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Faculty and graduate students face off in ORCID contest
A contest will be held in May 2017 between the UCR faculty and the UCR graduate students to register the largest percentage of “team” members for ORCID IDs.
“Team Faculty” will consist of senate faculty and non-senate academic faculty and staff (Lecturers, Librarians and Researchers). “Team Grad Student” will consist of graduate students and post-doctoral researchers. The UCR Library will announce the start of the contest and, at the end of the contest, announce the winner.
Background:
ORCID IDs are unique identifiers for researchers. They are becoming increasingly valuable for differentiating the work of one researcher from another. Some publishers and grant giving agencies are now requiring submitters to include their ORCID IDs when submitting. An additional benefit to researchers is the ability to create a profile of publications and grants that increases their visibility and can interface with other researcher profiling systems. There are currently 539 members of the UCR community with ORCID IDs. It is free to register for an ORCID ID.
ORCID stands for Open Researcher and Contributor ID.
Rules:
- Researchers must register for an ORCID ID between May 1, 2017 at midnight and May 31, 2017 at 11:59pm to be eligible. Prior registrations will not count.
- The team with the largest percentage of new ORCID registrants during that period will be declared the winners. For the purposes of calculating the percentage, only team members who have not registered with ORCID prior to the beginning of the contest will count towards the team’s total membership count. They can, however, participate in the esprit de corps and accept any earned bragging rights.
- The representative of the losing team will present the representative of the winning team with an orchid at a specified place and time.
- It is not required to complete a full ORCID profile with papers and grants for the purposes of the contest, through it is highly encouraged. The library is available to help with this process.
To enter the contest, register for your ORCID ID here.
Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Grant
The Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program focuses on recruiting, educating, and retaining the next generation of library and archives professionals.
Under the Laura Buch 21st Century Librarian Program Grant, the UCR Library will participate in a three-year Joint Professional Development Institute (JPDI) with the University Libraries at Virginia Tech, the University of North Texas, the University of Colorado Boulder, and Los Alamos National Lab Research Library.
Accessing Special Collections & University Archives (SCUA) Materials
Below, you’ll find all the resources you need to explore and access our collections.
Getting Started with SCUA
If you’re new to SCUA, we recommend starting with our Introduction to UCR Special Collections and University Archives presentation. It provides an overview of the types of materials we house and the services we offer.
Mark Buchholz
Mark Buchholz is a Digitization Services Specialist for the UCR Library. In this role, Mark focuses on expanding the library’s digital collections by digitizing and preserving research materials, and building the library’s digitization capacity for the future.
Mark completed his Masters in Library Science at San Jose State University with a specialization in the Digitization and Preservation of Cultural Heritage Materials. He most recently worked for the Claremont Colleges Library where he served as the Digital Production Lead.
Digitization Services Specialist
University Archives
Institutional Lending
We provide loans or copies of UCR materials to academic, public, government, and nonprofit libraries.
Submitting Requests
OCLC is the preferred method for sending requests. If you do not have access to OCLC, complete an ALA Interlibrary Loan Form and send it to interlib@ucr.edu.
Newly Processed Collections: Summer 2019
Special Collections & University Archives employees 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 this list to see if there are any items that fit your research area, or share with a friend!
Below you'll find brief descriptions and links to the finding aids or collection guides for each new collection. To use any of these materials, simply click the "Request Items" button at the top to submit a request, and log in with our Special Collections Request System. For more on conducting research in Special Collections, see this page.
SCUA is open to the public on weekdays from 11:00 am – 4:00 pm. Check here for closures or other changes to our regular hours.
For questions, email specialcollections@ucr.edu.
Newly Processed Collections: Summer 2019
Eddie Alaniz
Eddie’s key responsibility is shelving and organizing library stacks. He also provides customer service if patrons have questions about Collection Maintenance. He holds a degree from California State University, San Bernardino. Eddie joined the library in 1999.
Collection Maintenance Assistant
Donor profile: Charles E. McGee, Tuskegee Airman
One of only nine living Tuskegee Airmen, retired United States Air Force Colonel Charles McGee has kicked off 2020 with fanfare befitting a centenarian.
On Feb. 2, he presented the coin for the on-field coin toss for Superbowl LIV at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, FL, along with three other 100-year-old World War II veterans. The NFL ceremony acknowledged the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II and celebrated 100 years of professional football.
During the 2020 State of the Union address on Feb. 4, the U.S. President recognized McGee, announcing his recent honorary promotion to Brigadier General. McGee saluted as the audience gave two standing ovations while 13-year-old Iain Lanphier stood beside his great-grandfather, smiling proudly up at his hero and inspiration. Lanphier hopes to join the U.S. Space Force, the newest branch of the Armed Forces, inspired by McGee’s achievements.
His noteworthy life and military career are represented in the Charles E. McGee papers (MS 272), which are available at the UCR Library in Special Collections and University Archives on the fourth floor of the Tomás Rivera Library. McGee donated his collection of military documents, administrative records, photographs and artifacts to the UCR Library in 2015. A small portion of the collection has been digitized and made available online through Calisphere. “We are currently in the process of completing the digitization,” said Tiffany Moxham, Assistant University Librarian for Content and Discovery. “It should be up before summer.”
A Cleveland, Ohio native, McGee enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1942 and became part of the Tuskegee Airmen, earning his pilot’s wings and graduating from Class 43-F in 1943. The Tuskegee Airmen were the first group of African-American military aviators (fighter and bomber pilots), who served in World War II after training at Tuskegee Army Airfield and Moton Field in Alabama. Before the Tuskegee Airmen, no African-American had been a U.S. military pilot. McGee was stationed in Italy with the 302nd Fighter Squadron of the 332d Fighter Group.
In his 30 years of military service, he flew 409 aerial fighter combat missions, including service in WWII, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War -- one of the highest counts recorded by any Air Force fighter pilot. McGee retired from active duty in 1973 with many service awards.
Additionally, in 2007 President Bush and the U.S. Congress awarded the nation’s highest civilian award, the Congressional Gold Medal, to McGee and all other Tuskegee Airmen, both living and deceased. In 2011, McGee was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in Dayton, Ohio. George Lucas consulted McGee for his 2012 feature film Red Tails, named after the distinctive markings of the Tuskegee Airmen’s aircraft. McGee also earned the Eagle Scout award from the Boy Scouts of America in 1940.
Creat'R Lab's results from UCR's 2018 Day of Giving
The results from UC Riverside's 2018 Day of Giving have been tallied and we're thrilled to report that, with your help, we raised $2,230 for the Creat'R Lab!
Way to go, Highlanders!
In case you missed it, here is one of the videos that we livestreamed from the Creat'R Lab on November 27, the Day of Giving. Fahed Elkhatib is a UCR student who uses the lab regularly and he's also a member of the Creat'R Lab's Steering Committee. He shared what he appreciates most about the Creat'R Lab:
The lives of R'Students and R'Faculty are directly impacted by our fundraising efforts, and they could ultimately become the greatest future champions for the Creat'R Lab -- because it makes a difference in their lives right now.
We thank everyone who supported the Creat'R Lab on UCR's Day of Giving! Everyone at the UCR Library sincerely appreciates your efforts as we worked together toward this goal.
We couldn't have done it without you!