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The Lantern is Now Open for Study Hours!


May 3, 2021


Come study with us! The Library Lantern space is now open as a study space, Monday-Friday from 10am-4pm.

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2019-2020 Winners of the Library Award for Student Research Excellence


April 30, 2021


Due to Covid-19, the announcement of the 2019-2020 awardees of the Library Award for Student Research Excellence was delayed. Please join us in congratulating the past year's winners...

2020-2021 Carter Joseph Abrescy and Larry Kranich Library Award for Student Research Excellence Winners Announced


April 30, 2021


We are pleased to announce the winners of this year's Library Award for Student Research Excellence!

Women's Studies Archive Now Available


April 8, 2021


UC Libraries have access to two new modules focused on women's voices and feminism on a global level, part of the Women's Studies Archive.

Preserving the Film Reels of the University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Author: Rebecca Gourevitch


April 8, 2021


In addition to archiving the records of county Cooperative Extension records such as Merced’s, the CARA (California Agricultural Resources Archive) project at UC Merced is preserving historical reports and film from the University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (UCANR), the statewide organization that oversees UCCE county offices and personnel. In 2019, we accepted several boxes of 16mm film reels from the UCANR statewide office. Produced by UCCE personnel throughout California, the films date from 1953 to 1979 and cover UCANR activities such as the 4-H youth development program, food and nutrition education, wildland management, the ag industry, animals, and adolescent health.

Cesar Chavez Photographs Discovered In Ernest Lowe Collection


March 29, 2021


Historical photos of Latino American civil rights activist Cesar Chavez were discovered as part of the Ernest Lowe Collection. Read the full UC Merced News story.
Photo: Cesar Chavez during a march from Delano to Sacramento, 1966. Ernest Lowe Collection. UC Merced Library.

Zero - Cost Course Materials Grant Information Session for Faculty


March 19, 2021


Learn more about the Zero-Cost Course Materials Grant- a collaboration between UC Merced Library and the Center for Engaged Teaching and Learning. This session is intended for faculty to learn more about grant opportunities, Open Education resources, and UC Merced Library licensed electronic resources to help reduce learning materials costs to $0.

Coming Soon: UC Library Search


March 18, 2021


UC Library Search will replace Melvyl as a single, UC-wide library discovery tool on July 27, 2021.

UC reaches open access agreement with Elsevier


March 16, 2021


After more than two years of negotiations, this morning the University of California announced a transformative open access agreement with Elsevier, the world’s largest academic publisher. This successful outcome is the result of UC’s faculty, librarians and university leadership coming together to stand firm on our goals of making UC research freely available to all and transforming scholarly communication for the better.

The new four-year agreement will go into effect on April 1, 2021, restoring UC’s direct online access to Elsevier journals while accomplishing the university’s two goals for all publisher agreements:

(1)    Enabling universal open...

New and Improved Library Chat Service: LibChat


March 15, 2021


The 24/7 library chat service has been improved to add even more features to better serve students, faculty and staff.

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