On Sunday, February 2nd from 7pm to 8pm Pacific Time, OCLC will be performing systems maintenance which may cause sporadic interruptions and delayed response times for online catalog services. We apologize for any inconvenience and hope this interruption will create minimal disruption to our users’ research.
On Saturday, February 8th from 7pm through Sunday, February 9th at 7am Pacific Time, ProQuest products such as ProQuest Congressional, Ebook Central, LibCentral and RefWorks may be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience and hope this interruption will create minimal disruption to our users’ research.
Due to health considerations at this time, all library workshops have been cancelled for the remainder of the Spring 2020 semester.
We are still available to help you. If you need research assistance please use one of our many online, library help options:
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Using Flipster to Read Your Favorite Magazines Online
Instructor: Sara Davidson Squibb
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Due to health considerations at this time, all library workshops have been cancelled for the remainder of the Spring 2020 semester.
We are still available to help you. If you need research assistance please use one of our many online, library help options:
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Manage Your Research with RefWorks
Manage Your Research with Mendeley
Using Zotero to Manage Your Research
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Due to health considerations at this time, all library workshops have been cancelled for the remainder of the Spring 2020 semester.
We are still available to help you. If you need research assistance please use one of our many online, library help options:
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Using Data-Planet to Find Statistics
The Politics and Practicalities of Counting People- Using U.S. Census Data in Your Research
Please note the date change below (originally scheduled for March 5th.
Images Influencing Our News Interpretation
Find News Sources Using Library Datatbases
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Due to health considerations at this time, all library workshops have been cancelled for the remainder of the Spring 2020 semester.
We are still available to help you. If you need research assistance please use one of our many online, library help options:
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Cleaning Messy Data with OpenRefine
Introduction to Text Analysis Basics Using Voyant Tools
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Due to health considerations at this time, all library workshops have been cancelled for the remainder of the Spring 2020 semester.
We are still available to help you. If you need research assistance please use one of our many online, library help options:
Make a Research Appointment (offered via Zoom)
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Research Starters: Start Your Research Smart
Research Starters: Master the Art of Search
Research Starters: Melvyl- A Search Tool for Your Academic Success
Research Starters: Grow Your Research Resources with Citation Networks
Research Starters: Start Your Research Smart
Research Starters: Start Your Research Smart
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On Sunday, January 12th from 12:30am through 5:30am Pacific Time, OCLC will be performing systems maintenance which may cause sporadic interruptions and delayed response times for online catalog services. We apologize for any inconvenience and hope this interruption will create minimal disruption to our users’ research.
On Thursday, December 12, 2019 the UC Merced Library hosted a visit from the Merced County Cooperative Extension office. As our work archiving and digitizing the historical records of the office nears completion, we invited the staff as well as the retired advisors who had been involved with the initiation of CARA to learn about the progress and outcomes of the project. The visit was an opportunity for the Cooperative Extension staff, some of whom had not previously been on campus, to tour the library as well as to see the archives and our digitization process.
The visit was also a valuable opportunity for the UC Merced Library staff to learn more about the work of Cooperative Extension in Merced County and its history. In addition to Maxwell Norton and Richard Mahacek, two emeriti who have been involved in steering the project since its pilot phase, we were delighted that three other farm advisors emeriti whose names have become familiar to us were in attendance: Bill Weir, Lonnie Hendricks, and Robert Scheurman.
UCCE Merced current advisors and emeriti, (back, left to right): Maxwell Norton, Richard Mahacek, Lonnie Hendricks; (front, left to right): Bill Weir, Robert Scheurman, Scott Stoddard, Russell Hill.
County Director Scott Stoddard introduced the Merced County Cooperative Extension staff and provided an overview of current programs. We learned that the three top vegetable crops in the county are sweet potatoes, tomatoes, and cantaloupe melons (yes, melons are included among "vegetable crops"). The staff and emeriti, meanwhile, took interest in the library’s new furniture on the fourth floor, our scanning equipment, and the records we have collected from other counties. They also engaged in animated discussion to figure out what was in this photo now available on Calisphere, identified as “A.E. Montgomery”:
According to the discussion, this appears to be a fig tree—possibly a fig orchard grown by A.E. Montgomery—based on the pruning performed, the thin skin of the tree, and the fact that figs are somewhat sensitive to cold (the “teepees” in the background could have been used to protect the trees from cold and frost).
If you would like to learn more about the history of agriculture in Merced County, this 1958 report provides a view of top products and trends in the middle of the last century, as well as some poetry and political commentary/humor mixed in:
As of December 20th, Gale has released the second phase of design enhancements. Almost 50 Gale Primary Sources and Gale Literature products are now updated with this release. Some of the benefits associated with this enhancement include:
An updated platform, providing a unified experience across Gale products.
A “sticky” toolbar to make sure important research tools are always in view.
Highlighted search results.
A streamlined user interface.
New supplemental support tools, such as “More Like This” article suggestions.
To find out more, visit Gale’s Product Enhancement page.
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