Digital Curation and Scholarship at the UC Merced Library works collaboratively with faculty, researchers, and students in using digital tools and services to advance the creative, research, and teaching activities of the UC Merced academic community. We work to preserve the intellectual activity of the university by:
The library assists faculty and researchers with the many-faceted steps of research data curation--from preparing research data management plans, through file management best practices and metadata creation, to data sharing and data archiving.
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Southern Sierra Critical Zone Observatory
The Library can work with faculty, researchers, and students on navigating the Scholarly Publishing landscape--from questions about open access and copyright, to electronic publishing of articles and journals, to establishing your own ORCID ID.
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Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology
The GIS Center is the hub for spatial science research, analysis, education, visualization, spatial data archiving, and access to spatial science software and equipment for UC Merced and its partners.
The Library has engaged in partnerships with a number of institutions to broaden access to collections that were previously hidden, inaccessible, or hard to come by.
The library can work with faculty and researchers on digitization projects that both promote the academic and research interests of UC Merced, as well as produce digital materials that will allow for greater access to the wider academic and research community.
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The Costume Designs of Dunya Ramicova
These short, 15-minute presentations offer insights to current trends in academic publishing, and can be delivered to your department, organization, or via individual consultation.
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