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More News June 11, 2020

After almost three months’ closure, starting Monday, June 15, 2020, you can now check out books from the Rivera and Orbach Libraries’ circulating collections via drive-up Contact-Free Curbside Delivery.

 

This service is available for UCR faculty, students, and staff, as well as those from other UC campuses who are located closer to Riverside. You may also walk (bike, skateboard, etc.) up to use this service, as long as you wear a mask and observe social distancing.

Returns

To return items, you may use the drive-up book return in Lot 1 or the book drops outside the Rivera or Orbach Libraries at any time.

The physical libraries are still closed to the public, other than this drive-up service.  See Library Resources and Services for Remote Users.

Exceptions

Books that are available digitally through the HathiTrust Emergency Temporary Access Service are not available for Curbside Pickup. In order for UCR (and the other UC campuses) to keep this HathiTrust Emergency Temporary Access, we cannot loan any of those books if they are in our library. However, approximately half our UCR collection is available for Curbside Delivery.

Other materials not available for Curbside Pickup include physical Course Reserves, physical Interlibrary Loan (ILL) items, and materials from Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA). However, patrons may request digitized reproductions of SCUA items here. 

Health and Safety

The library prioritizes the health and safety of our staff and library patrons.

• We require all library staff and patrons to wear masks while in the building, or during Curbside Delivery.
• We require all library staff and patrons to practice physical distancing of at least 6 feet.
• Library staff will wear gloves when handling, processing, and delivering books to library patrons.
• Returned items will be quarantined for 72 hours before being returned to the shelves.
• Library staff regularly practice recommended hygiene practices (hand washing for 20 seconds, use of sanitizer, wiping down commonly used surfaces, etc.).

Update Aug. 27, 2021: Curbside delivery of books will end on Friday, Sept. 3.

More News January 19, 2017

UCR Library has now made the PolicyMap data and mapping application available to patrons.

PolicyMap contains data for the United States at various levels of geographic detail. Topics include demographics, income, quality of life, real estate, and education.

Over 150 authoritative public and proprietary sources generate the data. Among other features, PolicyMap allows users to create and customize maps easily, upload address-level data, and create market reports for predefined or custom areas.

It’s designed so users can focus their time on analyzing data instead of searching for it or learning to use mapping software.

Use this link to access PolicyMap, or find a link on the library’s webpage for databases.

Please send any feedback to Janet Reyes at janet.reyes@ucr.edu.

More News May 26, 2017

Dr. Juliette Levy returned to UCR Library to take students on a second foray into her early-stage virtual reality prototype, “Che’s Village.”

The prototype was built to amplify students' experience of studying Che Guevara's speech, "Social Ideals of the Rebel Army," which he delivered on January 27, 1959.

The second round of VR experimentation took place in Rivera Library, Room 403, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm on Thursday, June 1 and Friday, June 2. The experience took approximately 10 to 15 minutes to explore, and developers were available to discuss user feedback immediately afterward.

Levy and her co-creator Tawny Schlieski listened to feedback from the first-round beta testers when they debuted “Che’s Village” on February 17, 2017. They had integrated users’ previous suggestions into this newly redesigned VR module.

This second iteration of the VR platform was developed for Levy’s History 75 (Introduction to Latin American History) course, but all interested UC Riverside students, faculty, and staff were welcome and encouraged to participate.

More News October 04, 2017

The University of California, Riverside Library and campus partners will host several events in celebration of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day and Geography Awareness Week.

This year, GIS Day will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 15, and Geography Awareness Week is from Nov. 12-18.

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.

“Technological advances and increased exposure to map products in everyday life have boosted awareness of GIS,” said Janet Reyes, the UCR Library geospatial information librarian who is coordinating GIS Day at UCR. “Both official and crowd-sourced maps of damage in the aftermath of recent natural disasters are just one example of the power these tools can have in improving and understanding our world.”

The diversity of academic departments at UCR that use spatial data is expanding, Reyes explained. “And the use of GIS in the humanities is an exciting recent development. Faculty are discovering that the ability of GIS to display, analyze, and manipulate geographic data makes it a valuable tool for instruction as well as research.”

“The Center for Conservation Biology uses GIS to bring together many types of information that support study in the relationships between organisms and the conditions in which they live,” stated Associate Specialist Robert Johnson. “GIS is one research tool we use to measure and visualize contemporary distributions of species locations and habitat characteristics, how both have changed in the past, and how these may look in the future. Our spatial-based research efforts have advised land management practice at local and regional levels.”

“Application of Geographic Information Systems in Environmental Sciences has increased in recent years due to availability of geospatial data including a variety of remotely sensed products developed by federal and state agencies, and the research community around the world,” commented Hoori Ajami, Assistant Professor of Groundwater Hydrology at UC Riverside. “GIS Day activities at UCR will promote the use of these technologies in research and teaching, and enhance collaboration between the geospatial community at UCR and Southern California.”

GIS Day 2017 at UCR will feature talks by researchers and community members who will share how they use GIS to advance their work, including a presentation by the Center for Spatial Studies founding director Sergio Rey at 11:20 am on Nov. 15 in Orbach Science Library, Room 240.

Other activities include a drone demonstration (conditions permitting), a reception, and a poster display in both Orbach Science Library and Tomás Rivera Library from Nov. 13 through Nov. 17.

A poster contest for students is another new feature of GIS Day this year. (Details on how to enter the poster contest are provided here. Abstracts are due by Nov. 1.)  Contest posters will be exhibited in the atrium of Orbach Science Library throughout the week, and the winners announced on the afternoon of Nov. 15.

While the poster contest is open only to students, the entire UC Riverside community is welcome to provide a poster for the separate displays in Orbach and Rivera. 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. 20. To submit a poster to the display, 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 Library hopes that the 2017 event will showcase a variety of disciplines using GIS, make students aware of the possibilities for using GIS in both academic and community settings, and provide students opportunities for learning and networking.

Other events planned for Geography Awareness Week include map-related activities in the Creat’R Lab and a presentation by Manuel Urrizola on Thursday, Nov. 16 at 1:00 pm in Rivera Library Room 403. Manuel’s talk, Is California an Island?, is sponsored by Special Collections and features antique maps depicting California as being separate from the North American mainland.

Cosponsoring the GIS Day events are the Center for Conservation Biology; the Departments of Earth Sciences, Environmental Sciences, and Psychology; Capital Asset Strategies; and UCR Extension.

More details about the GIS Day event schedule will be posted soon on the UCR Library website.

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More News November 22, 2024

In her first year as Senior Director of Development at the UCR Library, Shannon Castro has worked to expand the UCR Library’s ability to support students and provide a space that meets their academic and personal needs. 

With over 900,000 visits in the past year, the library is one of the most-used spaces on campus, offering study areas, access to rare collections, and programs that enrich the student experience.

For Shannon, the UCR Library is central to student life. “I often tell donors that the library is the heart of UCR,” she said. “It’s where students from every discipline come to study, collaborate, and find a space they can call their own. Supporting the library means impacting the most students and helping them succeed.”

Shannon has spent the past year growing the library’s donor base, reengaging past donors, updating the library’s giving website, and building awareness of the library’s critical role on campus. She has collaborated with campus partners, participated in UCR’s Give Day, and developed new marketing materials to make supporting the library easier than ever. “Every donation makes a difference,” she said. “Whether it’s enhancing library programs, creating welcoming spaces, or supporting access to unique resources, every contribution helps students thrive.”

One of Shannon’s favorite moments this year came during a conversation with a long-time donor. “She shared how much the library meant to her as a student,” Shannon recalled. “She called it her safe haven and told me it would always hold a special place in her heart. It’s stories like these that show how much the library means to our students, both past and present.”

Looking ahead, Shannon sees incredible opportunities to grow the library’s impact. “The potential for development is limitless,” she said. “Every gift helps us create opportunities for learning, discovery, and community.”

If you’d like to support the UCR Library and make a lasting impact on the lives of students, please contact Shannon Castro to learn more about giving opportunities or visit library.ucr.edu/giving. 

More News March 25, 2013

By Ross French

​RIVERSIDE, Calif. (www.ucr.edu) — In the weeks since he joined the University of California, Riverside as the new University Librarian, Steven Mandeville-Gamble has impressed staff and faculty with his leadership skills and friendly, outgoing personality. But Mandeville-Gamble made an even better impression at his welcome reception, held on March 22 at the Raymond L. Orbach Science Library, by presenting a gift that had the audience buzzing.

Melissa Conway, head of Special Collections at the University of California, Riverside, holds a copy of the first American edition of “The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals” by Charles Darwin. New University Librarian Steven Mandeville-Gamble gave to book to the UCR Special Collections as a thank you gift. PHOTO BY ROSS FRENCH

Saying that he wanted to give back to the campus for hosting the reception in his honor, Mandeville-Gamble presented the library with a first American edition copy of Charles Darwin’s “The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals” from his personal collection. Published in 1873, the book elicited a “wow” from Melissa Conway, head of Special Collections at the Rivera Library.

“The first American edition of Darwin’s classic 'Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals' is a wonderful surprise and a very generous gift,” Conway said. “We are building a History of Science Collection as a complement to our outstanding Eaton Science Fiction Collection.”

“It has been a wonderful three weeks… I am so delighted by the staff I get to work with every day in all the departments of the library,” Mandeville-Gamble said during his remarks. “I have been delighted with my interactions with the faculty and the administration, and I could not be happier to be here.”

“We had the good fortune to have a number of really highly qualified candidates for the position, but in the end, it was Steven Mandeville-Gamble who clearly distinguished himself from all of the others,” said Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Dallas Rabenstein during his introduction. Rabenstein added that he was impressed with Mandeville-Gamble’s vision, enthusiasm, depth of knowledge and commitment to creating a 21st-century library. “It became very clear that Steven was the one who could provide leadership for the library moving into the future.”

“I have a fairly big vision of where the library is going, but that vision can’t happen without people,” Mandeville-Gamble said. “I think the people are here and I think we will make a great team. I am very much looking forward to it.”

“Let’s start an interesting partnership, and let’s go places,” he added.

Guests fill the atrium of the Raymond L. Orbach Science library prior to the start of the Welcome Reception for new University Librarian Steven Mandeville-Gamble on March 22. PHOTO BY ROSS FRENCH

Mandeville-Gamble came to UCR from George Washington University, where he was associate librarian. While there he helped to raise $23 million dollars in contributions and endowments. His parents, Gary and Linda Mandeville-Gamble, travelled from their home in Ashland, Ore. to join the festivities.

Mandeville-Gamble was also presented with welcome gifts by Wanda Scruggs, the library’s development officer, and Patricia Smith-Hunt, head of preservation services and chair of the Librarian Association of UC Riverside and Julia Ree, president of the Library Staff Association.

 

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More News June 08, 2022

The University of California (UC) and SAGE Publishing, one of the largest publishers of UC research in the social sciences and humanities, announce an agreement to expand open access publishing opportunities for researchers at all 10 UC campuses and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The agreement runs from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2024.

Under the agreement, the UC Libraries will contribute $1,000 to all article publishing fees (APCs) and will cover the costs in full where there is no available grant funding to pay the remainder of the APC, or when the APC is less than $1,000. UC authors will also receive a discount on open access publishing in SAGE journals. The agreement covers all hybrid journals via SAGE Choice and most of SAGE’s fully ‘gold’ open access journals. The agreement also includes significantly expanding access to all journals in SAGE’s 2022 Premier Journals Package. UC authors will publish open access using the SAGE Open Access Portal.

Authors can find more details on the agreement by visiting the UC Office of Scholarly Communication’s SAGE Transformative Open Access Agreement webpage.

To learn more about UC’s open access publishing agreements, visit the UC Office of Scholarly Communication website.