Kyahra Lingatong Wins Library Sticker Contest Author: Paulina Allende May 23, 2025 Congratulations to Kyahra for her winning submission! Our new Library stickers will be sent to be printed during the summer in time to be distributed at Library events during the Fall 2025 semester. |
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UC Merced Library Welcomes Sang Park as our Technical Services Coordinator May 22, 2025 Sang Park was one of the founding staff members of UC Merced and re-joined library as the Technical Services Coordinator in April. He spent the last 18 years heading up a research library for the Navy. Prior to joining UC Merced the first time, he worked in the library at NASA Ames Research Center, UCSF, San Francisco City College, and San Diego State University. Help us give Sang a warm welcome back to UC Merced! |
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Library Staff Recognized at Excellence Awards May 21, 2025 On Tuesday, May 20, 2025, three of our esteemed Library colleagues were recognized at the "Celebrating Service and Staff Excellence Awards" presented by Staff Assembly in partnership with the Office of the Chancellor and EJIE. Join us in congratulating Alisak Sanavongsay, Sarah Sheets, and Ross Anastos for their invaluable contributions to the UC Merced Library! |
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UC Merced Library Welcomes Tracey Aue as our Administrative Coordinator April 28, 2025 Tracey Aue joined the UC Merced Library in February as our Library Administrative Coordinator. |
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Abrescy-Kranich Research Award Reception (2025) recognizes Manesh and Muñoz April 7, 2025 The Library hosted a reception for the 2024-2025 Abrescy-Kranich Library Research Award on Friday, March 21 to recognize the accomplishments of undergraduate awardees Maya Manesh and Diana Muñoz. This years’ winner were Diana Muñoz, a second-year Computer Science and Engineering major, and Maya Manesh, who will graduate spring 2025 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Cognitive Science and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology. |
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15 Years at the UC Merced Library: Alisak Sanavongsay Author: Sara Davidson Squibb April 2, 2025 Alisak Sanavongsay shares his work at UC Merced as our Digital Assets Programmer and his impressive activities in our larger Merced community. The theme of information access is a thread through his work at the UC Merced Library. |
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Now Accepting Applications for Student Research Excellence Award November 8, 2024 We are kicking off the Carter Joseph Abrescy and Larry Kranich Library Award for Student Research Excellence for 2024-2025 with a call for applications. |
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21 Year Work Anniversary: Emily Lin August 13, 2024 Emily Lin joined UC Merced July 1, 2003 after completing a Masters’ in Library & Information Science (LIS) at Drexel University. While she joined UC Merced to digitize collections from the Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture in Hanford, she was deeply involved in establishing UC Merced Library services and infrastructure as one of the founding librarians. |
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The UC Merced Library Welcomes Isabel Ramos July 3, 2024 Isabel Ramos is our newest Night/Weekend Services Coordinator and UC Merced Alum (class of 2023). We spoke more with her about her background and how her previous position in education may inform her role at the UC Merced Library. |
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Ross Anastos Celebrates 10 Years at the UC Merced Library July 1, 2024 Ross Anastos is our Head of Access Services and UC Merced alum (class of 2009). We spoke with him to find out more about his beginnings at UC Merced and his current work. |