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Spring 2022 Library Workshops
Spring 2022 Library Workshops


January 18, 2022


Join us for our Spring 2022 Library Workshops!

Spring 2022 Library Hours
Spring 2022 Library Hours


January 14, 2022


The UC Merced Library will resume regular hours for the Spring 2022 semester. Read more for hours and holidays.

Processing of Modoc County’s UC Cooperative Extension archival collection underway
Author: Rebecca Gourevitch


January 12, 2022


The California Agricultural Resources Archive (CARA) team is processing archival documents from the Modoc County, UC Cooperative Extension collection. Materials reflect the prominent livestock management operations in California's most northeastern county, as well as watershed restoration projects and the various activities performed by farm advisors and topic specialists.

Access Alert - ProQuest


January 7, 2022


Beginning Saturday, January 15th at 7pm Pacific Time through Sunday, January 16th at 3am Pacific Time, ProQuest platforms will be undergoing scheduled maintenance. ProQuest content and platforms such as Ebook Central may be unavailable during this time. We apologize for any inconvenience and hope this interruption will create minimal disruption to our users’ research.

New Systemwide Electronic Resources (2021)


December 9, 2021


In the past few months, UC libraries acquired a group of new resources using monies from the University Provost and a fund designed to improve systemwide access to scholarly sources.

Over 1,000 photographs from San Joaquin County, UC Cooperative Extension digitized at UC Merced Library
Author: Rebecca Gourevitch


December 8, 2021


The California Agricultural Resources Archive (CARA) team has made great progress in recent months to digitize and make accessible the UC Cooperative Extension Archive. Working in collaboration with the San Joaquin County Historical Society and Museum, we digitized 1,051 photographs as part of the University of California Agricultural Cooperative Extension, San Joaquin County, Collection.

Request Spring 2022 Library Instruction


December 3, 2021


UC Merced librarians offer instruction sessions to support undergraduate and graduate students in their completion of course assignments requiring library research skills. We offer sessions in-person and online options depending on your course delivery mode.

Carter Joseph Abrescy and Larry Kranich Library Award for Student Research Excellence
Carter Joseph Abrescy and Larry Kranich Library Award for Student Research Excellence Accepting Undergrad Applications Starting December 1


November 29, 2021


Beginning December 1 all eligible undergraduate students can apply for one of two $500 awards for excellence in research and using library resources effectively. The application period will close on January 31, 2022.

"They Were Really Us" exhibit at Kolligian Library
40 Years of AIDS: "They Were Really Us" exhibit on display through December 2021
Author: Sophia LaMonica


November 10, 2021


"They Were Really Us": The UCSF Community’s Early Response to AIDS at the UC Merced Library chronicles 40 years of the AIDS crisis in photos, essays, and research materials.

Faculty Author Series Dr. Michael Spivey
Faculty Author Series: Dr. Michael Spivey


October 20, 2021


Join us for a faculty author talk with Dr. Michael Spivey, Professor of Cognitive & Information Sciences on November 3rd. Dr. Spivey will discuss his recent book published by MIT Press --- Who You Are: The Science of Connectedness. 

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