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Access Services Assistant (Evenings)
Effective July 29, 2019, the UCR Library is pleased to announce that Raul Aguilera has accepted a new position as Access Services Assistant (Evenings).
Raul will be located in Circulation/Course Reserves on the first floor of the Rivera Library, reporting to Chuck Stephenson, Rivera Night and Billing Coordinator.
Most recently, Raul served as the .75 FTE Access Services Desk Assistant – Rivera. Before that, he was a Library Assistant 3 at the University of California, Irvine. Raul also has experience working with the UCR Library in his role as an Affiliate - Library Assistant 3 at the Orbach Science Library.
Please join us in congratulating Raul on his new role!
Call for Submissions — Ancestral Futures: Speculative Imaginings from the Archive
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Ancestral Futures: Speculative Imaginings from the Archive
An Arts & Literary Magazine from SCUA
What stories can we find in the archives about Black, Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC)? Whose stories are missing, and what new creations can these archives (or the gaps in them) inspire?
UCR Special Collections & University Archives invites everyone, including members of the general public, artists, writers, poets, and creatives, to visit the archives and speculate how these materials can be reimagined, and metaphorically remixed, to tell new stories. We seek submissions that draw from Afrofuturism, Latinx/Chicanx Futurisms, Indigenous Futurisms, Asian Futurity, and related fields to explore how the intersection of art and archives can inspire new ideas, interpretations, and engagement with the past.
Call for Submissions: Due November 22, 2023
Micro-fiction | Poetry | Digitized Art
Compensation: $50 Visa Gift Card for accepted submissions
Find out more information and how to submit
Digitization Services Specialist
Please welcome Mark Buchholz to the UCR Library.
Mark Buchholz joined the UCR Library as the Digitization Services Specialist on March 7. 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 began his library career at the University of Miami Libraries in 2005, working in various positions related to digitization. He left Miami in 2016 for a brief stint at the Balboa Park Online Collaborative in San Diego before accepting a position as the Digital Production Lead at the Claremont Colleges Library in 2019.
Mark completed his Masters in Library Science at San Jose State University with a specialization in the Digitization and Preservation of Cultural Heritage Materials.
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. |
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.
Library STEM Team Launches Office Hours
The UCR Library STEM Team is excited to introduce office hours, designed for graduate students and faculty in STEM disciplines.
Join us for personalized support in our topic of the month, or visit to ask us anything STEM-related!
Fall Quarter Office Hours:
Wed., Oct. 23, 12 - 1:30 p.m., Orbach 122
Did you know that you can deposit a copy of your papers, posters, or other scholarly works into eScholarship (the UC-wide Repository) to make them available to the world and fulfill any funding mandates you might have? Join us during our STEM Team Open Access Week office hours and we’ll walk you through the process!
Wed., Nov. 13, 12 - 1:30 p.m., Orbach 122
Come visit us during our November office hours in which we will help you sign up for an ORCiD ID if you don’t already have one.
Our Library STEM Team can offer support with:
- Course-related instruction.
- Finding and accessing collections.
- Giving and hosting workshops.
- Answering questions about Open Scholarship.
- and more!
If you have any other questions or concerns about eScholarship, Open Access, or anything STEM-related, come and talk to us during our office hours, or reach out any time at libstemteam@ucr.edu.
3D Printer Event Launches New Partnership
The UCR Library’s 3D printer was featured with demonstrations for over 140 honors students during “Geek Week” in early January. This event launched a new collaborative program between the Library and University Honors (UH) to foster curiosity and exploration, build a sustainable peer resource program, and increase student collaboration with interdisciplinary projects.
The UH Peer Researcher Fellowship and Innovation Program has two components. The fellowship program pairs students with a librarian mentor to learn advance research skills and experience co-teaching library workshops. We hope to build a strong learning community of peer instructors to share skills, experiences, and knowledge through this experiential learning opportunity.
17 fellows from a variety of disciplines and stages of academic career were selected for the pilot program. UH students Raymond Tran and Mary Michaels serve as program advisers, assisting the librarian team to develop future programming and curriculum. The pilot program will be assessed through student, staff, and faculty feedback.
Engaging students through innovative and entrepreneurial forums or project laboratories is another program focus. Guest speakers from a range of professional backgrounds will host discussions on crowdfunding, multimedia production, and small business development. Project laboratories will provide space, tools, and hands-on instruction for experimenting and “making” with open-source electronic platforms such as Raspberry Pi and MakeyMakey.
Through this enriched programming we hope to inspire UH students, and to spark early exploration and design of their capstone projects.
Reserves Coordinator
UCR Library is pleased to share that Joanne Austin accepted the Reserves Coordinator position.
Joanne holds her Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Science from the University of La Verne and a MLS in Library and Information Science from San Jose State University.
Joanne spent four years as a Supervising Library Clerk before joining the University Library as a Library Assistant 3 in October 2014, and has served as the temporary Reserves Coordinator. Joanne’s strengths include her many years of experience assisting the public in a service-oriented environment. She brings with her a thorough knowledge of library operations, procedures and policies.
Please join us in congratulating Joanne, who transitioned to her Reserves Coordinator role on Monday, July 17, 2017.
New Financial Services Analyst
UCR Library is pleased to announce that Nicole Valencia has accepted the Financial Services Analyst position in Library Administration.
Nicole will transition from her temporary role to a permanent UCR employee on Monday, December 19.
Nicole has over twenty years of experience working in accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing, purchasing, cashiering and collections in higher education, construction, manufacturing, and retail.
Before coming to the UCR Library as a temporary employee on August 1, 2016, she spent most of 2015 working at Ashdown College of Health Sciences and at the University of Redlands in the first part of 2016.
As an Administrative Analyst in Planning and Budget, she will continue to process travel, reimbursements, and cash/check deposits.
Nicole will begin managing the supply orders and requests (Storehouse/OfficeMax) for the Library starting on Friday, December 16.
Celebrating our Class of 2023 library student employees
On May 24, the UCR Library celebrated its student employees at a beach-themed appreciation event
The student appreciation event honored all library student workers but it also served as a send-off for library student employees who are part of the Class of 2023.
This year, a special ceremony was held for graduating students. They were given a UCR Library-branded graduation stole by their supervisor, marking a meaningful symbol of recognition for their achievements. Each stole was embroidered in the UCR Library's Creat'R Lab.
We wouldn't be able to serve the UCR community without our student employees. We want to thank all of our student workers and a big congratulations to our 17 students workers graduating in 2023: Aaron Huang, Alitzel Holguin, Bella Ureno de Arias, Christian Andres Vasquez, Daisy Cheng, Jacob Perrine, Jamilah Zubair, Jennifer Jimenez, Kaitlin Cox, Katherine Callejas, Kenna Davis, Larry Yu, Nevin Kopp, Poala Mary Ong, Sandy Perez, Tristan Curl, and Victoria Apodaca!