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Abrescy-Kranich Student Award for Library Research Excellence Reception April 19, 2024 Faculty, library staff and students gathered for an award reception on March 22 to celebrate the accomplishments of Darián Andrade-Diaz and Ashley Ratcliff-Winn, the 2024 recipients of the Abrescy-Kranich Student Award for Library Research Excellence. |
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Faculty Author Series: Christina Lux April 4, 2024 Christina Lux, UC Merced’s Center for the Humanities Managing Director, will discuss her recent book War Bonds at the UC Merced Library’s next Faculty Author Series. |
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The Library is Hiring a GSR for Summer! Author: Elizabeth McMunn-Tetangco March 12, 2024 The Library is hiring a Graduate Summer Researcher to compile a reading list for a proposed UC Merced Community & Labor Center reading room during the summer term. This position is up to 50% and can be remote or in-person. More details can be found at the position description. Please apply soon! |
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Abrescy-Kranich Award 2024 Announcement March 8, 2024 Since 2017, the UC Merced Library has offered an award to undergraduate students who demonstrate excellence in library research and use. This year, the Carter Joseph Abrescy and Larry Kranich Library Award for Student Research Excellence was awarded to Ashley Ratcliff-Winn and Darian Andrade-Diaz. |
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Chief Administrative Officer, Stephanie Peterson Celebrates 10 Years at the UC Merced Library February 27, 2024 Library staff recently recognized Chief Administrative Officer, Stephanie Peterson for her 10-year anniversary at the UC Merced Library. However, Stephanie’s history with the university is much deeper and longer than most of ours. She has been at UC Merced for 24 years! |
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Potential changes to Taylor & Francis journal access in March 2024 February 22, 2024 UC is currently in negotiations with Taylor & Francis (T&F), a publisher with significant content for the humanities and social sciences, to establish an agreement that redirects the university’s spend from reading access to open access publishing. T&F’s current proposal adds open access publishing costs on top of subscription fees for the same journals. Though an agreement may yet be reached, direct access to 2024 article content will be lost in March without a resolution. This Letter to Faculty provides more details about UC’s intent and negotiation status. |
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CatCourses LTI Update Author: Bronwen K. Maxson February 21, 2024 The LTI to make UC Merced Library research guides visible to students in CatCourses has been upgraded. Please use the “Library Research Guide” page (formerly “Start Your Research”), found in your CatCourses site to display Subject or Course research guides. |
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UC Love Data Week 2024 Author: Derek Devnich February 13, 2024 UC Love Data Week is a week-long offering of presentations and workshops focused on data access, management, security, sharing, and preservation. |
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Call for Proposals: Mini-Grants for Zero-Cost and Low-Cost Course Materials February 6, 2024 With funding from the Scholar Transformational Impact Fund and support from the Center for Engaged Teaching and Learning (CETL), the UC Merced Library invites faculty (senate and non-senate) to apply for funding to eliminate or minimize course costs for undergraduate or graduate students. |
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Abrescy-Kranich Library Award for Student Research Excellence: Application Deadline Extension January 30, 2024 The Abrescy-Kranich Award application deadline has been extended to February 7, 2024. |
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