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UC Merced Library Welcomes Sang Park as our Technical Services Coordinator


May 22, 2025


Sang Park was one of the founding staff members of UC Merced and re-joined library as the Technical Services Coordinator in April. He spent the last 18 years heading up a research library for the Navy. Prior to joining UC Merced the first time, he worked in the library at NASA Ames Research Center, UCSF, San Francisco City College, and San Diego State University.  Help us give Sang a warm welcome back to UC Merced!

Library Staff Recognized at Excellence Awards


May 21, 2025


On Tuesday, May 20, 2025, three of our esteemed Library colleagues were recognized at the "Celebrating Service and Staff Excellence Awards" presented by Staff Assembly in partnership with the Office of the Chancellor and EJIE. Join us in congratulating Alisak Sanavongsay, Sarah Sheets, and Ross Anastos for their invaluable contributions to the UC Merced Library! 

Access Alert: IBISWorld
IBISWorld -- Database Access Ending
Author: Olivia Olivares


May 19, 2025


The Library will no longer continue to license IBISWorld as of July 1, 2025. Due to the licensing cycle of this resource and its high cost, we must make this decision now even though the final amount of the cut to collections is not yet finalized. We will be communicating additional resource cancellations this fall that will come into effect January 1, 2026.

UC Merced Library Welcomes Tracey Aue as our Administrative Coordinator


April 28, 2025


Tracey Aue joined the UC Merced Library in February as our Library Administrative Coordinator.

Researcher Alert! ERIC database logo
Researcher Alert: Upcoming Changes to ERIC
Author: Olivia Olivares


April 14, 2025


In March 2025, the Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) Help Desk made the following announcement to journal publishers, which was subsequently forwarded to institutions subscribing to ERIC... "The number of actively cataloged sources will be reduced by approximately 45% starting April 24, 2025...".

Faculty Author Series with Teaching Professor, Faculty Associate, and Interim Director of CETL Eileen Camfield


April 8, 2025


Join us for our Faculty Author Series featuring Global Arts, Media, and Writing Studies Teaching Professor, Faculty Associate for Writing and Pedagogy, Center for Engaged Teaching and Learning (CETL), and Interim Director of CETL, Eileen Camfield on Tuesday, April 8 at noon in KL 232.

Award recipients and award donor embrace
Abrescy-Kranich Research Award Reception (2025) recognizes Manesh and Muñoz


April 7, 2025


The Library hosted a reception for the 2024-2025 Abrescy-Kranich Library Research Award on Friday, March 21 to recognize the accomplishments of undergraduate awardees Maya Manesh and Diana Muñoz. This years’ winner were Diana Muñoz, a second-year Computer Science and Engineering major, and Maya Manesh, who will graduate spring 2025 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Cognitive Science and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology.

15 Years at the UC Merced Library: Alisak Sanavongsay
Author: Sara Davidson Squibb


April 2, 2025


Alisak Sanavongsay shares his work at UC Merced as our Digital Assets Programmer and his impressive activities in our larger Merced community. The theme of information access is a thread through his work at the UC Merced Library.

Sticker Design Contest
Author: Paulina Allende


April 2, 2025


Calling all artists, creatives, and those with a flair for design! Join our sticker design contest for your chance to win a $100 Visa Gift Card. Submit your designs by midnight on May 2, 2025.

Abrescy-Kranich Award 2025 Announcement


March 13, 2025


Join us on March 21 at 2:00 pm to celebrate the 2025 Carter Joseph Abrescy & Larry Kranich Library Award for Student Research Excellence recipients, Diana Muñoz and Maya Manesh.

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