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	RefWorks - New Version Available August 22, 2016 RefWorks is upgrading its platform and the new version is now available to UC Merced students, faculty, and staff. We are currently in a soft launch phase which means you can continue to use the current platform or transition your citations to the new platform. Please see this RefWorks Upgrade guide http://libguides.ucmerced.edu/refworks_upgrade/transition for details on the new RefWorks and its transition including recommendations, a summary of benefits, and FAQs.
	NCBI will be transitioning to using HTTPS-only protocols August 18, 2016 NCBI, the host server for the PubMed database and others, will be transitioning to using HTTPS-only protocols on September 30, 2016. This change may impact software that uses NCBI APIs such as the E-utilities or NCBI software toolkits such as the C/C++ and SRA toolkits. If you are using software that uses API calls to the NCBI servers, please visit http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/home/develop/https-guidance.shtml for more information and actions you can take to mitigate any issues with your software that may arise after the transition.
	Yosemite Mural Display August 16, 2016 The library is pleased to announce the installation of a second stained glass mural by artist William Poulson. The mural, Tissiack, is a stunning depiction of Yosemite in fall, featuring a view of Half Dome during sunset. The murals are part of William Pouslon's Yosemite Mural Project, which aims to showcase Yosemite in each season. Tissiack joins Poulson's winter mural, The Chief, on the 3rd floor of the Library by room KL371. Both murals stand over 8' wide, by 14' tall. For more information about William Poulson and the Yosemite Mural Project, visit www.williampoulson.com.
	ProQuest Critical Maintenance August 15, 2016 On Saturday, August 20th, ProQuest will be upgrading its systems infrastructure to improve performance, security, and overall reliability of its products. The maintenance window is scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM Pacific Time and will last for eight (8) hours. This will impact some databases on the ProQuest platform, such as RefWorks and ProQuest Congressional, which may not be available during this time. We apologize for any inconvenience and hope this interruption will create minimal disruption to our users’ research.
	UC Merced Library Welcomes Lisa Vallen August 11, 2016 Archivist Lisa Vallen has joined the UC Merced Library to work with UC Cooperative Extension Offices in Merced, Ventura, and Humboldt to assess, preserve, and provide access to these records and materials. Lisa has her Masters of Science in Library and Information Sciences from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with a certificate in special collections. While at the University of Illinois, Lisa helped preserve their physical collection, digitized theses and dissertations, and processed part of the H.G. Wells Collection. She has her BA in art history and politics from Lake Forest College. Lisa spent the summer of 2015 studying French Museology at the Ecole du Louvre in Paris. Lisa is a co-creater of the Mushiboshi Project, where they are researching ethnographic preservation practices and looking at how libraries can apply these low tech options to their own stewardship and promote their use to the general public.
	New Resources via CDL August 5, 2016 A variety of new resources have been added to UC Merced’s online collection via the California Digital Library this summer. UC Merced now has access to JSTOR’s Arts & Sciences XV Collection, adding an additional 150 titles to the platform by 2018. Arts & Sciences XV provides extensive coverage in the humanities, social sciences and sciences, including literature, film, art, music, religion, classical studies, history, education, economics, political science, and sociology. AnthroSource, which was previously licensed by UC Merced, is now included in CDL’s systemwide Wiley contract for the next three years. AnthroSource provides access to more than 100 years of anthropological knowledge, and currently includes 32 anthropological publications from AAA comprising journals, books, monographs, bulletins and newsletters. The Declassified Documents Reference System has been released and is now live on the Artemis platform from Gale Cengage as U.S. Declassified...
	ProQuest Critical Maintenance July 21, 2016 ProQuest EBL and Ebook Central platforms will be unavailable for from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm Saturday, July 23, 2016 for scheduled maintenance. EBL ebooks may not be available during this time. We apologize for any inconvenience and hope this interruption will create minimal disruption to our users’ research.
	Mystery Themed Book Display July 15, 2016 Visit our new book display located on the second floor right across from the elevators. This month, we are featuring crime, mystery, and psychological thrillers to get your heart racing! Stop by and select a book for summer reading.
	UC Libraries Digital Collection Project wins 2016 Larry L. Sautter Award July 14, 2016 UCOP’s UC Libraries Digital Collection Project is a winner of the 2016 Larry L. Sautter Golden Award for enabling all UC libraries to create, manage, and make accessible to the public hundreds of thousands of digital assets ranging from historical records and maps to photographs and films. Services include a shared digital asset management system that all campus libraries may use, a tool to aggregate and index digital content across collections, and the Calisphere website that allows the public to explore UC’s archival treasures. The annual award, sponsored by the UC Information Technology Leadership Council, recognizes collaborative innovations in IT that advance the university’s missions of teaching, research, and public service, and encourages collaboration and solution sharing across the UC system.
	Denice Sawatkzy, Interlibrary Loan Coordinator, Retires June 29, 2016 Denice Sawatzky has been Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Coordinator at UC Merced since 2005. Before coming to UC Merced she worked at UC Riverside and UC Santa Cruz. She brought extensive experience to her position, establishing ILL services at our campus. Our library users have benefited from Denice’s information-finding expertise combined with her a love of sleuthing. Denice announced earlier this year that she was going to retire. Her last day is June 29th just a few weeks short of 29 years working in UC Libraries. We wish Denice the best in her retirement and will miss her many contributions and great sense of humor.

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