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	ProQuest Platform Interface Enhancements Author: Sarah Sheets July 26, 2018 As of July 26th, ProQuest will roll out redesigned basic search and search results pages. These improvements will put a focus on source types to help retrieve more relevant results from across the platform. Some of these improvements will include: A new horizontal source type limiter above the basic search box to help users limit their results to the content types most relevant to their research. Help panels to provide search guidance at the point of the most need. “You are searching…” statements to show which databases are being searched along with the top source types contained within those databases.
	Deputy University Librarian Releasing New Book: "Fake News, Propaganda and Plain Old Lies" June 25, 2018 First impressions count, maybe now more than ever. But what if those impressions are based on lies? People’s willingness to believe even the most outrageous “information” they get is so remarkable that researchers have been studying this phenomenon — more recently given the current political divide in America — and trying to explain why facts don’t sway people’s beliefs. It’s better to learn to critically evaluate information as it comes at you, argues UC Merced Deputy University Librarian Donald Barclay, whose new book “Fake News, Propaganda and Plain Old Lies” is being released Friday, June 29. Read the full article in Newsroom.
	SpringerProtocols to Transition to New Springer Nature Experiments Author: Sarah Sheets June 7, 2018 On July 25th, the SpringerProtocols platform will be deactivated and transitioned to Springer Nature Experiments. Springer Nature Experiments is a database dedicated to protocols and methods. Free-to-use, it has been designed to assist researchers in finding and evaluating protocols and methods across the whole Springer Nature protocols and methods portfolio. Its algorithm tracks lab techniques and model organisms mentioned in articles to help locate the most relevant references. The number of citations and downloads are displayed showing which articles are worth further investigation.
	U.S. Major Dailies Now Available Author: Sarah Sheets June 1, 2018 All UC campuses now have access to U.S. Major Dailies, which grants access to current content and archives dating back to the 1980s for five of the nation’s most valued national and regional newspapers: New York Times, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and The Wall Street Journal. The database is searchable as a whole or by specific publication in full-text format.
	Morgan & Claypool Colloquium Digital Library of Life Sciences Collection 4 Now Available Author: Sarah Sheets May 30, 2018 UC Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced, Riverside, San Diego, and San Francisco now have access to the Colloquium Digital Library of the Life Sciences fourth collection covering biological, genetic and biomedical subject areas.
	Fūzoku Gahō Now Available Author: Sarah Sheets May 30, 2018 Fūzoku Gahō is now available to patrons at all ten campuses and UCOP through JapanKnowledge. Fūzoku Gahō which was originally published in Tokyo between February 1889 and March 1916 in 518 issues with over 38,000 articles and is considered the first graphic magazine produced in Japan. The articles cover a wide range of subjects, including social and cultural trends and conditions in the Edo, Meiji, and Taisho periods, customs, history, literature, geography, war and disasters.
	Library Jam Sessions - A Recap Author: Breanna Wright May 22, 2018 The week before spring finals began, the UC Merced Library hosted six Library Jam Sessions in partnership with H.E.R.O.E.S. This multi-day event took place from May 2nd -4th and included a morning and evening session each day. Students looking for a quiet space to study or relax headed to KL 371 to enjoy coffee and snacks. The first ten students at each session also received a Study Smart Kit, which included earplugs, pens, Scantrons, Green Books, etc. To help students combat stress, H.E.R.O.E.S. provided a Relaxation Room complete with coloring pages, a chocolate mindfulness exercise, and supplies to make stress balls. In total, 97 students attended throughout the three days. Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, Charles Nies, and Vice Provost for the Faculty, Gregg Camfield, took notice of the Jam Sessions and commended the Library and H.E.R.O.E.S. for their efforts. Vice Chancellor Nies and Chancellor Dorothy Leland also stopped by one of the sessions.
	Library Award Scholarship Pays Homage to Persistence and Research May 17, 2018 A generous gift from the grandmother of a UC Merced alumna and current staff member is benefitting two undergraduate students who put the UC Merced Library to good use. Melissa Becerra, a third-year psychology student, and Nathan Parmeter [...] are the first recipients of the Carter Joseph Abrescy and Larry Kranich Library Award for Student Research Excellence. The $26,250 endowment comes from Arlene Kranich of Sonora, grandmother of Development and Alumni Relations Director Kelli Abrescy as a memorial to Abrescy’s grandfather Larry Kranich, who died in 2003, and in honor of Abrescy’s new son, Carter. Read the full article in the Newsroom.
	Libraries in the Internet Age May 17, 2018 UC Merced’s Associate University Librarian, Donald Barclay, discusses the ongoing popularity of both public and academic library spaces. Tune in at the 10-minute mark for his conversation with Matt Townsend.
	Over A Million Digital Items Now Available Via Calisphere Author: Sarah Sheets April 25, 2018 Over one million historical images, texts, recordings, and other items are now accessible in the statewide digital resource aggregation represented by Calisphere, and soon in the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA). This collection contains unique objects from over 200 libraries, museums and archives in California.

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