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UC Libraries Arts & Humanities Open Access Fund


September 16, 2026


The University of California Libraries are pleased to announce that the UC Libraries Arts & Humanities Open Access Fund has been expanded to cover the costs of open access publishing for all UC authors publishing in eligible arts and humanities journals. Previously, the fund was limited to early career researchers.

The UC Libraries Arts & Humanities Open Access Fund was established with the goal of providing financial support to author communities that are underserved by existing funding sources for publishing open access. Whether due to a lack of grant funding opportunities or current gaps in UC’s open access publisher agreements, authors in the arts and humanities are generally the least likely to be able to secure funds...

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Sierra Nevada-Central Valley Archives Expansion and Renovation Project Update


September 15, 2026


The UC Merced Library's Special Collections & Archives expansion and renovation project is nearing completion, marking a significant milestone in the development of the Sierra Nevada-Central Valley Archives.

Faculty Author Series with Dr. Mai-Linh Hong


September 2, 2026


Please join us for an author talk featuring UC Merced Assistant Professor of Literature, Mai-Linh Hong.

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Reception Held in Celebration of ‘Four Seasons of Yosemite’ Murals Acquisition


August 27, 2026


UC Merced recently hosted a special reception, on the Kolligian Library’s 3rd floor, celebrating the permanent acquisition of ‘Four Seasons of Yosemite’.

Course Resources
Request Course Resources for Fall 2026


August 5, 2026


Course resources is a service the Library offers to make course-related materials available to your students. The Library also offers digitization services for AV materials including eligible DVDs.

Call for Fall 2026 Library Instruction Requests.
Call for Fall 2026 Library Instruction Requests
Author: Paulina Allende


August 5, 2026


Please submit Fall 2026 requests through the instruction request form to have a Library instructor provide support to your students. We appreciate receiving requests by Friday, August 21 for planning our semester.

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Update: New & Continuing Resources and OA Investments


August 3, 2026


The California Digital Library (CDL) summarizes resources and open access (OA) investments for 2025-2026. These high value resources and strategic initiatives were identified through systemwide UC Libraries collaboration.

Welcome Flavio Herrera
The Library Welcomes Flavio Herrera (UC Merced '26) to the GIS Center


July 15, 2026


Flavio Herrera (UC Merced '26) joined the GIS Center as a full-time GIS Specialist in June 2026.

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Haipeng Li: A Career of Creating Opportunities


June 18, 2026


University Librarian (UL) Haipeng Li retires June 30, 2026 after a distinguished career as an academic librarian and administrator for over 35 years at institutions both big and small, private and public, domestic and international.

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Sarah Forzetting - A Legacy of Joyful Collaboration


June 11, 2026


The UC Merced Library is anticipating the arrival of Sarah Forzetting as University Librarian, July 1, 2026.

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