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New SAGE Knowledge platform November 6, 2015 As of November 4th, SAGE Knowledge migrated to its new platform. Incorporating customer and user feedback, the new platform hosts videos alongside traditional book and reference content and works equally well on desktop, tablet and mobile views. The new platform also offers improved discoverability of content and more intuitive navigation. |
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Reveal Digital's Independent Voices collection October 26, 2015 California Digital Library has recently licensed 800 titles offered by Reveal Digital from their Independent Voices collection. This collection is a cooperative effort by libraries across the country to fund the digitization of alternative press content from their special collections. The newspapers and journals represent a wide spectrum of groups from the 1960s through 1980s and include feminist journals (like Bread & Roses), counterculture newspapers (like Berkeley Tribe), LGBT publications, and small literary presses. |
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UC Publication Management System – Locates Faculty Publications October 16, 2015 With the rollout of the UC Publication Management System October 15th, faculty will begin to receive email alerts identifying publications they authored. Once verifying and claiming a publication, faculty will be prompted to upload the associated file or provide a link. The goal is to increase visibility of faculty research through a convenient process in support of the UC Academic Senate Open Access Policy passed in July 2013. |
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The Art of Costume Design: The Work of Dunya Ramicova October 16, 2015 An exhibit of costume designs by Dunya Ramicova, UC Merced faculty, will be on display at the Merced Multicultural Arts Center from October 16 - December 7, 2015. Since 2014, the Library has been digitizing, archiving, and preserving Dunya Ramicova’s costume designs. With this exhibit, the UC Merced Library is pleased to announce the launch of the digital collection, now available online in Calisphere. When completed, the collection will stand as one of the very few digital collections [oeuvres] of costume designs by a single creator anywhere. |
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Professor’s Costume Designs Put on Display October 12, 2015 Renderings of costume designs by UC Merced Professor Dunya Ramicova are now available as digital images through Calisphere. To date, more than 2,000 images are available for viewing. Ramicova is an Emmy Award-winning costume designer and her work includes designs from more than 150 productions that range from theater to film. |
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Calisphere Expands Digital Collections Across the UC October 12, 2015 UC Merced’s Panorama publication recently highlighted the UC Libraries Digital Collection and UC Merced’s contributions to this project. The project includes a new version of Calisphere with a substantial increase in content with approximately 50 new collections from UC libraries. The project has also created the infrastructure needed to make these collections visible in the Digital Public Library of America. |
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NewsBank Interface Upgrade September 28, 2015 NewsBank has released interface chances for the Access World News and America’s News Magazines databases. These enhancements include: • Searches that can be refined either before or after conducting a search |
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Maida Miranda and Stacey Dabney Join Library Staff September 24, 2015 The library is pleased to welcome Maida Miranda and Stacey Dabney to its staff. They are both providing administrative support to the library with Maida serving as Library Administrative Coordinator and Stacey as Executive Assistant to the University Librarian. Maida comes to UC Merced with extensive customer service experience from the finance and telecommunications sectors. Her previous roles responsibilities have included implementing process improvements, leading teams, and driving operational efficiency. Stacey has worked in the education environment with many years of substitute teaching in schools. She brings her focus on student learning along with administrative and business experience to her new role at UC Merced. Our library staff is very excited to have them join us. |
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Repaired Soft Seating is Like New! September 24, 2015 In winter 2014 the Library assessed the condition of all soft seating furniture in the building. We looked for ripped or torn seams, stuffing that was bursting out, and general repairs that needed to be made to couches and fabric chairs. It was nearly 10 years since the furniture had been purchased for the campus opening. It was apparent to us (and the students!) that some pieces were in dire need of mending. We identified 50 pieces of furniture that required attention and agreed that 30 pieces be sent for repair in summer 2015. We recently received part of the order back and, needless to say, the fabrics look fantastic. The furniture that was returned looks brand new. We hope that you enjoy it! |
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University Librarian - Haipeng Li September 24, 2015 Haipeng Li joined UC Merced as University Librarian this summer. Panorama featured his story and his vision for the UC Merced Library in its August 28th publication. |
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