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Abrescy-Kranich Award 2026 Announcement March 4, 2026 The University Library is proud to announce the recipient of the 2026 Carter Joseph Abrescy and Larry Kranich Library Award for Student Research Excellence: Byron Hurte. |
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Navigating the Library Databases: How to not get stuck searching March 2, 2026 Join us for a library workshop on Thursday, March 12 at 3pm in KL 361. |
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GIS Software and Learning Resources (Information Session) February 23, 2026 Join our virtual information session on February 23, 2026 from 12:00–1:00 PM for an overview of the GIS software available to campus, data access options, licensing information, and training support. The session is intended to help students, faculty, and researchers understand how to access and use geospatial tools for research, projects, and coursework. |
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Library Workshop: Using Zotero to Make Citations Easy! February 13, 2026 Zotero is a free, open-source citation manager that you can use to organize your research, create bibliographies, and share resources with others. |
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UC Merced Archives Renovation Underway February 11, 2026 Our capital project to expand the UC Merced Library’s archives and special collections is in progress. |
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Faculty Author Series: Dr. Aditi Chandra February 10, 2026 Please join us for an author talk featuring Associate Professor of Art History / Visual Studies, Aditi Chandra. In this talk, Dr. Chandra will discuss her new book, Unruly Monuments: Disrupting the State at Delhi's Islamic Architecture (Cambridge University Press). The book discusses Delhi's Sultanate and Mughal architecture and its history and place in physical and public consciousness. Event Time: Noon-1pm Event Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2026 Event Location: KL 396 Registration is encouraged as seating is limited. Light refreshments provided. We will have a giveaway of a copy of the book during the event. |
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UC Merced Library Welcomes Chris Caskey, Oral Histories Project Coordinator January 21, 2026 Christopher Caskey joins the UC Merced Library staff this spring and summer as the UC Merced Oral Histories Project Coordinator. With support from Chancellor Juan Sánchez Muñoz, the Library is conducting a pilot project to record and preserve the stories of those who have contributed to the founding of UC Merced. |
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Call for Spring 2026 Library Instruction Requests Author: Paulina Allende January 7, 2026 Please submit Spring 2026 requests through the instruction request form to have a Library instructor provide support to your students. We appreciate receiving requests by Friday, January 23 for planning our semester. |
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Using AI and Text Mining with Library Resources: What Every UC Merced Researcher Needs to Know Author: Bronwen K. Maxson December 22, 2025 Planning to scrape a website or database? Train an AI tool? Some Library resources are available for text data mining or AI research. Before you scrape and before you train, there are steps you need to take! |
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Applications for Student Research Excellence Award - DEADLINE EXTENDED Author: Olivia Olivares December 8, 2025 We are kicking off the Carter Joseph Abrescy and Larry Kranich Library Award for Student Research Excellence for 2025-2026 with a call for applications. |