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CARA highlights agricultural history from across California
Author: Rebecca Gourevitch


May 26, 2021


Our digitized UC Cooperative Extension archival collections continue to grow and are accessible through our online repository, Calisphere. Recently, 500 images were added to the Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties, UC Cooperative Extension Records.

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Content Added to the Archives of Sexuality and Gender


May 12, 2021


A new module has been added to the Archives of Sexuality and Gender with a focus on LGBTQ activism and culture. Check out the new content.

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Melvyl is Retiring- What Do I Need to Do?


May 3, 2021


UC Library Search will replace Melvyl on July 27, 2021. What do I need to do to prepare for this change? Read more...

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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.

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