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Open Access in the News

February 28, 2012



The debate over open access to federally funded research rages on. The Obama administration's Office of Science and Technology Policy will soon submit a report to Congress on how to deal with the contentious issues of how government-financed scientific research should be disseminated in the digital age.

Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries

February 22, 2012



The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) recently released the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries, a practical guide designed to assist librarians in dealing with the often difficult and confusing copyright issues they face every day.

Award for New Book by Ignacio Lopez-Calvo, UCM professor

February 13, 2012



Congratulations to Dr. Ignacio Lopez-Calvo whose new book Latino Los Angeles in Film and Fiction was named a 2012 CHOICE Magazine Outstanding Academic Title.

Diaries digitized by UC Merced tell first-hand of Civil War, Lincoln assassination

February 10, 2012



A new digital collection provides a glimpse into the everyday life of a Union soldier during the U.S. Civil War, as well a first-hand account of President Lincoln’s assassination and its aftermath. The UC Merced Library contributed the collection to the Online Archive of California (OAC), Calisphere, and Merritt, in what appears to be the final chapter in a search for Lincoln’s last written words.

ProQuest Databases Down for Maintenance

February 3, 2012



Library vendor ProQuest will be performing infrastructure maintenance from Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 7:00 PM to Sunday, February 5, 2012 at 7:00 AM.

Open Access Publishing in SpringerPlus

January 23, 2012



SpringerPlus, a new Open Access journal is accepting submissions from all disciplines of Science. Articles are published under a Creative Commons Attribution License for easy compliance with open access mandates.

Wikipedia Blackout

January 17, 2012



Today, the Wikipedia community announced its decision to black out the English-language Wikipedia for 24 hours, worldwide, beginning at 05:00 UTC on Wednesday, January 18. The blackout is a protest against proposed legislation in the United States — the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the U.S. House of Representatives, and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) in the U.S. Senate — that, if passed, would seriously damage the free and open Internet, including Wikipedia.

UC Merced Library Adds More Seats

January 13, 2012



Over the 2011-12 Winter Break, UC Merced Library added 48 seats to the second floor of the Kolligian Library Building’s east wing. The seats are distributed among 12 tables, each of which sits near a whiteboard in an arrangement that creates a sense of privacy.

Data Management Workshop

January 10, 2012



As part of the Graduate Student Service Lyceum Series, the library will host a workshop later this week.

Interlibrary Loan Closure Dates

December 9, 2011



The Interlibrary Loan division of the library will be closed beginning Monday, December 13, 2011 and will not reopen until Wednesday January 4, 2012. ILL requests may be submitted between these dates, but please be aware that they will not be processed while ILL is closed.

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