UC Merced Library shares archival holdings with Cooperative Extension partners Author: Rebecca Gourevitch June 5, 2023 On May 5th, the UC Merced Library held a reception for UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE) staff and community partners to view the Library’s photography exhibit, A Century of Impact in California's Counties: Highlights from the University of California Cooperative Archive. |
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Unearthing California's Agricultural History: CARA Highlights Inspire a Closer Look at Archives Author: Sophia LaMonica June 1, 2023 Sophia LaMonica, graduate student at the SJSU School of Information and CARA communications assistant, reflects on her experience working with Digital Curation, Archives & Special Collections at the UC Merced Library. |
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Request Summer 2023 Library Instruction May 30, 2023 UC Merced librarians offer instruction sessions to support undergraduate and graduate students in their completion of course assignments requiring library research skills. We offer sessions in-person and online options depending on your course delivery mode. Please submit summer 2023 requests via our online instruction request form. We are also happy to consult prior to your instruction request regarding desired outcomes. Visit Library Instruction Services landing page for more resources including suggested syllabus language, research guides |... |
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Jim Dooley Celebrates 20 Years at UC Merced Author: Sara Davidson Squibb May 26, 2023 Head of Collection Services Jim Dooley marks 20 year career milestone with UC Merced. |
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Fabiola Chavez Begins New Role as Archives Specialist in the UC Merced Library Author: Kelli Breland May 16, 2023 Former Night/Weekend Coordinator and UC Merced Alumna (2016) Fabiola Chavez takes on new role in the library as Archives Specialist. |
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Artists Discuss Activism at Opening Reception for Library's Photography Exhibit Author: Sophia LaMonica April 27, 2023 On Thursday, April 13, 2023, the UC Merced Library held an opening reception for the current exhibit, Building a New Future: Art and Activism in the Central Valley—Photographs by George Ballis. Maia Ballis spoke at the reception and introduced her late husband’s work. Following the reception, Agustín Lira and Patricia Wells performed and discussed songs that inspired and continue to express the struggle for workers' rights. |
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Opening Reception & Conversation with Agustín Lira - Building a New Future: Art and Activism in the Central Valley by George Ballis April 4, 2023 Please join us for an opening reception to celebrate "Building a New Future: Art and Activism in the Central Valley" - a photograph collection by George Ballis on April 13, 2023 at 5:00pm. |
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Building a New Future: Art and Activism in the Central Valley -- Photographs by George Ballis March 22, 2023 Building a New Future: Art and Activism in the Central Valley The industrial scale agriculture that dominates the Central Valley of California has historically relied on groups of seasonal, mostly migrant farmworkers. Foreign nationals from Asia, Mexico, and the Middle East, black Americans from the rural South, and members of other marginalized groups have been attracted to the world’s most productive agricultural region by the promise of employment and economic opportunity. Instead, they have faced meager wages, substandard housing, lack of access to clean water and healthcare, not to mention harsh conditions and exploitation. Attempts to organize any action against these conditions have typically been met with retaliation, and often with violence. While California fruits and vegetables predominate in the marketplace, the plight of the farmworkers remains largely... |
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Faculty Author Series: Assistant Professor Meredith Van Natta Author: Kelli Abrescy March 20, 2023 On April 5, 2023 Assistant Professor Meredith Van Natta will discuss her recent book Medical Legal Violence: Healthcare and Immigration Enforcement Against Latinx Noncitizens. |
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2022-2023 Library Research Awardees, Sophia Wallace-Boyd and Brian Fernandez Awarded at Public Reception Author: Olivia Olivares March 8, 2023 The 2022-2023 Abrescy-Kranich Library Award for Student Research Excellence awarded two undergraduate students - Sophia Wallace-Boyd and Brian Fernandez at a public reception on March 10, 2023. |