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Tomás Rivera: UCR and Higher Education Retrospective / Una retrospective sobre UCR y la Educación Superior
This exhibition showcases the life and work of author, poet, teacher, activist, and past UCR Chancellor Tomás Rivera. Rivera was born in 1935 to Mexican migrant workers, and was among the first generation of Chicanos to earn a PhD. He worked tirelessly to make higher education accessible to students from underrepresented communities. He also took an active role in supporting Chicano/a youth groups and anti-violence programs in local high schools.
Rivera’s contributions to literature, civic life, and higher education are illustrated by materials from his archives. Original objects on display include family photographs, professional papers, and works from the Chicano Renaissance including a first edition of Rivera's novel …y no se lo tragó la tierra and a hand-written chapter from this celebrated work.
Rivera died at the age of 48, but his work as an advocate for social change and advancement through education still resonates today. His name and legacy are kept alive in many ways, including through the renaming of UCR’s first library in his memory, shortly after his passing in 1984.
Michael Yonezawa
The Social Sciences Teaching Librarian provides curricular and co-curricular support to the Social Science Departments, as well as the School of Education, School of Business, and the School of Public Policy. Michael holds a B.A. in History from the University of California, Irvine, and an M.L.I.S. from the University of California, Los Angeles. Michael joined the library in 1999.
Social Science Teaching Librarian
New resources: ICPSR & ProQuest's Dissertations & Theses Global
The UCR Library recently acquired access to ICPSR data sets and ProQuest's Dissertations & Theses Global.
ICPSR
UCR is an institutional member of Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), which provides data access, curation, and methods of analysis for the social and behavioral science research community.
ICPSR is the world's largest archive of social science data, and is expanding into other disciplines as well. ICPSR provides web access to documentation and data files for use with statistical software, such as R, SAS, SPSS, and Stata.
UCR researchers in political science, economics, education, ethnic studies, gender studies, sociology, and more may find these data sets useful. Create an account on the ICPSR website to get started!
If you have questions, consult our ICPSR LibGuide or contact Data Librarian Kat Koziar.
ProQuest's Dissertations & Theses Global
The Library acquired access to ProQuest's Dissertations & Theses Global, a database containing full-text access to almost 3 million multi-disciplinary dissertations and theses from the US and around the world from thousands of universities ranging from 1861 to the present, with additional content being added annually.
Start using this new resource: search.proquest.com/dissertations/advanced.
See all the databases the UCR Library has to offer
You can see all the databases available through the UCR Library for your research at guides.lib.ucr.edu/az.php.
Eaton Collection pieces featured in “Mundos Alternos” exhibition
Select pieces from The Eaton Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy will be included in an upcoming UCR ARTSblock exhibition.
Mundos Alternos: Art and Science Fiction in the Americas will feature the work of artists from various Latin American countries and Latino artists based in the United States, in addition to eleven pieces from the Eaton, including some acquired from noted scholars of Ciencia Ficcion Moisés Hassón, Itala Schmelz, and Miguel Ángel Fernández Delgado.
“Alternative Futurisms are an important area of collecting for the Eaton,” explained JJ Jacobson, Jay Kay and Doris Klein Librarian for Science Fiction. “So this opportunity to have the public encounter some of our works of Futurismo Latino so richly contextualized by the range and scope of Mundos Alternos is very exciting for us.”
“The library is delighted to be part of Mundos Alternos for many, many reasons, but we are particularly pleased that the focus on Latino American art and culture aligns so well with our campus community,” said Alison Scott, Associate University Librarian for Collections. “It’s also a great pleasure to be part of a collaboration with The Getty Foundation.”
Mundos Alternos is part of a larger endeavor entitled Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA, which has 70 cultural institutions across southern California participating in local exhibitions. Pacific Standard Time is funded by The Getty Foundation and sponsored by Bank of America.
The opening of Mundos Alternos will be held on the evening of Sept. 30 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. It will coincide with the debut of Myth & Mirage: Inland Southern California, Birthplace of the Spanish Colonial Revival, another exhibition that is part of the larger Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA endeavor, presented by the Riverside Art Museum.
For more information about the exhibition opening, see: artsblock.ucr.edu/Exhibition/mundos-alternos
To learn more about the Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA initiative, please visit: pacificstandardtime.org
Robert L. Forward Papers
Located in: Special Collections & University Archives
The Robert L. Forward papers contain official documents, literary works, correspondence, memorabilia, scientific research, and the personal library of Dr. Robert L. Forward, an American physicist and prolific science-fiction author. The bulk of the papers pertain to Dr. Forward's scientific and literary careers, though material regarding personal accomplishments and activities is also included.
Scholars of Future-Past(s)
On Thursday, June 17, the UCR Library will broadcast the next in its series, Faculty Profiles in Research, Art and Innovation.
The panel discussion, “Scholars of Future-Past(s): Speculative Fictions, Pedagogy, and the Critical Archive,” will explore afrofuturism and expanding the conversation regarding using comics and graphic novels as an effective medium to communicate their research, as well as exploring traditions of speculative thought.
The four panelists are UC Riverside professors from the Science Fiction research cluster at UC Riverside: Nalo Hopkinson, John Jennings, Andre Carrington, and Sherryl Vint. Their conversation will explore the intersections among speculative fiction, science and technology studies (STS), afrofuturism, and traditions of speculative thought, including the panelists’ current research projects.
Join us on June 17 from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. for this panel discussion about how Science Fiction research is helping us come to terms with the past and shape the future. Please RSVP to save your seat, as space is limited.
The Speculative Fictions and Cultures of Science (SFCS) program offers a Designated Emphasis at the PhD level and an undergraduate minor.
Those interested in supporting the series, Faculty Profiles in Research, Art, and Innovation, are encouraged to contact Jernine McBride, the Associate Director of Development for the UCR Library.
William R. Melton Papers
Located in: Special Collections & University Archives
The William R. Melton papers are comprised of both print and visual materials, including newspaper clippings, photographs, lithographs, books, documents, and correspondence, relating to the military service and history of the Tuskegee Airmen. Additional items regarding Tuskegee Airmen, Inc.
Materials documenting Melton's personal life and his interest in aviation history are also included.
Visiting Scholars Enrich Research and Learning
Visiting scholars integral part of UCR life
The UCR Library has been a long-standing partner in research and collaboration for the entire UCR campus, and visiting scholars have assisted the library in that role. These scholars are typically invited by UCR faculty to come to campus as either researchers or instructors. There are approximately 550 visiting scholars on campus currently, hailing from around the United States and the globe.
Our visiting scholars make great contributions to departments and research centers through research and teaching, offering a global academic perspective that enriches the instructional environment. Most recently, in the 2014-2015 fiscal year, Daniel Costas Pantoja — a visiting scholar from Bogota, Columbia — joined the library in developing resources and events for international students.
Pantoja acted as both a representative and a liaison in disseminating information about library resources and events back to the international student body. Over the summer, he completed a fellowship with the Smithsonian Institute’s Latino Museum Studies Program and is now a UCR Ph.D. student studying musicology in Columbia.
William Hope Hodgson Papers
Located in: Special Collections & University Archives
William Hope Hodgson (1877-1918) was an English novelist, short story writer, poet, photographer, lecturer, sailor, soldier, and bodybuilder. He is best known as the author of the weird fiction novels The House on the Borderland (1908) and The Night Land (1912), and as the creator of the character Carnacki, the Ghost Hunter.
Research material in the collection includes:
Manuscript Collections
Located in: Special Collections & University Archives
The UCR Library holds over 275 manuscript collections of both personal and family papers and organizational records that document a wide range of subject areas. Primary source materials that are contained in the manuscript collections include documents, photographs, diaries, correspondence, maps, sound/video recordings, artifacts, and more.
The major emphases of the library's manuscript collections are: