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October 8, 2026

We invite you to join us. International Open Access (OA) Week (October 19 - 25) provides an opportunity to learn about Open Access and advance more equitable access to research and scholarship. This year's theme is the “The Cost of Knowledge”.

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October 20, 2026

To support faculty, staff, and students as UC Merced prepares for the upcoming ADA Title II compliance requirements, the University Library, Office of Information Technology (OIT), Center for Engaged Teaching & Learning (CETL), and the Division for Equity, Justice, and Inclusive Excellence (EJIE) are organizing a workshop series focused on imparting practical digital accessibility skills. This workshop series will strengthen campus capacity for digital accessibility practices, support...

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September 16, 2026

The University of California Libraries are pleased to announce that the UC Libraries Arts & Humanities Open Access Fund has been expanded to cover the costs of open access publishing for all UC authors publishing in eligible arts and humanities journals. Previously, the fund was limited to early career researchers.

Elsevier Access Suspended

July 10, 2019 to December 31, 2019

The University of California has been out of contract with Elsevier since January, but until now the publisher continued to allow access to 2019 articles via ScienceDirect. As of today, July 10, 2019 UC’s direct access to new Elsevier articles has been discontinued.

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