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New Library Acquisitions in Science, Art, and History
Over the past several months, UCR Library has acquired several major online resources. These electronic resources make a wide variety of full text journals, magazine collections, and primary source collections available to UCR faculty, students, and researchers. These exciting new acquisitions include:
Emerald Insight https://www.emerald.com/insight/
The Emerald eJournal Premier collection from Emerald Insight includes more than 300,000 full-text articles from 322 journals covering business, science & technology, engineering, social sciences, healthcare, public policy, and library science. Emerald Publishing journals are double-blind peer-reviewed and reflect Emerald’s mission to inspire positive change in society and addresses real-world problems.
Art Magazine Archives & Artforum
Art Magazine Collection Archive from Ebsco presents a collection of three leading art magazines — The Magazine ANTIQUES, ARTnews and Art in America — covering contemporary art, visual art, fine arts and more. Research areas represented in these magazines include ancient art, architecture, art preservation, and contemporary art. Articles and cover pages are fully indexed and advertisements are individually identified, making this a valuable resource for those studying visual arts, art history, and culture.
Access Art Magazine Archives via EBSCOhost: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&custid=s4138829&groupid=main&profile=ehost&defaultdb=ara
The Artforum (later Artforum International) archive from ProQuest is the digitized version of the leading magazine for coverage of contemporary international art, with content dating back to the magazine’s first issue in 1962 through 2020. Artforum covers art in all media, from painting, sculpture, and installations, to body art video & audio art, and performance art. Also covered are related topics such as architecture, film, fashion, music, and photography.
Access the Artforum Archive via ProQuest: https://www.proquest.com/artforum/advanced/arts/fromDatabasesLayer?accountid=14521
East India Company Archives: India Office Records from the British Library, 1599-1947
https://www.eastindiacompany.amdigital.co.uk/
The East India Company archives from Adam Matthew Digital offers access to a unique collection covering the entirety of classes IOR/A, B, C, D, E and G of the India Office Records held at the British Library, London. Containing royal charters, correspondence, trading diaries, minutes of council meetings and reports of expeditions, among other document types, this resource charts the history of British trade and rule in the Indian subcontinent and beyond from 1599 to 1947.
From the Company’s charter in 1600 to Indian independence in 1947, East India Company tells the story of trade with the East; politics; and the rise and fall of the British Empire. It records the challenges of a globalising world and sheds light on many contrasting narratives – from records of powerful political figures, through to the lives of native populations and the individual traders who lived and worked at the edge of Empire.
For an overview of what is included in the archive, see https://www.amdigital.co.uk/primary-sources/east-india-company.
New archival collections available for fall quarter 2017
Special Collections & University Archives staff 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 UCR Library's newly processed archival and primary source collections. Check out the list below 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 – Fall 2017
1.92 linear ft. (2 boxes)
The collection contains photographs, notes, articles, and other materials from explorer Edna R. Webster and her daughter Marjorie Webster. The majority of materials in the collection relate to Edna's exploration and study of Mayan ruins on the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico, and Marjorie's interest in Atlantis and its possible connection to Mexico.
2.54 linear ft. (5 boxes)
This collection consists of the papers of author Jean Paiva, including manuscript drafts, notes, research, and short stories. Materials in the collection also include literary contracts, earnings statements, and correspondence between Paiva and other authors, editors and literary figures.
0.83 linear ft. (2 boxes)
The collection consists of materials relating to the political career of John Phillips, who served as a California state legislator from 1932-1942, then as a member of the House of Representatives from 1943-1947. Items in the collection include correspondence, reports, pamphlets, and other documents related to Phillips work and research on topics like government food subsidies, universal military training, and the Republican Party platform.
1.42 linear ft. (2 boxes)
The Sunkist Growers Inc. records consists mostly of agreements between various growers and the Fruit Growers Supply Company and the Exchange By-Products Company, which were parts of the organization that provided wholesale supplies and developed markets for citrus by-products like oil and citric acid. The collection also includes brochures, photographs, and a photo album including research information from the University of California Citrus Experiment Station.
1.46 linear ft. (2 boxes)
This collection consists of the personal and professional papers of Betty Clark Moore, a biologist and former research associate at UC Riverside. Materials in the collection include correspondence, photographs, research notes, and scientific publications written by Moore and others.
11.5 linear ft. (20 boxes)
This collection contains correspondence, notes, and other material from J. Lloyd Eaton, a physician and book collector whose collection of science fiction, fantasy, and horror publications formed the foundation of the Eaton Science Fiction & Fantasy Collection at UC Riverside. Included in his papers are the index card catalogs Eaton kept documenting his collection, which include his notes on many of the works.
0.42 linear ft. (1 box)
This collection consists of photographs and postcards from John W. Dady, depicting various Native American tribes and ranches in the Midwest and California during the early 20th century.
0.23 linear ft. (1 box, 1 flat folder)
This collection contains photographs, slides, and programs from races held at the Riverside International Raceway, a race track in Riverside, California that was in operation from 1957-1989.
1.25 linear ft. (2 boxes)
The collection contains two scrapbooks of news clippings, correspondence, political mailers, and other materials related to efforts to pass two ballot propositions related to state bonds in the June 2, 1970 election in California.
7.19 linear ft. (6 boxes, 1 flat folder)
This collection contains records and research on the date palm industry and date palm farming throughout the 20th century, including photographs of date palm farms, brochures, and newspaper clippings. Additionally, the collection contains photographs, programs, correspondence, and pamphlets pertaining to the United States Department of Agriculture Date Station, and items from date palm researchers Walter T. Swingle, and Roy W. Nixon.
2.17 linear ft. (4 boxes)
This collection includes materials from Alfred M. Boyce, an entomologist and first dean of the University of California, Riverside's College of Agriculture. Items in the collection include agricultural research, photographs, information on the Citrus Experiment Station, and materials related to the publication of Boyce's memoir, Odyssey of an Entomologist: Adventures on the Farm, at Sea, and in the University.
0.42 linear ft. (1 box)
The collection contains working papers, articles, proposals, and other documents on solar sails created by Carl A. Wiley, an engineer and mathematician that authored one of the first accounts of how solar sails could be assembled in orbit and used as spacecraft propulsion devices.
0.21 linear ft. (1 box)
This collection contains correspondence from numerous British artists during the 19th and early 20th century received and collected by British painter Edith Hipkins. The majority of the correspondence consists of personal letters sent to Hipkins and her father, musician Alfred J. Hipkins.
Publications Based on Research Conducted in SCUA
This list highlights publications that have used or cited materials held by Special Collections & University Archives.
We hope you find this list to be a valuable resource for your own research. We regularly add new publications to this list, so please check back often.
Rupert Costo Library of the American Indian
Located in: Special Collections & University Archives
Thousands of books, documents, and audio recordings documenting Native American history and culture form the Rupert Costo Library of the American Indian, making it a center for studies about the native people of inland Southern California, the Southwest, and North America.
Rupert and Jeannette Henry Costo, Native American scholars, activists, and founders of the American Indian Historical Society, gave the collection to UCR in 1986.
Celebrating 75 Years of the CUC
We invite you to view this exhibit that documents the Citizens University Committee, an organization that played a key role in the establishment of UC Riverside, on the first floor of the Rivera Library during the library's operating hours from May 16, 2023 - June 14, 2023.
History of the CUC
The Citizen’s University Committee (CUC) was formed by a group of over 100 concerned citizens in 1948 with the goal to aid in the development of a university in Riverside. The formation of the committee was formally announced on March 8, 1948 and the first public meeting was held on March 13, 1948 with Judge O.K. Morton as chair.
The CUC played a key role in the establishment of the university in Riverside. In 1949, they successfully lobbied for a $4 million appropriation from the California State Legislature for the development of the university. Not only was the CUC instrumental in funding the university, they also advocated for the location of the campus to be adjacent to the grounds of the Citrus Experiment Station and assisted with the purchase of additional land to that end. The CUC was heavily involved in zoning and road development before construction began on campus. They safeguarded against the unplanned commercial development of the campus area prior to its construction. The committee also advocated for 8th Street to be renamed University Avenue.
After campus was constructed, the CUC participated in raising funds for projects that would enhance the student experience on campus. CUC meetings were often held over breakfast. In addition, they held an annual banquet with guest speakers such as the chancellor and former regents of the university. In 1962, the CUC published a brochure called Opportunities for Sharing, in which they solicited private contributions for a number of potential projects, including a Student Center, the Bell Tower, an international relations center, a family recreation area and agricultural research grants. A number of these projects subsequently came to fruition including an annual scholarship fund, the International Lounge in University Commons and the Bell Tower.
| Event | Celebrating 75 Years of the CUC |
| Location | Tomás Rivera Library, 1st Floor |
| Dates | May 16, 2023 - June 14, 2023 |
| Hours | library.ucr.edu/hours |
| Parking | Free Visitor Parking is available on Fridays, starting at 12:00 PM through 6:00 AM Monday morning in the unreserved spaces of the following parking lots/structures:
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New PNAS Agreement: Updated Open Access Publishing Terms for Authors
The University of California has renewed its open access publishing agreement with the National Academy of Sciences.
While UC authors can continue to publish open access in PNAS at a discounted rate, the article processing charge (APC) will increase annually over the course of the three-year agreement due to changes in PNAS’s universal pricing structure. The APC under the previous agreement was set at $3,000, and in year 1 of the new agreement (for the rest of 2024), it will increase to $3,225.
While the UC libraries and authors will both experience somewhat higher costs under the new agreement, the APC for UC authors remains $2,000 below the standard APC for immediate open access publishing in PNAS. This discount is automatically applied for all UC-affiliated corresponding authors.
For questions about publishing open access with PNAS, please contact UCR Library STEM Collection Strategist Michele Potter.
Introducing Jennifer Rodriguez, our new Director of Human Resources/Academic Personnel
We are excited to announce Jennifer Rodriguez as our new HR/Academic Personnel Director, effective September 14.
Jennifer holds a Bachelor's degree in Health Policy & Administration from Penn State and a minor in Spanish. She has also earned several HR certifications, including Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and the Society for Human Resources Management - Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP). Currently, she is on the path to completing her Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) certification.
Jennifer has been a member of the UCR community since 2007, initially joining the Vice Chancellor Administration unit and later joining Housing, Dining & Auxiliary Services. Since 2013, she has served as a Senior Human Resources Consultant with the School of Medicine.
Previously located at UCPath for the past 9 years, Jennifer is excited to return to the hustle and bustle of campus and is ready to use her HR expertise to support the UCR Library’s vision.
Three new open access agreements available to UCR authors
Effective March 10, 2021, UC authors can make their research freely available for anyone to read through three new transformative open access publishing agreements with The Royal Society journals, Canadian Science Publishing (CSP), and The Company of Biologists (CoB).
These new, cost-neutral agreements will apply retrospectively to articles accepted after January 1, 2021 and will run through December 31, 2023. The contract with CSP is the first such agreement for a Canadian journal publisher.
The agreements achieve both of UC’s key goals for transformative open access journal agreements: controlling costs and providing for open access publishing in the full portfolio, including hybrid (subscription-based with open access options) and open access journals of The Royal Society, Canadian Science Publishing, and The Company of Biologists.
UC authors can now publish an unlimited number of research articles immediately open access. The CoB agreement covers all 10 UC campuses, while SCP and The Royal Society agreement are available to all campuses except UCSF. Under the agreement, the UC libraries will automatically pay the first $1,000 of the open access fee, or article processing charge (APC), for all included UC authors who choose to publish in a contracted journal.
Authors are asked to pay the remainder if they have research funds available to do so.
Authors who do not have research funds available can request full funding of the APC from the libraries, ensuring that lack of research funds does not present a barrier for UC authors who wish to publish open access in these journals.
By combining funding from the libraries with authors’ grant funds, the agreement provides a model for how research-intensive institutions can create a sustainable and inclusive path to full open access.
Publishers are exploring how to shift from subscription-based business models to models that make it easier and more affordable for researchers to publish their work open access.
The agreement also provides researchers on participating UC campuses with unlimited access to the full portfolio of Royal Society journals, Canadian Science Publishing journals, and The Company of Biologists’ journals and their archives.
For more detail about these agreements, please see:
- The Royal Society open access agreement
- The Company of Biologists open access agreement
- Canadian Science Publishing open access agreement
About UC’s Transformative Open Access Agreements:
Transformative open access agreements support UC’s mission as a public university and advance the global shift toward sustainable open access publishing by making more UC-authored research articles open to the world, while maintaining journal affordability. UC seeks to partner with publishers of all types, sizes and disciplines to jointly advance a worldwide transition to open access across the entire landscape of scholarly journal publishing. For more on these aims and principles, see UC’s Call to Action for Negotiating Journal Agreements at UC, the UC faculty Academic Senate’s Declaration of Rights and Principles to Transform Scholarly Communication, and UC’s priorities for publisher negotiations.
Library Welcomes New Director of Teaching and Learning
Dani Brecher Cook is our new Director of Teaching and Learning at the UCR Library.
Dani's key responsibility is to lead the development, implementation, and ongoing program for library teaching and learning services and initiatives to support the curricular and research activities of UCR faculty, researchers and students.
The opportunity to establish a new teaching and learning department with a focus on curricular collaboration and learner-centered approaches in a uniquely diverse environment is what excites Dani most about coming to UCR Library. She hopes to build sustainable, ongoing relationships with partners across campus.
“By situating librarians as expert co-educators and sharing our expertise in information resources and pedagogy, UCR Library can materially contribute to the University’s mission to graduate critical thinkers and information-literate citizens,” Dani said. “These skills are especially important in navigating the 21st-century world, where the abundance of information can make it challenging to determine authority, accuracy, and value.”
This newly re-imagined department will also assist faculty and instructors in developing research assignments for students that focus on discovery, exploration, and process.
Previously, Dani served as the Information Literacy and Research Services Coordinator at the Claremont Colleges Library.
Dani has presented nationally at the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), LITA Forum (Library Information Technology Association), LOEX (Library Orientation Exchange), and other instruction- and library technology-focused conferences. Her team at Claremont received the 2015 Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) Innovation in Instruction Award for their work in curriculum mapping. Dani and Kevin Michael Klipfel’s article, How Do Our Students Learn? An Outline of a Cognitive Psychological Model for Information Literacy Instruction, was recently selected as one of LIRT’s top 20 articles for 2015.
Dani received her MSLS from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and holds an A.B. in English Literature from the University of Chicago, and a Diversity Advocacy Certificate also from UNC Chapel Hill.
New Arrivals for the Eaton Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy
Our new pop-up exhibit features recent acquisitions for the Eaton Collection - including Afrofuturism, Latinx comics, and more! Come visit us during winter quarter on the 4th floor of the Rivera Library from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. in Special Collections & University Archives.
| Event | New Arrivals for the Eaton Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy |
| Location | Tomás Rivera Library, 4th floor, Special Collections & University Archives |
| Dates | |
| Parking | Free Visitor Parking is available on Fridays, starting at 12:00 PM through 6:00 AM Monday morning in the unreserved spaces of the following parking lots/structures: Lot 6 Blue Lot 13 Blue Big Springs Parking Structure 2 Lot 26 Gold Lot 30 Gold Lot 50 Gold Paid Visitor Parking information can be found here. |