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Primary Source Additions for American Indian Studies


July 1, 2020


Rich primary sources related to American Indian Studies are now available from the UC Merced Library.

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Completed Content Now Available in Making of the Modern World & Periodicals Archive Online (PAO)


July 1, 2020


The UC Merced Library has acquired additional content for both Making of the Modern World and Periodical Archives Online (PAO) collections.

MIT Press Direct eBooks 2020 Frontlist


April 16, 2020


The MIT Press Direct eBooks 2020 Frontlist is now available to all UC campuses. Comprising 150 ebooks, the collection features the following subjects: economics; environmental science; philosophy; and science, technology, and society, and is available solely via the MIT platform.

F1000Prime Becomes Faculty Opinions


April 12, 2020


Beginning Sunday, April 12th, 2020, F1000Prime becomes Faculty Opinions. With the new name comes a streamlined focus to create a real alternative to the Journal Impact Factor and a better way of assessing the quality of researchers’ contributions.

LitCovid: Scientific Literature Via the National Library of Medicine for 2019 Novel Coronavirus
Author: Sarah Sheets


March 20, 2020


LitCovid is an open access literature hub compiling the most comprehensive collection of international research papers so far on the new coronavirus disease COVID-19.

Gale Platform Enhancements


December 20, 2019


As of December 20th, Gale has released the second phase of design enhancements. Almost 50 Gale Primary Sources and Gale Literature products are now updated with this release.

Naxos Music Library 3 Platform


December 4, 2019


Users of UC-licensed Naxos Music Library will now be redirected to the new Naxos Music Library 3 platform. This version combines a new design, faster loading times, built in player (no longer a pop up window), educational resources, and a continually growing library of classical recordings.

Expanded Access to the New York Times


December 4, 2019


UC Merced patrons now have subscriber-level access to NYTimes.com via any device, anywhere in the world.  This expanded access includes many new features:

New Updated PubMed


November 21, 2019


A new updated version of PubMed is now available and will become the default in spring 2020, replacing the legacy version. The updated version’s layout offers better support for accessing PubMed content with small-screen devices such as mobile phones and tablets.

MIT Press Direct eBooks


September 25, 2019


UC campuses now have access to MIT Press Direct eBooks, a broad range of books from MIT Press’ front- and backlist publications. Almost 3,000 ebooks will be available by the end of 2019, DRM-free (users may print and download PDFs by chapter) with unlimited simultaneous user access.

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