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Release of the New Calisphere September 16, 2015 Calisphere has released their new website. Currently in beta mode, it includes all of the existing content from the old Calisphere site, plus 70% more digital items from libraries, archives, and museums throughout the University of California system and across the state. Compiling more than 400,000 digital photographs, maps, diaries, letters, drawings, newspapers, oral histories, sound recordings, moving images, and other formats, the new site also boasts a more user-centered design, and great new features: * Fully responsive design, accessible on tablets and mobile devices Also included on the new site are UC Merced’s first set of costume designs by Dunya Ramicova, the Japanese Assembly Center... |
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Interface Changes for ProQuest Resources August 28, 2015 ProQuest rolled out interface changes on August 20th intended to makes the search result displays more intuitive for you. ProQuest notes that their interface enhancements are intended to 1) simplify layouts 2) improve document viewing 3) offer a better landing experience for those arrive from Google Scholar or other search tools and 4) make the navigation of search results easier. To try out the new interface, visit resources on the ProQuest platform such as Sociological Abstracts, PsycInfo, or Congressional Publications. |
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Interface Changes for Alexander Street Platform August 28, 2015 A number of Alexander Street Press resources including Theatre in Video and Music Online are now accessible through a new interface intended to 1) provide intuitive searching and browsing functionality 2) make prominant related and relevant content 3) improve viewing experiences through alternative screen layouts and 4) make instructional videos easily accessible. For a complete list of Alexander Street Press resources available on the new platform, see the Alexander Street Press FAQ. |
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DNSA on New Platform August 28, 2015 On September 16th, the Digital National Security Archive (DNSA) will transition to the ProQuest platform from the Chadwyck-Healey platform. If you have a “My Archive” account on the currently platform, your saved searched and materials will not automatically transfer. Users who have used this functionality will have to re-run searches using DNSA on the new platform. Currently users can access this DNSA on either platform but as of September 16th, users will be taken directly to the new platform. |
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Library Orientation Video August 21, 2015 In conjunction with the fabulous video production team at UC Merced, library staff and students produced an orientation video that introduced incoming students to the library through its Welcome Aboard theme. It was viewed by more than 1,700 students in ten Academic Success presentations as part of new Student Orientations in July and August. We invite you view this unexpected tour of the library. Even if you aren't a new student, you may discover something new about the library. Click on the new link to access the video link. |
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ProQuest Critical Maintenance August 12, 2015 On Wednesday evening, August 12th ProQuest will be performing critical maintenance to correct a load balance error from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. This will impact databases on the ProQuest platform such as ProQuest Congressional and Literature Online (LION). |
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Reupholstery Project July 30, 2015 You may have noticed some empty spaces in the Library and asked yourself, wasn’t there a couch here? And a chair over there? Where is all the furniture? In July, the Library sent 30 pieces of furniture to our partners Tangram Interiors in Fresno, CA to be reupholstered and repaired. This is a result of a furniture condition inventory conducted earlier this year. We identified a total of 50 damaged pieces; the remaining 20 pieces are slated for repair next summer. Most of our furniture has been around since the opening of UC Merced. Our custodial team does a wonderful job keeping the furniture looking like new, but after 10 years, some of our pieces were showing their age. Before sending off the furniture, the Library considered the overall impact of purchasing replacement pieces versus the efforts of reupholstery and repair. The furniture will be back in place for the start of the fall semester. |
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Access to ProQuest Databases July 24, 2015 On Saturday, August 8th ProQuest will be upgrading its systems infrastructure to improve performance, security, and overall reliability of its databases products. The maintenance window is scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM Pacific Time and will last for eight (8) hours. This will impact databases on the ProQuest platform such as RefWorks, EconLit, Sociological Abstracts and PsycInfo. |
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Library Welcomes Haipeng Li as University Librarian July 2, 2015 UC Merced Library is pleased to welcome Mr. Haipeng Li as University Librarian. Mr. Li has extensive experience in academic libraries and is actively involved in the broader library profession. |
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Heather Wagner and Latasha Means Join UC Merced Library Staff June 30, 2015 The library welcomes new additions to our library staff. Heather Wagner and Latasha Means both started June 1st and bring a variety of experience to their positions. Heather’s previous positions and education are closely connected to her upcoming work in Digital Assets as the Digitization Coordinator. She has worked in the Hoover Institution Archives at Stanford University as a Digitization Production Specialist and as an Audiovisual Specialist, as a Photo Archivist at Hewlett-Packard, and most recently in the library at the Los Banos campus of Merced College. She has a certificate in Library Technology from Foothill College, was a Radio, Television and Film major at San Jose State, and completed the Western Archives Institute. She has a keen interest in the history and preservation of photography, moving images and digital media. If you have any questions about early Soviet or French New Wave film she is your person. Her position at UC Merced includes overseeing the... |
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