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Library Administration Welcomes New Administrative Assistant
UCR Library is pleased to welcome Rochelle Settle as the Administrative Assistant in Library Administration, effective April 3, 2017.
Rochelle's work station is at the front desk in suite 141 of Rivera Library. She will manage supply orders through the Library’s supply database, as well as scheduling, cash/check deposits, and other library projects and administrative duties.
Rochelle has over nine years of experience working in an educational environment. Most recently, she worked with the Raytown C-2 School District in Kansas City, Missouri.
Rochelle earned her Master of Arts in Theological Studies at the Central Theological Seminary, Shawnee, Kansas. She also has a Bachelor of Science in Biblical Studies from Calvary University, Kansas City, Missouri.
New Teaching Librarian
Please welcome Carrie Cruce to the UCR Library.
Carrie joined the UCR Library as a Teaching Librarian on July 5. As our Teaching Librarian, Carrie supports student success, especially in early experiences.
Carrie has a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan with a focus in Art History and two master's degrees from the University of Texas at Austin — one in Art History and the other an MSIS. Before coming to UCR, Carrie served as the Division Director of Learning Resources at Temple College in Texas where she managed the information literacy/library instruction program.
Carrie is looking forward to being an integral part of the UCR Library team and collaborating with colleagues and faculty. She’s excited to have the opportunity to use her professional experience to guide students in building the information literacy skills they need to be successful in their research at UCR, their future careers, and beyond.
Library Administration Welcomes New Communications Specialist
UCR Library is delighted to share that Melanie Ramiro has joined the Library Administration team as our Communications Specialist.
Melanie holds a BA in International Relations from Stanford University. She has over 15 years of experience as a communications and marketing professional in corporate, non-profit and academic environments. She has experience with brand development and developing communications plans.
As the Communications Specialist, Melanie will be responsible for developing, implementing, managing and contributing to a comprehensive communications program for the Library.
New endowment established to fund queer literature collection
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 such as Distinguished Professor George Haggerty and others who are exploring the LGBT experience in the United States.
In June 2018, he and the library’s Associate Director of Development Megan De Leon worked together to establish the Steven Lee Mandeville-Gamble Book Fund for Queer Literature.
“UCR was the first university in North America to establish an LGBT minor program," Mandeville-Gamble said. "The university has a rich history of the study of the LGBT experience through literature, the arts, social sciences, and beyond. By establishing this endowment, I am trying to do my small part to ensure that the university will have the resources to continue building a teaching and research collection that supports the faculty and students research, teaching, writing, and creating in this area.”
This endowed fund will support the UCR Library’s acquisition of literature and literary materials with gay, lesbian, bisexual, or queer-identified protagonists or major characters, or that fit within the larger genre of queer studies. It also leaves discretionary decisions for how to use the funds up to the collection strategists.
"University Librarian Steven Mandeville-Gamble has had tremendous foresight when setting up this fund," De Leon said. "This collection will support multiple faculty, is parallel with the research mission of the university, and provides flexibility for the library to acquire relevant materials. We are very lucky that this will be a collection on our campus."
To learn how you could support this endowment, please contact Jernine McBride.
Explore Two New Resources on Chicano and Latin American History
Dive into these rich, in-depth collections that support research, teaching, and awareness of Latino & Chicano culture, activism, and scholarly discourse.
Latino Social and Political Culture and History: Perspectives on the Chicano Movement
This digital archive from Gale highlights the Chicano/a experience in the United States, focusing on leaders like César Chávez, Dolores Huerta, Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales, and more. It explores critical social movements — including farmworker labor rights, student activism, and land reclamation—and highlights Chicanismo, a form of cultural nationalism.
Featuring collections from the Walter P. Reuther Library, Denver Public Library, and Hagley Library, the archive includes rare correspondence, personal papers, and organizational records from the United Farm Workers and other influential groups. It also sheds light on related movements, including the Bracero Program and its long-lasting impact on labor and community development in the U.S. Access the archive here.
Latin American Perspectives Records (MS 011)
Latin American Perspectives is a scholarly journal for discussion and debate on the political economy of capitalism, imperialism, and socialism in the Americas. This large collection of materials from the journal is comprised of correspondence, agendas, minutes, proofs, and other material created as part of the function of the journal and its editorial staff. More information can be found here.
Rupert and Jeannette Costo Papers
Located in: Special Collections & University Archives
This collection documents the work, research, and activism of Rupert and Jeannette Henry Costo.
Digital Initiatives Program Manager
UCR Library is pleased to announce that the Digital Initiatives Program Manager position was offered to Eric Milenkiewicz, and he has accepted.
His new title was effective on June 1, 2017.
Eric joined the library in 2001. For the past 16 years, he has worked as the Manuscripts Curator in Special Collections and University Archives. Eric played a key role in the UCR Library's receipt of the CLIR Grant, which will fund a collaborative project to digitize the Sherman Indian Museum’s collection.
Eric’s key responsibility as the Digital Initiatives Program Manager, in the Digital Library Division, is to lead the library in both on-going and future development of a comprehensive program to generate, manage and preserve born-digital and digital surrogates, and to build value-added services on top of these digital assets.
He holds a B.A. in psychology from the University of California, Riverside and an M.L.I.S. from San José State University with a specialization in archival studies.
Please join us in congratulating Eric on his new role.
Library Welcomes New Director of Distinctive Collections
Cherry Williams joined the UCR Library on September 6, 2016, as Director of Distinctive Collections.
Cherry will be located in Special Collections & University Archives on the 4th floor of Rivera Library, and will report to Alison Scott, AUL for Collections & Scholarly Communication.
Cherry earned her BS in nursing and Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Certificate from the University of Colorado, MA in humanities (with a concentration in art history) from the University of Chicago, and MLIS from UCLA.
She comes to UCR from the Lilly Library at Indiana University, where she has been Curator of Manuscripts since 2009, following work as Archivist, Special Projects Librarian, and Special Collections Librarian for the Sciences at UCLA’s Darling Biomedical Library. Prior to becoming a librarian, Cherry had a successful career as a medical professional.
Library Human Resources Welcomes New HR Analyst
UCR Library is pleased to announce that Danielle Sanders has joined the Library Human Resources (LHR) team as the HR Analyst.
Danielle holds her Bachelor of Science degree in business administration – management and human resources.
She most recently served as a Human Resources Manager at Cal Poly Pomona before joining the University Library as an affiliate HR Analyst in September 2016.
As a member of the LHR team, Danielle will support key initiatives through the administration and assessment of HR services and procedures including compensation/classification, training and development, and employee engagement and relations.
Special Collections Public Services, Outreach & Community Engagement Librarian
The UCR Library is pleased to announce that Sandy Enriquez has joined our team as the Special Collections Public Services, Outreach & Community Engagement Librarian.
She will be reporting to Cherry Williams, Director of Distinctive Collections.
Sandy earned her MA in Latin American Studies at New York University and her MLIS from Long Island University.
Most recently, Sandy served as a Collections Assistant at New York University’s Bobst Library.
Please join us in welcoming Sandy to the library!