More News October 14, 2016

The University of California, Riverside Library will host a poster exhibition in celebration of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day and Geography Awareness Week beginning on Thursday, Nov. 3.

The exhibition will remain on display in the atrium of Orbach Science Library until Tuesday, Nov. 22.

GIS Day, first established in 1999, provides an international forum for users of geographic information systems technology to demonstrate real-world applications that are making a difference in our society. This year, GIS Day is on Nov. 16, and Geography Awareness Week is from Nov. 13-19.

“This exhibition will demonstrate the variety of fields that use geospatial information, from the natural and social sciences and humanities to business, education, public policy, capital planning, government, and law enforcement,” said Janet Reyes, the UCR Library Geospatial Information Librarian, and the exhibition curator. “It will highlight GIS and other geospatial studies throughout UCR and in the community.”

Almost every academic department can use GIS data, Reyes said. “GIS is about the data you display, compare, or analyze on top of a basemap or imagery. You can show voting patterns, plants, animal habitats, poverty, immigration, demographic statistics, neighborhood crime rates, and so many other things.”

The entire UC Riverside community is welcome to provide a poster for this display. Posters that have been used, or will be used, at other events are acceptable. The deadline to sign up to display a poster is Friday, Oct. 28. To submit a poster to the exhibition, contact Janet Reyes (janet.reyes@ucr.edu) or Margarita Yonezawa (margarita.yonezawa@ucr.edu) at the Orbach Science Library’s Map Collection, or call (951) 827-6423.

UCR professors are encouraged to bring their students to visit the exhibition for self-led tours.

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.

More News September 25, 2017

Beginning in fall quarter 2017, each month librarians and archivists will select four items from UCR Library’s Special Collections and place them on hold for anyone to use in the reading room.

This new program will be called "4 to Explore."

Because Special Collections materials are kept in closed stacks (which means you can’t see the shelves and browse), and because you can’t check things out to take home, 4 to Explore is a great way to get a taste of the collections that truly make UCR unique.

4 to Explore is an opportunity to visit the kind of reading room that is used for archival research or by rare book scholars, and to get a sampling of our collections without having to do research or put in a request ahead of time. You’ll be asked to show photo ID and to check your bags – but don’t worry! Our UCR Library staff will explain everything to you when you arrive.

We will also have rotating exhibits of items from the collections on display.

Here's what you can see this September in 4 to Explore:

Harvest
A new artist's book for fall by Mikio Watanabe

Spectator Amateur Press Society
Tons of bound fanzines from 1955

California Names Pronounced and Defined
Look up your favorite places in this 1940 guide

Pardee Dam Construction Photos
Built across the Molkelumne River in the 1920s

Where you can find 4 to Explore:

Department: Special Collections & University Archives

Where: Take elevators to 4^th floor of Rivera Library

Hours: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm, Monday - Friday

Bring: Photo ID

Don’t bring: Food or drinks

Who: Everyone is welcome. 4 to Explore is more of an individual experience, but we can usually accommodate up to two people using the same item at the same time, so feel free to bring a friend.

What to expect: Staff will help you sign in and feel comfortable in the reading room. It should take about 5-10 minutes for you to get up to the 4^th floor and get settled. Then you can stay and enjoy as long as you like!

More News April 02, 2018

This month in 4 to Explore, your Special Collections librarians and archivists have selected four new items and placed them on hold in the reading room.

Here's what you can see this April in 4 to Explore:

UCR photographs
Student social events from the 1950s

Mission Inn menus
See what was served in the 1910s

My Pretty Pony
Barbara Kruger illustrates Stephen King's story

Wild Gardens of Old California
How a Scotsman took wildflowers to Britain

Why you should try 4 to Explore:

Special Collections materials are kept in closed stacks, which means you can’t see the shelves and browse. You also can’t check things out and take them home. So, 4 to Explore is a great way to experience first-hand some of the collections that truly make the UCR Library unique.

4 to Explore will give you the chance to visit a reading room, like the ones that are used for archival research or by rare book scholars, and to get a sampling of our collections without having to submit a request ahead of time.

You’ll be asked to show photo ID and to check your bags – but don’t worry! Our UCR Library staff will explain everything to you when you arrive.

We will also have rotating exhibits of items from the collections on display.

Where to find 4 to Explore:

Department: Special Collections & University Archives

Where: Take elevators to 4th floor of Rivera Library

Hours: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm, Monday - Friday

Bring: Photo ID

Don’t bring: Food or drinks

Who: Everyone is welcome. 4 to Explore is more of an individual experience, but we can usually accommodate up to two people using the same item at the same time, so feel free to bring a friend.

What to expect: Staff will help you sign in and feel comfortable in the reading room. It should take about 5-10 minutes for you to get up to the 4th floor and get settled. Then you can stay and enjoy as long as you like!

Want to receive updates each month with more details about our 4 to Explore items? Sign up here.

More News September 23, 2019

Graduate and undergraduate students who use GIS (geographic information systems) and remote sensing are invited to enter a GIS Day poster contest sponsored by UCR Library and campus partners.

GIS Day provides an opportunity for people to learn about geography and the uses of GIS. This year, UCR is observing GIS Day on Thursday, Nov. 14.

Acceptable formats

Printed posters measuring 36” x 48” will be accepted.

Collaborations are allowed, as are multiple entries. Please note that for group entries, a prize will be awarded to the first author listed if that entry wins.

How to enter

Prior to entering, students must submit an abstract by 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, October 31 for review and approval by the GIS Day Planning Committee.

The form to submit an abstract can be found at bit.ly/2019gisday-poster. For questions, contact Geospatial Information Librarian Janet Reyes at janet.reyes@ucr.edu, or call her at (951) 827-6421.

The committee will notify prospective entrants by Friday, Nov. 1 whether their abstract was accepted or declined.

Students whose abstracts were accepted must submit a PDF of their poster, and make arrangements for having it printed, by 2:30 pm on Thursday, Nov. 7. Poster printing fees at the Orbach Science Library poster printing service (ORB Room 121) are waived for the contest. Successful applicants will receive more details with their acceptance notification.

Poster display

From Tuesday, Nov. 12 through Friday, Nov. 22, the entries will be displayed in the Orbach Science Library atrium.

From 2:30 - 3:30 pm on Thursday, Nov. 14, entrants will have the opportunity to explain their posters and answer questions.

The contest’s first, second, and third-place winners will be announced at 3:45 pm on Nov. 14 at the poster display.

Contest prizes will include a variety of items.

More News November 01, 2024

Registration is now open for the 5th annual UC GIS Week conference, which will be held virtually from November 19-21, 2024.

Initiated by the University of California GIS Leadership Committee, which our Geospatial Information Librarian Janet Reyes sits on, the conference will feature presentations, lightning talks, and a virtual map/poster gallery, all centering on geospatial research and applications.

The registration link, and more information on UC GIS Week, can be found on the UC GIS Week 2024 website. 

Both GIS experts and those new to GIS are welcome to attend! Join for one or multiple sessions of the event series, which is thought to be one of the largest GIS Day observations in the world.

Students, researchers and instructors from across the University of California will share their cutting-edge knowledge and expertise with each other and with the wider community.

Topic areas will include:

• National Zoning Atlas: A New Public Tool and Database
• GIS & AI: Tree Range Maps, Drones, and Digitizing
• Urban Environment: From Latin America to California
• Opportunities for Current Students: Panel
• Geospatial Opportunities: From Humanitarian Work to the UCs & Bhutan
• GIS Integrations for Campus Operations
• Climate Effects on Food, Agriculture and the Environment
• Ecology: Seed Collection, Desert Fires, and Tropical Lagoons
• GIS for Policy: Health, Transportation, and Zoning

All sessions are free and open to the public. 

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More News January 11, 2024

The University of California has extended its open access agreement with scholarly journal publisher Wiley for an additional three years.

From January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2026, researchers and students at all 10 UC campuses and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory will receive continued access to subscription content and funding support for open access publication in Wiley’s expansive journal portfolio.

What the agreement means for UC authors

The UC libraries will continue to pay the first $1,000 of the open access fee, or article processing charge (APC), for UC faculty, students, staff and clinicians who publish in any of Wiley’s more than 1,600 journals. The libraries will pay the entire APC for authors who wish to make their work freely available but do not have research funds available for this purpose. UC authors also receive a 15 percent discount on the APC.

Making more California research available open access

The UC is pleased to be partnering on the new agreement with 48 other California private and public academic and research institutions represented by the Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC), further increasing free and open access to research produced in our state.

“Some of the most groundbreaking research in the world is done right here in California, driving advances in medicine, environmental sustainability, and society. I am excited about this opportunity for more California scholars, from UC and beyond, to make their work freely available so that people around the globe can benefit from and build on their discoveries,” said Maria De Prano, professor of art history at UC Merced and chair of the UC faculty Academic Senate’s systemwide committee on library and scholarly communication.

More information

For more details about the agreement, please visit the UC Office of Scholarly Communication website or contact Associate University Librarian for Content and Discovery / Deputy University Librarian Tiffany Moxham.

More News December 01, 2017

This month in 4 to Explore, your Special Collections librarians and archivists have selected four new items and placed them on hold in the reading room.

Here's what you can see this December in 4 to Explore:

1932 Diary
December resolutions by a young woman

John Donne
1633 first edition of the collected poems

Mexican Inauguration Photos
Beautiful 1920 album of President Álvaro Obregón

The California Water Atlas
Published by the state in the 70s to make government data accessible

Why you should try 4 to Explore:

Special Collections materials are kept in closed stacks, which means you can’t see the shelves and browse. You also can’t check things out and take them home. So, 4 to Explore is a great way to experience first-hand some of the collections that truly make the UCR Library unique.

4 to Explore will give you the chance to visit a reading room, like the ones that are used for archival research or by rare book scholars, and to get a sampling of our collections without having to submit a request ahead of time.

You’ll be asked to show photo ID and to check your bags – but don’t worry! Our UCR Library staff will explain everything to you when you arrive.

We will also have rotating exhibits of items from the collections on display.

Where to find 4 to Explore:

Department: Special Collections & University Archives

Where: Take elevators to 4th floor of Rivera Library

Hours: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm, Monday - Friday

Bring: Photo ID

Don’t bring: Food or drinks

Who: Everyone is welcome. 4 to Explore is more of an individual experience, but we can usually accommodate up to two people using the same item at the same time, so feel free to bring a friend.

What to expect: Staff will help you sign in and feel comfortable in the reading room. It should take about 5-10 minutes for you to get up to the 4th floor and get settled. Then you can stay and enjoy as long as you like!

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