More News March 18, 2019

The UCR Library is pleased to announce that Michael (Mike) Ferrari has accepted the position of Collections Maintenance – Stack Shift Coordinator, effective March 18, 2019.

Michael will be working in the Collections Strategies Department located in the Rivera Library, reporting to Michelle Gipson, Head of Collection Maintenance.

Michael earned his Masters of Arts Degree in American History from San Jose State University. He also earned his Bachelors of Arts Degree in History from San Jose State University. Michael has over four years of experience working as an Adjunct Professor and Government and History Teacher. In addition, Michael has over seven years of experience working as a Library Support Specialist for Canada College.

Michael has an extensive background working in stack maintenance, training, directing stack maintenance workers, editing, and interpreting bibliographic records.

Please join us in welcoming Mike to the library! 

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More News September 18, 2019

In order to provide our Faculty and students with an up-to-date progressive library collections discovery interface, the UCR Library made a major transition to a new catalog interface last year.

While this new interface provides us with a robust system, including opportunities for innovative features in the future, there are a couple of known issues which the company supplying the interface is currently working on rectifying. One such issue affects your ability to view our full electronic journal and book holdings easily when you perform a search.

When the library owns both an electronic copy of a journal through its UC-wide subscription and a local print copy of an item, the system is not overlaying correctly and results in the appearance that we either do not have the electronic item or the electronic version appears far down in the list.

This does NOT affect journals which we have purchased locally.

Temporary solutions

First try clicking on the “available online” option from the facet menu on the left hand side; this will sometimes ensure the electronic journal is at the forefront, other times it remains further down the results list.

If you are looking for a specific e-journal, try our A-Z journals list at ucelinks.cdlib.org/sfx_ucr/az. 

If you are still unable to access the items you are looking for, please contact Carla Arbagey, Collection Strategist for Arts & Humanities and E-resources lead.

Ex Libris, the company, providing our catalog interface, has stated that this issue will be fixed in November 2019.

More News February 15, 2021

Finding and borrowing resources from libraries across the UC system is about to get easier!

On July 27, 2021, the libraries on all 10 University of California campuses will be connected through UC Library Search, a unified discovery and borrowing system.

The enhanced features of UC Library Search will replace Melvyl as the UC-wide library catalog search tool. As a single, interconnected system, UC Library Search offers powerful features to help the UC libraries make data-informed decisions around collections development and new services for library users.

Enhancements available through UC Library Search will include:

• Search UC Riverside local library collection as well as the collections of all 10 UC libraries in the same system;
• Single sign-on: Borrow and renew materials from any library in the UC system without retyping your library card number;
• Access via the catalog to millions of subscribed and Open Access online books, journal articles, and other digital content

Stay tuned to find out more information about UC Library Search in the coming months. In the meantime, check out this page for additional information about the project, including the project timeline for this new release.

Have questions? Please contact​ Tiffany Moxham, Associate University Librarian for Content and Discovery.

More News June 28, 2017

On June 15, 2017, the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) hosted the first in a series of professional development webcasts for librarians who advocate for openness in research and education on their campuses.

UCR Library’s own Director of Research Services, Brianna Marshall, was a presenter on their June webcast, Scrappy Strategies: Advancing Open on Campus with Limited Resources. Her co-presenters were Anita Walz of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and Micah Vandegrift of Florida State University.

The webcast identified high-yield action steps for advancing open access, open education, and open data / data management on campus, with strategies to increase impact even when challenged by limited time or funding.

“Open access to publications, data sets, and educational materials creates a more equitable scholarly ecosystem, which in turn can facilitate breakthroughs to benefit society,” Marshall explained. “Many of us have been in the frustrating situation of identifying an ideal resource for our research, only to find that it’s locked behind a paywall. While the UCR Library strives to provide access to as many quality databases as possible, libraries are burdened with rising journal costs that make this difficult.”

Support for open research is an integral part of Marshall’s approach to librarianship. “I believe it should be a critical value of libraries,” she added. “Federal funders now require grant seekers to share resulting publications and data sets openly. The UCR Library can provide guidance on making your research more open, so reach out to us if you’d like to hear more!”

Both a replay of the webcast and the presentation slides are available online. A follow-up discussion via live Twitter chat will take place on July 13 at 12:00 pm PST, using the hashtag #OpenPros.

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More News January 15, 2018

This month, Associate University Librarian for the Digital Library Diane Bisom received notice that the UCR Library was the single largest contributor in 2017 to the online digital collection of governmental records that is part of the HathiTrust Digital Library.

The UCR Library provided more than 8,000 book-length digitized U.S. government publications to HathiTrust in 2017 as part of our efforts to digitize our holdings with the Google Books project.

University Librarian Steven Mandeville-Gamble said, “This is a significant milestone for HathiTrust, and a testament to the important role that UCR has played in this initiative. We have been informed that HathiTrust plans to acknowledge this achievement in their forthcoming 2017 annual report.”

HathiTrust is a partnership of academic and research institutions that offers a collection of millions of digitized titles from libraries around the world, which helps researchers meet the technical challenges of dealing with massive amounts of digital text. More than 130 individual institutions and six consortia / state systems are also contributors to HathiTrust, including several universities that belong to the Ivy League, Pac-12, and Big Ten Academic Alliance.

In 2008, HathiTrust was created by the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (now the Big Ten Academic Alliance) and the University of California system to establish a collaborative, online infrastructure and website to provide access to their digitized book collections and journal content.

More institutions quickly began to join HathiTrust, and the shared infrastructure provided those partners with an easy way to archive their digital content. The goal to build a comprehensive archive of published literature from around the world began to take shape, in tandem with the development of collaborative strategies to manage both digital and print holdings.

The primary community that HathiTrust serves is the faculty, students, and users of its partner libraries, but the materials in HathiTrust are available to all to the extent permitted by law and contracts, providing the published record as a public good to users around the world.

More News January 29, 2025

The Creat’R Lab kicked off the new year with an open house and the relaunch of Maker Meetups.

The Creat’R Lab Open House on Monday, January 13 served as an opportunity for the campus community to explore the lab’s upgrades and learn about its offerings, which include cutting-edge tools like 3D printers, VR headsets, Cricut cutting machines, laser cutters, and sewing and embroidery equipment.

“After a period of renovations, the goal was to invite people in and show them the changes,” said Innovative Media Librarian Alvaro Alvarez. During the open house, visitors had the chance to see the equipment in action, participate in demonstrations, and envision how they might use the lab for their own projects. Attendees included individuals from diverse backgrounds, such as medical students and facilities staff, highlighting the lab’s wide appeal.

Based on the success of the open house, the Creat’R Lab Team hopes to host similar events in the future, potentially once a quarter or annually, to showcase new equipment and updates.

Building on this momentum, the Creat’R Lab relaunched Maker Meetups this quarter to encourage exploration of maker technologies. These casual meetups, which had previously been on pause since the pandemic, have been revitalized with the hiring Maker Services Coordinator Brendon Wheeler.

The Maker Meetups are designed to lower the barriers for students and UCR community members to engage with STEM and maker fields, regardless of their experience level. “It’s about opening doors for people who might feel discouraged or unfamiliar with these topics,” Brendon explained.

This quarter’s meetups cover topics like robotics, music creation, 3D printing, and more. The lab has partnered with campus clubs and faculty to bring in guest speakers and provide insights into emerging technologies and real-world applications.

“We want to encourage participation from everyone,” Brendon said. “You don’t need to have a background in STEM to join, this is a space for exploration and learning.”

The Maker Meetups aim to foster a sense of community while equipping participants with skills and knowledge to bring their ideas to life. With plans to host these meetups regularly, the Creat’R Lab continues to solidify its role as a hub for creativity and innovation at UCR.

More News August 21, 2019

After many years in the basement of the Arts Building, the Music Library materials and services will be relocated to the Tomás Rivera Library in mid-September.

All materials (music scores, audio CDs and LPs) will be relocated to the Rivera Library during the week of Sept. 9 - 13. The Music Library will close its doors at 6 p.m. on Friday, September 6, 2019.

Note that due to the move, music scores, audio CDs and LPs will be unavailable to the public during the week of Sept. 9 - 13.

The integration of the Music Library into the Rivera Library comes as a response to the request from the Music Department and the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS) who have long needed more space for their expanding academic programs. 

While the library is sad to be leaving the Music Library space, this move finally brings together all the physical music library content (books, journals, scores and audio) into the same building, as the Music Library only held the scores and audio. The scores and audio will now be available to faculty and students for over 50 more hours per week during the academic quarters, as the Music Library had limited hours of operation.

Library staff carefully determined the new locations of the collections involved, taking extensive measurements, evaluating the space available, and deciding on the best locations for optimal accessibility.

Where to find Music Library materials, starting on Sept. 16:

Music books, journals, and scores

• Music Library M, ML and MT call number materials will be moved and shelved after the new location of the L call numbers in Rivera Library, second floor (unit one).
• Music Study Scores will be shelved separately, following the MT call numbers.

Music media (CD, VHS, LP, etc.)

• Music audio (CDs and LPs) will be interfiled in security cases along with the current Media Collection on the first floor of Rivera Library.

Listening equipment

• The record and cassette players will be set up along the southwest wall on the first floor of Rivera Library (past the print stations).