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More News February 01, 2024

R’Voices in the Library Exhibition
Call for Submissions — Call closes on April 5, 2024

Library Contact: Carrie Cruce, Student Success and Engagement Librarian, carrie.cruce@ucr.edu.

The UCR Library is excited to extend an invitation to all students to participate in our inaugural exhibition dedicated to showcasing the experiences of first-generation students. Our goal is to center students as knowledge creators by highlighting their diverse creative expressions. We welcome submissions in various formats, including but not limited to painting, photography, short stories, poetry, sculpture, textiles, jewelry, and other forms of arts and crafts. 

While this year's exhibition does not have a specific theme, we request that submissions are representative of the distinctive journey of first-generation students. We invite you to join us in co-creating a welcoming, engaging, and thought-provoking exhibition space within the library. Submit your creative work today and help us celebrate the unique skills, strengths, and experiences of first-generation students.

Submission Guidelines

To Apply

• Read the submission guidelines.
• Fill out and submit the online Submission Form.
• Drop off your submission.
• Submissions may be dropped off at the InfoDesk located at the Library Support/IT Support Desk in the Rivera Library between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
• All submissions require an Intake Form. You may print out a form here or forms are available at the drop off point in Rivera Library.
• !!! Submissions will not be accepted without an Intake Form!!!

Please feel free to contact Carrie Cruce, Student Success and Engagement Librarian at carrie.cruce@ucr.edu with any questions prior to submission.

Schedule

• Call for Submissions opens: February 5, 2024
• Call for Submissions closes: April 5, 2024
• Notification of acceptance: April 8, 2024
• Exhibition Dates: April 26, 2024 through June 7, 2024
• Materials return/Pick up: June 10, 2024 through June 14, 2024

Exhibition Requirements

• All submissions are subject to review. Submission does not guarantee acceptance.
• Submission content or theme should represent First-Generation student experience.
• Submissions must adhere to the UCR Principles of Community.
• Submissions may include a wide range of media including painting, photography, short stories, poetry, sculpture, textiles, jewelry, and other forms of arts and crafts.
  • Music cannot be accepted at this time. Although songs or music in written format may be accepted.
• Submissions should not exceed 4’ x 4’ dimensions.
• All submissions are due by March 8, 2024 at 5 p.m.
• All submissions must be submitted with a completed Intake Form.
• By submitting to the exhibition, if accepted, you commit to participating for the entire exhibition from April 26, 2024 through June 7, 2024.
• If accepted, you may opt in or opt out of the digital exhibition component.
• All submissions must be picked up by June 14, 2024.

Additional Information

• The physical exhibition will take place on the first floor of Rivera Library from April 26, 2024 through June 7, 2024. 
• An exhibition reception will be held at Rivera Library on April 30, 2024 from 5 to 7 p.m. Information about the reception will be provided to all students with accepted submissions.
• Qualifying submissions may be chosen to be included in the Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA). Students with qualifying submissions may choose to donate or not to donate their submission to SCUA for preservation and future study. (Donation is completely voluntary and not required).
• UCR Library and staff are not responsible for potential damage incurred or theft during the exhibition. UCR Library and staff will take all reasonable precautionary measures to prevent damage and theft.
• Accepted submissions may be photographed as part of the exhibition and these images may be shared on UCR Library's social media platforms for promotional purposes related to the exhibition or for future initiatives.

More News April 19, 2017

On Tuesday, April 18, 2017, the UCR Library and the Office of Research and Economic Development (RED) opened the Creat’R Lab to a standing-room only crowd of more than 150 excited students, faculty, and staff in the Orbach Science Library.

Key UCR leadership including Chancellor Kim Wilcox, Vice-Chancellor for Research and Economic Development Michael Pazzani and University Librarian Steven Mandeville-Gamble stood shoulder-to-shoulder with students from organizations including IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), SWE (Society of Women Engineers), ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers), and the Cosplay Brigade, among others. The students were eagerly awaiting the chance to use the space for hands-on experimentation, learning and making for electronics, prototyping, sewing, 3D scanning and printing, and more.

“It’s is a great, great day for UCR,” announced Chancellor Kim Wilcox. “When I think about Creat’R Lab, I think about tools and the connection between ability and opportunity. We have a lot of people on the campus with all kinds of talent, and now we have some tools.”

Second-year electrical engineering student Gustavo Correa shared in his welcome comments that he had wanted to establish a makerspace on campus in fall quarter 2016, but then Jeff McDaniel, a Lecturer in the Bourns College of Engineering and a member of the Creat’R Lab development team, invited Correa to get involved with the Creat’R Lab.

Describing the conception of and intention behind the Creat’R Lab, Correa said, “[It] is designed to be a safe learning environment for students from all majors, from all backgrounds, from all technical levels… to introduce to students the current technologies that exist, that engineers and everyone are using to solve real-world problems, to create projects, and to express themselves creatively.”

“What really makes me excited right now is to see the collaboration of the students, of the staff really working together to accelerate the learning and the opportunities that the students have and that the student organizations can provide,” said Jeff McDaniel. “We have lots of workshops, we have lots of activities going on. But really, this space is about the students. This is for the students, for the faculty, and the students inside of the faculty (because we never stop learning) – and for everybody that’s always learning – to use this space to experiment, to make things, to create things, to start a company.”

Michalis Faloutsos, Professor of Computer Science and Engineering and the Director of Entrepreneurship for UC Riverside remarked on the symbiotic relationship that will exist between the Creat’R Lab, EPIC (Entrepreneurial Proof of Concept and Innovation Center), and the ExCITE Incubator to support entrepreneurial endeavors at UC Riverside.

Reflecting on the selection of the name “Creat’R Lab,” Vice Chancellor Michael Pazzani commented, “This could have been called ‘makerspace,’ but making is routine. What we really want people (to do) here is to create something new, things that no one has done before. And that’s really where innovation and entrepreneurship comes from.”

“That’s why I wanted to see something like this here in the library,” added University Librarian Steven Mandeville-Gamble. “Libraries have always been about connecting people and ideas and creating opportunities for people to create new knowledge, to collaborate, test ideas, and this couldn’t be a more perfect opportunity to do that. We can bring students and faculty from all over campus… and let you play.”

In closing, Mandeville-Gamble imparted the following tips to Creat’R Lab users:

”Go out and collaborate. Make mistakes. If we don’t make mistakes, if we’re not willing to take risks and make mistakes, we’re not going to learn. Play… I don’t mean play just to while away the time. I mean play to create and learn and get excited and figure out new things that no one else has thought about before. This space is to dream, to allow you to dream about things you want to do that you might not have thought possible. And finally, explore. This space is for you, the students and faculty, to explore the world through art, through objects, through new technologies, new methodologies.”

If the launch event crowd size was any indication of future student demand on the Creat’R Lab, the UCR Library may need to expand beyond the three rooms it currently occupies (Orbach Science Library, rooms 140, 144, and 145), both in terms of space and in terms of the equipment available for use.

Those who are interested in using the space, or hosting or attending a workshop can find more information on the library’s Creat’R Lab page.

More News August 24, 2018

At all-staff meetings held on August 20 and 21, Library Human Resources acknowledged ten UCR Library employees for their outstanding contributions.

These team members became the third round of employees to be recognized through the KUDOS program.

Under the KUDOS program, non-probationary staff and academic employees at the UCR Library can be nominated by a peer for actions or contributions related to the library's mission that have a significant, positive impact on colleagues, library users, or others.

Nominations were submitted anonymously by library non-probationary staff and academic employees, and then were reviewed by members of Library Cabinet to determine which staff members would receive the KUDOS awards.

The August 2018 recipients received the following comments on their nomination forms:

Natalie Moller, Collection Maintenance Assistant

• “Natalie’s ALMA contributions in the Collection Maintenance workflow deserve special recognition.  Natalie continues to be an asset to the ongoing configuration of our ILMS.”

Jim Clark, Head of Database Management and Authority Control Unit

• “I’d like to nominate Jim for his role in the ALMA migration.  I know it’s been an enormous amount of work, on the technical side, as well as supporting colleagues in Metadata and Technical Services to get oriented to a previously unfamiliar system and get up and running. Thank you!”

Margarita Yonezawa, Research Services Assistant

• “Margarita has proved to be an exemplary and dedicated worker.  She is a proactive person who is dedicated to her job and the library.”

Erika Quintana, Acquisitions Unit Supervisor

• “Erika is in a true sense, the person with the biggest insight and knowledge of most, if not all functions in the library.  The introduction and training of the new system of Ex Libris is just one of various examples of her great motivation, smarts, accuracy and personal care.”

Pam Sun, Collection Strategies Services Coordinator

• “Pam was recently assigned to a special project in the Learning Resources Display Center that was an insurmountable task that needed to be done quickly. Pam and her students have done a beautiful job, consulting as necessary if there was anything that she was unsure of.  Because of her attention to detail and willingness to consult, she completed the task in record time. Many thanks to Pam for her excellent work.”

Chuck Stephenson, Night and Billing Coordinator, Rivera

• “Chuck has been a major contributor to the configuration and testing of the fulfillment functions in ALMA.  He has made significant contributions in defining the billing workflow for the library. He is willing to jump in and assist where he can.”

Rocco Berges, Senior Building Maintenance Worker

• “Rocco has done quite a bit to keep the Rivera and Orbach libraries looking great.  In addition to regularly keeping the lounge areas tidy and clean, he’s taken on some projects that go beyond regular maintenance, which have had an outstanding and noticeable impact. The results are noticed and appreciated every day, the good work reflects the excellence of a dedicated, focused and hardworking individual. Rocco goes beyond his duties and we appreciate the care!”

Sahra Missaghieh Klawitter, Circulation/Reserves Services Manager

• “I would like to thank Sahra for all her efforts to alleviate students’ stress, to support employee professional development and to celebrate the library employees. Sahra’s contributions resulted in a successful migration in circulation and reserves.  Our users' experience with circulation and reserve transactions are seamless, because of Sahra’s behind-the-scenes configuration work.”

Bernice Ridgeway, Interlibrary Loan Assistant

• “Bernice’s contributions to establishing ILL protocol and workflows between OCLC and Alma have been noteworthy!  She has shown flexibility and is very attentive to our users' needs. Thank you Bernice!”

Shelly Gipson, Head of Collection Maintenance

• “Shelly has contributed to the migration of Alma in many areas to develop new and improved workflows using the Alma system.  She continues to research and test different processes and her contributions have been noteworthy. Thank you Shelly!”

Please join us in celebrating these library employees’ achievements!

 

More News June 14, 2019

The UCR Library is pleased to announce a new Fines & Fees structure that will greatly benefit both the library and its patrons, effective July 1, 2019.

We are eliminating all processing fees ($10 per transaction) and campus late payment penalty charges ($25 per month), as the UCR Library now will handle all payments directly through its own secure online portal starting on July 1. By handling payments for fines and fees directly, the library has developed a quick and efficient process that takes your time into consideration.

In general, you will notice a reduction in short-term Reserve Fines and Recall Fines, which will benefit the vast majority of patrons.

Effective July 1, 2019, the library’s new Fine & Fee structure will be:

• Reserve Fines: $10 per hour
• Recall Fines: $2 per day
• Replacement Fees: Due to an increase in the average cost of books and collection materials, this fee will increase from $75 to $100 per item.

Additionally, the UCR Library is offering a Replacement Fees Amnesty Period from June 17 - 30, 2019.

Please log into your secure UCR Library account portal to see whether you have any outstanding balances due.

Should you have any questions about your account, please contact  library-billing@ucr.edu.

More News May 28, 2019

At all-staff meetings held in spring quarter 2019, Library Human Resources acknowledged two UCR Library employees for their outstanding contributions.

These team members became the fifth round of employees to be recognized through the KUDOS program.

Under the KUDOS program, non-probationary staff and academic employees at the UCR Library can be nominated by a peer for actions or contributions related to the UCR Library's mission that have a significant, positive impact on colleagues, library users, or others.

Nominations were submitted anonymously by library non-probationary staff and academic employees, and then were reviewed by members of Library Cabinet to determine which staff members would receive the KUDOS awards.

The spring quarter 2019 recipients received the following comments on their nomination forms. Please join us in celebrating these library employees’ contributions!

Dave Schuster, Head of Facilities

Dave Schuster is not a boss, he is a leader. He operates with integrity and excellence in every assignment he completes. He is not only accountable with library resources, but to the department heads, unit heads and employees that he works with. Dave places the heart of the library and those who work here above his own self-interest to always accomplish the greater good. Even when, the answer cannot be yes on something we may want, he seeks alternatives to make sure harmony and balance flows throughout every department.
The characteristics and traits that Dave possesses were magnified in the recent Access Services Circulation/Reserve restructure. There were staff who worked at stations for over a decade and were now being asked to move. There was physical downsizing that was occurring to achieve an upgraded, functional, modern work structure. For many, this could be a scary thing. However, with Dave’s guidance, everyone was included in the transition.
Dave ensured he had the voice of all those affected by the move, and then strategically worked with the supervisors and AULs to come up with a solid plan. He organized and orchestrated negotiations on many levels. He ensured buy-in from the staff on paint colors and workflows, he had to work with outside contractors for quotes, he had to ensure UCR contractors were on their assignments to meet deadlines, and he had to work with Library Admin for approvals.
There was definitely give-and-take during this process, but Dave kept it all going. He was even able to include the front unit of Circulation/Reserves, which was not in the original plans. Dave was thoughtful and intentional. Most importantly he always ensured those under him never felt undervalued or disqualified (even if they had no authority in the decision making process).
Dave was also not afraid to step in and get dirty in his slacks and dress shoes. Several times, we saw Dave assisting his employees, the contractors and even working solo to clear out heavy furniture, clean and vacuum floors, take out trash, etc. He could have easily let “someone else do it.” Yet, Dave, being Dave exhibited great leadership, did what was needed, and it trickled down to everyone in this process. It made us even want to help clean.
We truly thank Dave for orchestrating a department move that every employee was satisfied with. He even convinced certain supervisors that a color splash could look nice. Work stations have not been changed out since the 1990’s and now we have a fresh start.
Thank you Dave. Keep making a difference. We appreciate all you do!

Rocco Berges, Senior Building Maintenance Worker

Rocco takes such care in improving and maintaining library spaces. Often a support request ticket is barely submitted before he's on the scene to check things out and make a plan.

It's clear that Rocco takes pride in his work, and checks in throughout the process to make sure everything is meeting the vision of the space.

We are lucky to have Rocco as a colleague!

More News April 06, 2018

National Library Week will be observed April 8-14, 2018 with the theme, "Libraries Lead." The 2018 National Library Week celebration will mark the 60th anniversary of the event which is sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA).

On Tuesday, April 10, in honor of National Library Workers Day, UCR Library invites UC Riverside students, faculty, researchers, staff, and community members to share a story about how our library has helped you with your study, research, or work.

Additionally, if you tell us on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook how the UCR Library has led you to something of value in your life, your post may have a chance to win a $100 VISA gift card and a copy of “Firebird,” the Coretta Scott King Award-winning book by Misty Copeland, 2018 National Library Week Honorary Chair.

To be eligible for the gift card and book, please follow the ALA’s guidelines below:

You must include the hashtags #NationalLibraryWeek and #LibrariesLead on your social media post.

Please also tag us @ucrlibrary so we can see the stories you share.

Post to Twitter, Instagram, or on the I Love Libraries Facebook page during National Library Week (Apr. 8-14) for a chance to win. Entries can be a picture, video, or text. You can use this poster to help share your story. Creativity is encouraged!

 (Note: The prize drawing and announcement will be done by ALA, not by the UCR Library.)

More News September 24, 2015

UCR takes proactive steps to ensure student success.

As one of University of California’s most diverse campuses, UCR works to support our underrepresented student populations in STEM Graduate programs. Each year, the UCR Graduate Division hosts the GradEdge/JumpStart summer program, designed to help incoming graduate students adjust to graduate program workload and expectations.

GradEdge/JumpStart organizer Dr. Maggie Gover, Director of Graduate Student Academic and Professional Development, has been instrumental in promoting the UCR Library to all graduate students as an invaluable resource.

The UCR Library has partnered with GradEdge/JumpStart for many years, providing one in a series of developmental seminars. The library seminar is a combined orientation to the library resources, as well as advanced research tutorials. Program participants also receive welcome folders filled with information about library departments, hours, programs, workshops, resources, tools, and contact information for their librarian subject specialists.

This summer we introduced 55 GradEdge/JumpStart students to the Campus VPN (off-campus access to online resources), UCR Library catalog, Melvyl (UC-wide catalog), and the "Request" feature for interlibrary loans. Database searching and the creation of alerts for relevant research topics were favorites among the students.

Librarian Marie Bronoel led the seminar that included presentations from librarians Anthony Sanchez, Denise Kane, Stephanie Milner, and Tiffany Moxham. Students showed great interest in Marie’s demonstration of advanced analytical tools available in Biosis and Web of Science databases providing a glimpse of how to visualize and analyze their research areas within the scholarly literature. Another highlight with the students included Tiffany Moxham’s discussion of several types of citation management tools such as Mendeley, Endnote, Zotero, and Paperpile as options for the up-and-coming researchers to begin their "research journey on the right foot."

More News September 24, 2021

During summer quarter 2021, a task force charged with improving the public spaces at Orbach Library began gathering feedback from the UCR community.

At present, the task force is preparing its final report to share their findings and suggested upgrades and changes for the Raymond L. Orbach Science Library.

“Some improvements have already begun,” said University Librarian Steven Mandeville-Gamble. “We ordered power bar tables and barstools to place in the window alcoves, which will provide several additional café-style study spaces on each floor at Orbach.”

There are also plans to upgrade technology throughout Orbach Library. “This past summer, the campus IT department dramatically improved the WiFi network,” said Associate University Librarian Kevin Comerford. “The main computer classroom in Orbach is also getting a complete overhaul. New, lightweight laptops will be available for student use, replacing the old hardwired desktop PCs.”

Funds from the Student Technology Fee will help to finance the creation of a new Data / GIS / Digital Scholarship Learning Lab, which Comerford expects to open sometime in 2022. “It will feature a high-end display system and powerful desktop computers that will allow students to work on GIS, data visualization, and creative graphic projects,” he explained.

Library leadership also plans to launch a similar task force focused on improvements at the Tomás Rivera Library later in the 2021-2022 academic year.

More News September 30, 2019

Fall quarter has just begun, but there were some important developments this summer regarding access to and publishing in scholarly journals.

Here are the most important things to know:

Elsevier discontinued UC’s access to 2019 articles, but the UCR Library is here to help

Following a breakdown in contract negotiations between the University of California and scholarly journal publisher Elsevier earlier this year, Elsevier discontinued UC’s direct access to 2019 articles (and some older articles) in July. (Need a refresher on how we got here? Here’s an overview.)

●     Looking for a 2019 Elsevier article? UCR Library staff prepared this guide on alternative access to articles, including how to find open access versions by requests to the author, through plug-ins, Open Access repositories, or subject specific collections of article pre-prints. The library also offers expedited document delivery, if an article is not available through any of the above methods or via UC-eLinks. Expedited electronic delivery usually takes between two and 24 hours during the work week.

The systemwide Academic Senate has encouraged stakeholders across UC to take advantage of these options and refrain from any new independent subscriptions to Elsevier journals at this time. “By ‘holding the line,’” the Senate leadership writes, “the UC can help change the system of scholarly communication for the betterment of all.”

●     Looking for an earlier article? It’s probably still available via ScienceDirect. UC has permanent access rights to the majority of articles published before January 1, 2019, in a large percentage of previously subscribed Elsevier journals, with certain exceptions (link will download an Excel list).

●     What’s next? UC is hoping to re-enter formal negotiations with Elsevier if the publisher indicates that it is willing to discuss a contract that achieves the faculty-supported goals of containing journal subscription costs while moving towards full open access to UC research — an objective deeply rooted in UC’s mission, as a public university, to make knowledge freely and openly available.

Contact Ask-A-Librarian with questions or to get help.

Funding support for open access publishing with Cambridge University Press

Meanwhile, it’s now easier and more affordable than ever for UC authors to publish open access articles in Cambridge University Press journals, thanks to an agreement UC reached with Cambridge last spring. During the 2019 launch phase, there will be no cost to UC authors to publish most* articles open access with Cambridge. 

Starting in 2020, when the standard process will be in place, Cambridge will give every UC author a 30% discount on open access fees and the UC Libraries will pay $1,000 toward the remaining open access fee. The UC Libraries will ask authors who have grant funding to pay the remainder of the open access fee, if any. Authors who do not have grant funding available for this purpose can request that the UC Libraries pay the remainder of the fee on their behalf. Asking authors to contribute grant funds if they are able to do so helps expand the pool of funds available to support open access publishing, so that all UC authors have that opportunity.

*The UC Libraries’ funding support applies to research articles, review articles, and proceedings papers with a UC corresponding author in most Cambridge journals (some society journals do not yet offer an open access option).

Learn more or contact Assistant University Librarian for Content and Discovery Tiffany Moxham with any questions.