers with children.
- Items with K-L call numbers will be moved to the shelves where the Education Services materials were previously housed, on the second floor of Rivera Library.
- Completed - August 12 - September 20:
- Items with ML-MT call numbers will be temporarily moved to mobile carts on the second floor, while new, broader shelving is being installed. During this time, for your convenience, we suggest that patrons submit a hold/request for items in this collection, so that library staff can retrieve the items for you.
Orbach Library
First Floor
- Completed: Poster Printing services has moved from the ground floor to room 121 on the first floor.
- Completed: The Map Collection has moved from the ground floor to first floor. Map cases, GIS workstations, aerial photos, light table, and work tables are adjacent to the Creat'R Lab, now labeled as "Geospatial Resources."
Ground Floor
- June: The UCR School of Medicine will begin construction of their Clinical Skills Simulation Lab in the space formerly occupied by the Map Collection and some adjacent library spaces.
Music Library
The Music Library will close at the end of the day on Friday, September 6, and reopen on Monday, September 16. It will be closed for a week on September 9.
- Completed - September 9 - 13: The Music collection will move to the Rivera Library.
- M call number materials will be moved and shelved after the new location of the L call numbers on the second floor of Rivera Library.
- ML and MT call numbers will then be shelved after the M call numbers.
- Music Study Score will be shelved separately following the MT call numbers.
- Completed - Music Media (CD, VHS, LP, etc.)
- Music media will be interfiled into the current Media Collection on the first floor of Rivera Library. New security cases are being ordered for the collection.
- Rivera Reference will be shifted to the last two ranges behind the reference desk.
- The Media Collection will expand to the first range on the left side—shelves will be added accordingly.
500 Years of Utopia Exhibit Opens
A new exhibit opened in Special Collections & University Archives, which commemorates the 500th anniversary of Thomas More’s Utopia.
More's book led to a proliferation of utopian fiction in the Western world. Utopias usually critique the politics of the author’s time and imagine what a better society might look like. Many utopias sparked social movements, such as the Utopian Socialism of the 19th century. The vibrancy and diversity of the utopian imagination allude to a simple definition of the term. 500 Years of Utopia explores this subject and showcases the Eaton Collection’s works on utopias and dystopias. It highlights key texts of the last 500 years, explains their importance, and calls attention to the beauty of the books as artifacts.
The exhibit also celebrates the 50th anniversary of the original Star Trek series, which premiered on September 8, 1966, with a display of Star Trek memorabilia for the Eaton Collection.
500 Years of Utopia is the first of a series of exhibit collaborations between the Eaton Collection and UCR’s Science Fiction and Cultures of Science Program (formerly Science Fiction and Technoculture Studies). JJ Jacobson, the Klein Science Fiction Librarian, co-curated it with graduate student Irene Morrison, who works in the field of utopian studies, specifically utopian literature and real-world utopian ideologies.
The exhibit will remain on display on the fourth floor of Rivera Library until December 15, 2016.
UCOP presents Osuna digital collection to Mexico’s Ministry of Culture
One of the noteworthy resources housed in the UCR Library’s Special Collections & University Archives is an assortment of glass plate negatives, photographs, and lantern slides taken by photographer Sabino Osuna.
Created during the years 1910 to 1914, Osuna’s images feature prominent figures in the Mexican Revolution, including Pancho Villa, Emiliano Zapata, Francisco Madero, Victoriano Huerta, Alvaro Obregon, and others.
Osuna’s photographs also depict soldiers engaged in guerrilla warfare on the streets of Mexico City during La Decena Trágica, a ten-day period from February 9 and February 19, 1913 that resulted in a coup d’état and the assassinations of the Mexican president and vice president.
A copy of the full Osuna digital photograph catalog was presented to Mexico’s Secretary of Culture by UC Board of Regents Chair Monica Lozano in a hand-made box.
The presentation ceremony was held on March 29, 2017 during a reception at the University of California’s facility in Mexico City, called Casa de California.
“California and Mexico share a long and rich tradition of arts and culture,” UC President Janet Napolitano commented. “It’s with great pleasure that we provide the ministry with access to the Osuna collection as a symbol of our continued partnership on issues of cultural significance.”
Now, students, historians, and community members in Mexico will also have local access to his rich cultural record.
UC Riverside students, staff, faculty, and community members are invited to visit Special Collections on the fourth floor of Tomás Rivera Library to view the Osuna collection in person. The images can also be viewed online using Calisphere.
Antiquarian book fair supports Special Collections
Proceeds from Rare Books Palm Springs’ opening night cocktail reception benefited a variety of organizations, including our Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA).
The UCR Library gladly joined Rare Books LA, the premier producer of antiquarian book fairs in California, for a new show — Rare Books Palm Springs!
Rare Books LA produces rare book fairs which feature leading specialists in antiquarian books, fine prints, photography, ephemera, maps, and more from throughout the United States and Europe.
Rare Books Palm Springs took place on May 20 and May 21 in Downtown Palm Springs at Hotel Zoso and featured over 40 leading booksellers from across the nation.
As a cultural partner for Rare Books Palm Springs, the UCR Library was provided a unique Eventbrite link that allowed us to promote the opening night cocktail reception to the UCR community and receive 100% of the proceeds. The UCR Library was also able to distribute information on our collections at the event.
If you missed the book fair, you can support SCUA and the UCR Library year-round by making a gift at library.ucr.edu/giving/.
