Broken Saved Links & Page Load or DNS Errors

If you access library resources using saved links or bookmarks with "oca.ucsc.edu" in the URL or use the Zotero Browser Extension and are getting proxy errors, please read on—this message is for you!

The OCA proxy service (login.oca.ucsc.edu) was discontinued on December 31, 2024. This service has been replaced by OpenAthens, a new authentication system that uses CruzID. Links in UC Library Search were updated last summer, so if you're accessing resources directly through UC Library Search, you're all set.

2025 Open and Equitable Course Material Community of Practice

The University Library is thrilled to announce the 2025 Open and Equitable Course Material Community of Practice. As part of the Community of Practice, four faculty members are partnering with the library to replace one module or section of their course with an existing Open Educational Resource (OER) which they will customize using an equity lens. The Teaching and Learning Center has also provided course design expertise to the Community of Practice.

American Society for Microbiology Open Access Publishing Agreement

The new agreement between the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) and UC Libraries provides funding for authors to publish open access in ASM’s six primary research subscription-based journals for three years.

Authors will not incur APCs. Standard page charges and supplemental material fees will be discounted. The corresponding author needs to be affiliated with UCSC (or another UC campus). Articles need to contain original research.

The included ASM journals are: