McHenry Library and the Science & Engineering Library will be closed on Monday, November 11th for Veterans Day.

See the library hours page for more information.

S&E will be closed this Saturday for public safety while we lift heavy equipment onto the roof.

McHenry Library will be open normal hours from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

S&E Library will reopen on Sunday at 10:00 a.m.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Read the full Summer 2019 Library Newsletter.

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The UC faculty and librarians are holding strong to their twin objectives of expanded access to UC author research through open access and reducing the overall costs of our Elsevier agreement.

How Does this Impact You?

• In July, Elsevier shut off access to articles published in 2019 and to the backfiles of some journals we did not have perpetual rights to. 
• The UCSC Research Librarians and Interlibrary Loan staff are ready to help you access the articles you need. 

Connect with us if you have questions or need help: research@library.ucsc.edu

Textbook costs got you down? Your University Library can help!

• Check out our Library Course Reserves guide to see how we can help.
• Check out our Affordable Textbooks guide for other money-saving tips.

Earlier this year, we shared some exciting changes that will make it easier and more affordable for UC authors to publish open access with Cambridge University Press. Those changes are now live.

Visit the Office of Scholarly Communication site for more details and information about the process.

Something new is happening on the Lower Level of Science and Engineering. Rumblings of rumors suggest that 3D printers might be coming to the library... and they are right! The Digital Scholarship Innovation Studio opened this Fall.

Following the success of the work in the Digital Scholarship Commons, the DSI will be a space in Science and Engineering that expands the work of the library to support the 3D lifecycle. The DSC and the DSI are integrated programs geared towards helping you get your digital scholarship up off the ground by providing access to equipment, software, and programs that support your ability to experiment and innovate. The DSI pilot program will open with access to three Ultimaker 3 3D printers for all UCSC affiliates. That's a lot of threes!

The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded a $165,000 grant to a UC Berkeley-led team of legal experts, librarians and scholars who will help humanities reserachers and staff navigate complex legal questions in the cutting edge field of data mining. 

Find out more

To:      UC Santa Cruz Community

From:  Elizabeth Cowell, University Librarian 
           Kimberly Lau, Chair, UC Santa Cruz Academic Senate

Re:      Elsevier access suspended

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.

What is affected: Members of the UC community no longer have direct access to:

• 2019 articles in all Elsevier journals
• Older articles in certain journals (download the list)

What is not affected: Articles published before 2019 in most Elsevier journals (covering about 95% of historical usage) should continue to be available via ScienceDirect.  

The systemwide faculty Senate has encouraged stakeholders across UC to use alternative access methods or contact their campus library for assistance in obtaining articles, and to refrain from any new independent subscriptions to Elsevier journals at this time. “By ‘holding the line,’” the Senate leadership writes, “the UC can help change the system of scholarly communication for the betterment of all.” 
 

How to get the articles you need

Information about other ways to access Elsevier articles is available on the library’s website and summarized below. There are several options — plus, the library is always here to help.

• Use the interlibrary loan (ILL) request form. Any request for content no longer licensed through Elsevier will automatically be placed into a rush queue. ILL requests made in Melvyl or via UC-eLinks will also be expedited.  
• Use tools like Google Scholar, Unpaywall and Open Access Button to quickly find open access copies, when available.
• Email the corresponding author listed in the abstract to request a copy.
• We are here to help. Contact our Interlibrary Loan staff at ill@ucsc.edu so we can best facilitate your needs.

What happens next?

We will be carefully evaluating the impact of losing access to new articles on ScienceDirect over the coming months, and will do our best to ensure that you have access to the articles you need. Meanwhile, UC is hoping to reenter formal negotiations with Elsevier if the publisher indicates that they are willing to discuss a contract that integrates our goals of containing costs and facilitating open access to UC research.

If you have any questions or need help accessing an article, please don’t hesitate to contact the library at any time. 

The McHenry Library tour features the Global Village Café, the Library Services Desk, the Information Commons for online research and study, the Digital Scholarship Commons, Special Collections & Archives, group study rooms, outdoor reading porches, and how to get research help.

The Science & Engineering Library tour highlights the Library Services Desk, the Information Commons for online research and study, the Active Learning Classroom, group study rooms, the HSI STEM Hub, the Video Game Room, and the new Digital Scholarship Innovation Studio.
On both tours,you will also learn about library cards, borrowing course textbooks, and borrowing Chromebooks and Dell laptops. Tours run approximately 15–20 minutes, and meet just inside each library’s entrance. Join us!

Tour Schedule:

Friday 9/20:
McHenry Library 11am, 1pm, 3pm
Science & Engineering Library 1pm

Monday 9/23:
McHenry Library 11am, 1pm, 3pm
Science & Engineering Library 1pm

Tuesday 9/24:
McHenry Library 11am, 1pm, 3pm
Science & Engineering Library 1pm

Wednesday 9/25:
McHenry Library 11am, 1pm, 3pm
Science & Engineering Library 1pm

Thursday 9/26:
McHenry Library 11am, 1pm, 3pm
Science & Engineering Library 1pm

Friday 9/27:
McHenry Library 11am, 1pm, 3pm
Science & Engineering Library 1pm

McHenry Library and Science & Engineering

June 24 - Aug 30, 2019
Monday - Thursday 8am-8pm
Friday 8am-5pm
Saturday - Sunday McHenry Library Only 12pm-5pm
Closed Thursday July 4th for Independence Day

August 31 - September 25, 2019
Monday - Friday 8am-5pm
Closed Saturday & Sunday
Closed Monday September 2nd for Labor Day

See the hours page for more details.

In June, the University of California Santa Cruz joined its sister UC campuses in taking an important step towards the goal of making all scholarly journal literature freely available to the world by endorsing the international open access (OA) initiative, OA2020. Led by the Max Planck Digital Library, OA2020 is a global alliance committed to new models of scholarly publishing that ensure outputs are open and re-usable and that the costs behind their dissemination are transparent and economically sustainable.
 

See the full news item in the UCSC Newscenter.

The UC Systemwide Library Catalog received an upgrade and a new URL on June 17.

This update called "Melvyl Discovery" includes many improvements to the user interface.  The new site is available now live at https://ucsc.on.worldcat.org/discovery.

Two things to note for current Melvyl users:
 

• If you have an account in the current Melvyl system, it won't transfer to the new Melvyl Discovery System but you can set up a new one using the Sign In button on the new site.
• If you have lists of research sources saved in the current Melvyl system, they won't transfer to the new system automatically, but the library has posted instructions for importing lists on our website.  Be sure to transfer your lists by the end of life date for the old Melvyl, August 9, 2019.

Set up an Account

To save items into a personal list on the new Melvyl Discovery site, first create an account in the new system. Click the Sign In button at the top, right of the new Melvyl Discovery home page. On the subsequent screen, click the Create Account link and fill in the information requested. Once successfully logged into your Melvyl Discovery account, the Sign In button at the top of the screen changes to the given name provided. 

Note: Your Melvyl account works only in the specific campus instance in which it was created. 

Creating & Saving to a Personal List

1.  Search for the items you want to include in a list.
2.  Click the Save button to add the citation to the list.
3.  When finished, click My Items in the upper right corner to display the list.
4.  Click on the Create List button.
5.  Provide a List Name (required) and List Description (optional).
6.  Select a Privacy preference.
   a. Shared: A permalink is generated for others to view, cite and share the list. Changes to the list are updated in real time after the page is refreshed.
   b. Private: The default value, no permalink is created and the list is only visible to its creator.
7.  Click Save.

Although is it not possible for Personal Lists attached to old Mevyl (aka WorldCat Local) accounts to be automatically ported into the new interface, users can easily import lists to their WorldCat Discovery accounts using the instructions below.

Importing Lists to the new Melvyl WorldCat Discovery

1. Log in to your existing account in Melvyl.
2. Click your login name in the upper right corner to view your profile and links to your personal lists.
3. Click a list name to view its details.
4. Click the Export to CSV link.
5. Save the file where you can find it later.
6. Go to the new Melvyl (aka WorldCat Discovery) and log on to your account.
7. Click your account name to display a drop-down menu and select Import My Lists.
8. Provide a List Name (required) and List Description (optional).
9. Click the Choose File button to locate the file to be imported.
10. Once the filename is displayed, click Import list to begin the import process.
11. You will receive a message that the list was successfully imported.
12. The list will be added to My Personal Lists.  To view your lists, select My Personal Lists from the drop-down menu in the upper right corner.

Additional information on other list options, such as emailing items from My Personal Lists, citing multiple items from My Personal Lists, and more is available from the OCLC Help Pages .

UC Santa Cruz is about to begin renovation of the third floor of the Science & Engineering Library.

In March 2018, the University Library received a $5 million gift from an anonymous donor to renovate the top floor of the Science & Engineering Library. The floor will be named in honor of Professor Emerita of Astronomy and Astrophysics Sandra Faber, one of the campus’s most distinguished scholars.

This generous gift will allow the campus to create safe, attractive, comfortable, and convenient study environments designed to support academic success. The renovated space will be quieter, better ventilated, and much better equipped with AC/USB power in seating areas. The renovation will create seating for more library patrons, and provide separate zones for focused, quiet study, and for small group collaboration. Work will begin in the summer with a reopening planned at the start of winter quarter. Here is a brief project timeline:

• Fall 2018: The campus approved the renovation project and timeline.
• Fall 2018: The campus and library worked with master architect EHDD to develop the project’s Request for Proposals (RFP).
• Winter 2019: The campus solicited RFPs from qualified design/build teams. Two teams of creative, talented, and enthusiastic builders and architects submitted proposals.
• Spring 2019: The design/build team of Roebbelen and Ratcliff was awarded the contract for the project.
• Spring/Summer 2019: Design and construction documents will be reviewed and approved by Capital Planning and Space Management.
• Summer/Fall 2019: The third floor of S&E Library will be closed for renovation.
• January 2, 2020: A new, vibrant third floor will open!

This generous gift also gives us the opportunity to update the furniture on the third floor — much of it is more than 25 years old — with selections that better support the needs of modern students and researchers. We are working with a variety of vendors to find the best options and value. We have already installed some sample pieces on the third floor of S&E and more will be added. We encourage you to visit, see for yourself, and leave us your feedback. If you prefer, you can leave us feedback online.

In the spirit of transparency, the University Library will issue three more news flashes to keep students, faculty, and staff fully apprised of our progress. The next two will update you on the work in progress. The fourth and final announcement will celebrate the completion of the work and re-opening of the third floor. These features will be published in the quarterly Library Newsletter and included in campuswide newsletter, Tuesday Newsday. If you have not yet signed up for the newsletter, please consider doing so to receive future updates. You can subscribe up here. 

These updates will also be published on the News and Events section of the University Library’s website and on the Science & Engineering Library Renovation Blog.

More details

July 18th is UCSC’s Disposition Day, an annual event that encourages the safe and secure disposal of confidential university records.

This occasion also provides an opportunity to transfer campus historical records to University Archives. Such records may include UCSC administrative records or other materials documenting UCSC history, campus life and culture. Specific guidelines about the types of material suitable for University Archives can be found here. 

Think you may have a collection that should be housed in the University Archives? Let’s talk! Email us at speccoll@library.ucsc.edu to start the conversation.

We will be closed Thursday, July 4, 2019 for Independence Day. 

We will return to regular summers hours on Friday, July 5th.

Agreement is UC’s first with a major publisher and Cambridge’s first in the Americas

The University of California and Cambridge University Press have entered into a transformative agreement that will advance the global shift toward an open access future for research.

Read the details on the University of California Office of Scholarly Communiication site.

The Koret Scholars Undergraduate Research Slam celebrates the accomplishments of this year's Koret fellows. The program provides funding and workshops for undergrads with unique research projects and their faculty or graduate student mentors. This year marks an exciting partnership between the University Library and the Koret Program: Three of the sixty-five fellows are also Digital Scholarship Fellows with the Digital Scholarship Commons. These three fellows will be presenting their research and creative projects as digital exhibits. 

Presentations include:

• Read Between the Lines - DSC Fellow Project
• Queering Female Pachuquismo - DSC Fellow Project
• Turtleback Tombs, Paper Cranes, Memorials and Eisa: Modern Contextualization of Death in Okinawa - DSC Fellow Project
• The Aesthetic Power of Magnification
• Education and Identity in Mandate Palestine
• Differences of Seasonal Growth Rate Between High-Latitude Coraline Algae
• Angular Power Spectrum of Galactic Pulsar Wind Nebulae
• Politics of Alternative Living Solutions
• The Influence of Stratospheric Sulfate Aerosol Geoengineering on Earth’s Net Shortwave Radiation - Works part time, University Library Digital Initiatives Department 

And More!

For more details and the schedule, view the event on our library calendar.

Writing an article? Get help managing your citations, PDFs, and more with Zotero.

Come to drop-in hours for Zotero at the Graduate Student Commons on the first Friday of each month (except January) at 1:00pm. 

• October 5, 2018 @ 1:00pm
• November 2, 2018 @ 1:00pm
• December 7, 2018 @ 1:00pm
• February 1, 2019 @ 1:00pm
• March 1, 2019 @ 1:00pm
• April 5, 2019 @ 1:00pm
• May 3, 2019 @ 1:00pm
• June 7, 2019 @ 1:00pm

Learn more and download Zotero.

Email research@library.ucsc.edu for more information.

Learn how to avoid common mistakes and plagiarism, and get practical tips for improving MLA, APA, and Chicago Manual of Style citation in your research papers from Westside (Oakes) Writing Center tutors. 

Free pizza provided by the Library Student Advisory Council. Open to All Undergraduates. 

The Digital Research Symposium will take place May 24th from 10-12 in the Digital Scholarship Commons (DSC).

• Present your project on the VizWall
• Share your game in the VizLab
• Show off your website or digital visualization on a mobile presentation screen
• Share your podcast

If your project is digital in nature, we’d love to have you apply. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. The earlier you apply the better your chances are of receiving your preference of equipment and presentation style.

Learn more about the event
Apply to present

Thank you for your interest. We have concluded these sessions.

Stay tuned for future opportunities.

Wednesday May 29, 2019
2:00-3:00pm
Graduate Student Commons

Free Registration

Between open access policies, and journal copyright transfer agreements, it's hard to know how to share your scholarship.

• We will provide easy ways to know what to share where, when and how.
• Bring your papers/posters/etc to upload!
• We will help you to upload your articles, look at your favorite journals' copyright agreements, or answer any other questions about sharing your work.

*Please note no legal counsel will be in attendance but we can help with referral.