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More News May 14, 2021

The UCR Library remains committed to supporting our students as they prepare to take their spring quarter final exams.

This is the reason why we present our Finals Week Stress Relief (FWSR) event series. This quarter, like this past fall and winter quarter, we took a different approach due to the continuing campuswide COVID-19 closure.

Our FWSR committee curated an extensive list of free, online activities that we hope R'Students will enjoy, including:

• Virtual Therapy Fluffies (including live webcam videos from various wildlife organizations and aquariums)
• Story Time with two of the UCR Library's staff team
• Guilty pleasures
• Escape rooms
• Relaxation
• Virtual tours
• Fun and educational videos
• And campus resources to support student wellness.

In addition to the web-based activities, the FWSR committee is hosting three interactive Zoom events or games plus a social media contest where students will have opportunities to win gift cards, UC Riverside souvenirs, and other prizes. Please RSVP to save your seat using the links below:

• Bingo - Tuesday, June 1 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
• Therapy Fluffies - Wednesday, June 2 at 12 p.m. Co-sponsored by The Well's Active Minds.
• Kahoot! - Thursday, June 3 at 11 a.m., 2 p.m., and 6 p.m.
• Instagram contest - Tuesday, June 1 - Friday, June 11, starting at 9 a.m. each weekday. Co-sponsored by UCR HUB Programs.

Visit the Finals Week Stress Relief activities page and click on each of the category tabs at the top of the page to see all the options.

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More News November 30, 2020

On Tuesday, December 1, UC Riverside will host its third annual Day of Giving, a unique, online fundraising opportunity that lasts only 24 hours.

For our 2020 Day of Giving, the UCR Library has chosen to highlight the Students First Fund.

There are two ways you can help.

One: Post on social media about the Day of Giving. Tag us (@ucrlibrary on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook) and include the hashtag #GivingTueUCR in your post, so we can interact with you. (Hint: Also tag some fellow Highlanders who love the library.)

You can use the “Share” buttons (above right) to share this story easily by email, Facebook or Twitter.

Two: Make your gift using the button below (be sure to choose "Library Students First Fund"). All charitable contributions are tax-deductible and will directly benefit all students at UC Riverside who rely on the resources and remote services provided by the UCR Library.

More News November 21, 2016

On Thursday, November 17, 2016, UCR Library announced the opening of the George Brown Papers for scholarly research.

A private reception held on the first floor of Tomás Rivera Library honored Congressman George Brown’s life and work and recognized how his legacy will continue to serve future generations through this collection. Attendees included Brown’s widow, Marta Macias Brown, who had worked extensively with library employees to help make this collection available to the public.

 “The wealth of materials in the papers will prove a fantastic resource for researchers interested in public policy, local history, the legislative process, and a number of economic, environmental, and social issues,” stated Collections Management Librarian Jessica Geiser. Geiser was first hired as a project archivist for the George Brown collection in September 2014. She led a team of students that documented their two-year long effort to organize and catalog this extensive assortment of primary source materials.

The collection includes over 1,000 boxes of professional and personal papers, photographs, audiovisual and digital materials, memorabilia, and more. Geiser and her team put great effort into ensuring easy access to the collection through the online finding aid. Resources on federal science and technology policy, environmental protection efforts including water and air pollution regulation, alternative fuel and energy development, land preservation and protection efforts, and climate change prevention are housed on the fourth floor of Rivera Library in Special Collections & University Archives. Materials are available for review in the reading room.

University Librarian Steven Mandeville-Gamble remarked, “George Brown was a great example of someone who could collaborate across party lines while working toward the greater good, which serves as a wonderful reminder of what is needed most during times of great change, like those we are currently experiencing.”

In many ways, Brown was a visionary whose contributions were ahead of his time. Brown was elected to the United States House of Representatives to represent the Los Angeles region from 1963 to 1971, and the Inland Empire from 1973 until his death in 1999. Noteworthy accomplishments during Brown’s 34-year tenure include the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Office of Science Technology Policy, scholarships for veterans, and Section 8 housing for low-income citizens.

More Past Exhibits March 24, 2023

View the exhibition from June 13 through September 16 on the 4th floor of the Rivera Library in Special Collections & University Archives, Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

A pamphlet is often defined as an unbound brief publication without a cover or with a paper cover, usually focused on a singular topic. As a form of communication that is easy to print and cheap to produce, pamphlets have been used as an effective way to disseminate information to a mass audience since the early 16th century. Pamphlets were often used as a way to convince others of a point of view or way of thinking, and can be a good source for the kinds of information the average person was receiving on particular issues. They were a very popular way to spread religious teachings and doctrine, endorse political parties, advocate for social change, and have even been used as a way to promote propaganda for various governments and institutions. UC Riverside’s Special Collections & University Archives holds a large collection of pamphlets, spanning from the 19th and 20th centuries, that address a wide variety of social, political, economic, and religious issues. In this exhibition, we present a small sampling of the types of topics and pamphlets that can be found in our collections.

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More News December 08, 2017

UCR Library’s Director of Research Services Brianna Marshall has released her first book, The Complete Guide to Personal Digital Archiving.

Editor Marshall and a team of expert contributors break down archival concepts and best practices into teachable solutions for digitally archiving everyday projects. This book could serve anyone from a researcher who needs to organize important email correspondence, to an empty-nester who wants to convert home movies and photographs into a more easily shared digital format.

Marshall hopes that the book will serve as a practical, how-to resource for anyone faced with “decision fatigue” when considering how to manage the massive quantity of digital photos, audios, videos, websites, and social media files they possess.

 “This was me trying to bridge the gap that I saw to serve the community that we work with,” Marshall explained. “A lot of it also comes from the fact that I have been a collector of things since I was a small child. I’m the family historian. I’m a scrap-booker. I’ve been collecting photos, and I’ve had my fair share of errors. I know the professional way to do this, but it’s not feasible for me to do in my personal life. It was really about posing that question, ‘How do we take what we know and apply it to our communities in a better and more accessible way?’”

In the near future, Marshall hopes to blend her crafty side with her professional side by hosting a workshop in the Creat’R Lab along with library colleagues Primary Source Literacy Librarian Robin M. Katz and Digital Initiatives Program Manager Eric Milenkiewicz. “We’re hoping to do something with personal digital archiving in the spring,” she said.

The Complete Guide to Personal Digital Archiving is available for purchase at Amazon.com, the ALA store, and other online retailers.

More News October 12, 2015

Library launches program series surrounding Latino American experience

On October 9th, the UCR Library hosted a kickoff reception to launch a year of programming supported by the Latino Americans 500 Years of History grant. Awarded to the library earlier this year by the National Endowment of Humanities (NEH) and the American Library Association (ALA), the grant funds a series of programs focused on the Latino American experience. Events over the course of the next year will include documentary screenings and performances by project scholars.

Paul D’Anieri, Vice-Chancellor and Provost of Humanities and Social Sciences, and Steven Mandeville-Gamble, University Librarian discussed UCR’s role as a Hispanic Serving Institution and champion of diversity, and the library’s commitment to supporting that effort. Drs. Tiffany Lopez, Jonathan Ritter, and Jennifer Najera detailed their involvement in the year’s events, and program partner UCR Chicano Student Programs provided insight into the potential effect of these programs on their student populations. Community members in attendance shared stories about their lives and work in the community to promote continued and renewed interest in Latino Chicano American heritage and history.

The ALA and NEH designed the Latino Americans 500 Years of History grant to be inclusive of all members of the campus and local communities. Project partners such as the Center for Social Justice, Spanish Town Heritage Foundation, and several branches of Riverside Public Library will provide venues for some of the year's programs.

"We hope that this grant will foster a tradition of collaborative curriculum and promote further interest in the preservation of local community history," said grant Project Director Anthony Sanchez. The grant has received strong support from national student organizations such as MEXUS, as well as state and local public officials, many of whom attended the reception. The event provided a rare opportunity for cross-community conversations about upcoming projects and possible collaborations.

• Read more about University Archives

• Read more about Anne McCaffrey Papers

More News November 12, 2018

On Tuesday, November 27, UC Riverside will hold its 2018 online Day of Giving, and the UCR Library will be highlighting the Creat’R Lab Fund.

This is a unique, online fundraising opportunity that lasts only 24 hours, and we will need all the help we can get to spread the word about raising money for this inspiring and inclusive space in the Library. If you've never had a chance to visit, the Creat’R Lab is an open, inclusive makerspace where R’Students can create, collaborate and experience hands-on learning with emerging technologies.

There are two ways you can help:

Option one: You can share news on social media or by email to help us get the word out about Day of Giving and the Creat'R Lab in particular. Be sure to tag us (@ucrlibrary on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook) and include the hashtags #GivingTueUCR and #CreatRLab in your post, so we can interact with you. It also helps if you tag a few friends who are UCR fans and who would like a place like the Creat'R Lab!

Use the buttons to the right to share easily by email, Facebook or Twitter.

Option two: Make a gift to support the Creat'R Lab using the button below. All gifts are tax-deductible and will directly benefit R'Students who use and love this engaging space!

Also...

We'll be broadcasting live from the Creat'R Lab on the Day of Giving from 9:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., so you can see short snippets of life in the lab and hear directly from our students just why they love this space. Please join us @ucrlibrary on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook on November 27 to witness these stories as they unfold in real time.

We hope to inspire our Highlander community to join together and give back, to show their R’Side pride and make a gift that supports student success and empowers curiosity and innovation in the Creat’R Lab.
 
Would you consider making a gift on November 27? We’ll have 24 hours to give, and every gift makes a difference!

Year in Review Highlights

Learn how Gustavo Correa's vision has helped to shape the future of the Creat'R Lab.

UCR Cosplay Brigade relied heavily on Creat'R Lab space and resources to prepare for Geek On 2018.

Christos Kyriakopoulos used Creat'R Lab's 3D printer to make promotional materials for his research on earthquake faults.

Alumni Relations asked the Creat'R Lab to make miniatures of several UCR campus icons, for use at events nationwide.

The National Science Foundation's I-Corps Startups for Innovators program partnered with Creat'R Lab to mentor aspiring entrepreneurs.

The Riverside Art Museum allowed kids to conduct archaeological “digs” using 3D-printed replicas of Mesoamerican artifacts.