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Expanded Resources in ProQuest Historical Newspaper & History Vault


June 16, 2020


Additional content is now available in ProQuest Historical Newspapers and History Vault through April 30, 2021 as part of a pilot plan available to all UC campus libraries.

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University Librarian, Solidarity Statement


June 9, 2020


University Librarian, Haipeng Li affirms Black Lives Matter and condemns all forms of racism. View full statement.

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Library Virtual Office Hour Offered the Entire Month of June


May 28, 2020


The UC Merced Library will begin offering Library Virtual Office Hour daily, beginning June 1st, to answer your questions about using the Library remotely, accessing ebooks, and more.

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Current Status of Interlibrary Loan Services


May 27, 2020


Due to current library closures, our normal interlibrary loan (ILL) operations are limited. Read more about the current status of interlibrary loan services at the UC Merced Library.

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UC Newsroom: "A digital library revolution takes flight " by Michelle Simone


May 15, 2020


In the recent UC Newsroom article, "A digital library revolution takes flight" written by Michelle Simone, COVID-19 has changed and expanded the way UC libraries provide access to scholarly content and resources - previously accessed behind library doors. Resources like the HathiTrust Emergency Temporary Access Service allows users access to over 13 million titles- directly to their computer screens. Read more...

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Connect With Your Resources- Creating Newspaper Alerts Workshops


April 28, 2020


Join one of our 30-minutes sessions to discover how to create customized alerts from news publications like The San Francisco Chronicle, the LA Times, and The Merced Sun-Star, delivered right your inbox.

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UC Merced Library is #BobcatProud- A Message to Our Students


April 24, 2020


Our friendly UC Merced Library staff misses you, our students! Even though our doors are closed, we are here to support you! We are all in this together.

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.

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HathiTrust Emergency Temporary Access Service: Read Copyrighted Books for the Duration of the COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place Order


April 10, 2020


UC Merced users have access to electronic books through the HathiTrust Digital Library's Emergency Temporary Access Services (HT ETAS).

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