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ProQuest Service Alert

Mon, October 10, 2016 12:00 AM

ProQuest EBL and Ebook Central platforms will be unavailable for from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm Saturday October 15, 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.

Banned Books Week

Wed, September 28, 2016 12:00 AM

Visit our Banned Books Week book display located on the second floor right across from the elevators.The books featured in this display have either been banned or attempted to be be censored. Celebrate your freedom to read and check these books out!

Access Alert

Mon, September 26, 2016 12:00 AM

The MyiLibrary platform is currently not allowing access to their ebook content, which they are working to correct. We apologize for the possible interruption to our patrons research and hope for a speedy resolution.

Update Regarding Library Collections

Fri, September 23, 2016 12:00 AM

A variety of exciting electronic resources have been added to the Library’s collection.

After a lengthy impasse, the University of California Libraries and publisher Taylor & Francis have reached an agreement regarding its journal package. As result, access to nearly 3,000 journals has been reestablished. The UC Libraries have also signed a license with Cambridge University Press to acquire ebooks published from 2016 to 2018. Finally, Zoological Record, a database that includes content on biodiversity, the environment, taxonomy and animal biology is now available to UC Merced researchers.

For more details on these resources, check out Library Notes in the latest issue of Panorama.

Book Display

Thu, September 15, 2016 12:00 AM

Visit our National Hispanic Heritage Month book display located on the second floor right across from the elevators. The display features works written by U.S. Latino authors. Feel free to check these books out!

Library Liaisons

Mon, September 12, 2016 12:00 AM

This fall, the UC Merced Library launches a new program designed to foster communication between the campus’s faculty members and the library.

Visit the Library Liaisons website for a list of librarians and their subject areas. See full details in Panorama's publication.

Course Resources

Mon, September 12, 2016 12:00 AM

The UC Merced Library’s Course Resources service allows faculty members to place course-related materials in the library for a two-hour loan or electronically through CatCourses. The Course Resources service includes finding, scanning and posting materials to CatCourses, and making books and print items available for circulation. Faculty members interested in using the Course Resources service can submit an online request.

Additional information is posted on the Course Service website.

This Course Resources service summary is also available in Panorama

RefWorks Workshop

Mon, October 31, 2016 12:00 AM
Organize and reference your citations with ease using RefWorks. Join a librarian for a 50 minute session that will introduce you to this time-saving tool. Don’t be spooked by bibliographies or citing. RSVP for the session now.
 
Date: Monday, October 31
Time: 4pm
Room: KL 371
Library Instructor: Lindsay Davis
 
See our calendar for all sessions offered in fall 2016.
Email us at library@ucmerced.edu if you have a question.

RefWorks Workshop

Mon, October 31, 2016 12:00 AM
Organize and reference your citations with ease using RefWorks. Join a librarian for a 50 minute session that will introduce you to this time-saving tool. Don’t be spooked by bibliographies or citing. RSVP for the session now.
 
Date: Monday, October 31
Time: 3pm
Room: KL 371
Library Instructor: Lindsay Davis
 
See our calendar for all sessions offered in fall 2016.
Email us at library@ucmerced.edu if you have a question.

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