It's already proving to be a busy year here within the UC Irvine Libraries. Since January, we have welcomed three new exhibits – America Informed: Wide World of US Federal Government Documents, Anteater Experience: 60th Anniversary of UC Irvine, and Remembering Saigon: Journeys through and from Guam – as well as a new student display featuring Petr the Anteatr stickers.

Additionally, new resources are available from the Libraries this month. We are now providing premium access to The Economist, for example, which produces independent journalism on topics from technology to geopolitics, finance, and economics. I'm also pleased to announce three new open access (OA) agreements with Oxford University Press, Copernicus Publications, and the American Society for Microbiology. These agreements will make it easier and less costly for UCI researchers to publish OA and will increase access to UCI research.

Lorelei Tanji

Endowed University Librarian

New System-Wide Open Access Agreements Expand Access and Reduce Costs for UC Irvine Researchers

The University of California has announced three new system-wide open access (OA) agreements with Oxford University Press, Copernicus, and the American Society for Microbiology.

Premium Access to The Economist Now Available Through UC Irvine Libraries

Current UCI students and employees with an active UCInetID can enjoy full access to the Economist.com as well as the mobile app, newsletters, podcasts, and live subscriber-only events.

Celebrating Black History Month

To celebrate Black History Month, this guide gathers a partial list of available online resources, archival materials, and media (both fiction and nonfiction) as well as recent book additions to the Libraries' collection.

Southeast Asian Archive Primary Materials Pop Up Workshop

Friday, February 21

1:45 – 3:15 p.m.

Orange County & Southeast Asian Archive (OC&SEAA) Center

During this workshop, participants will have the opportunity to engage with original archival materials related to the exhibit, Remembering Saigon: Journeys Through and From Guam, including maps, photographs, and newspaper articles.

Operation New Life Symposium

Wednesday, April 2

1:15 – 5:30 p.m.

Hybrid: Zoom and Orange County & Southeast Asian Archive (OC&SEAA) Center

This half-day symposium on Operation New Life will feature research talks by Nam C. Kim, Jana K. Lipman, and Tran Hoai Bac. Nam C. Kim will share how his own family's refugee journey from Vietnam through Guam informs his current anthropological research related to Operation New Life. Jana K. Lipman and Tran Hoai Bac will discuss the Vietnamese repatriate memoir they translated, Ship of Fate, by Tran Dinh Tru.

EXHIBIT

Anteater Experience: 60th Anniversary of UC Irvine

Commemorating the 60th anniversary of UC Irvine (1965–2025), Anteater Experience traces more than six decades of campus development. Using original campus photographs and archival documents, this exhibit highlights student life, sustainability, and landscape, particularly how UCI’s layout and design, including its iconic circular shape and lush Aldrich Park, formed under the guidance of architect William Pereira. Illustrating key features and milestones that have helped shape the campus culture and environment, Anteater Experience demonstrates how the campus transformed from ranch lands into an internationally recognized research institution.

Langson Library

2nd Floor

Now through September 2025

EXHIBIT

America Informed: Wide World of US Federal Government Documents

Showcasing selected materials from US government public records, America Informed pulls from the breadth of materials available through the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). Spanning topics from national security and war to recipes and art, the exhibit features materials from a wide selection of government agencies and branches. Including histories of the FDLP and US Government Publishing Office, the exhibit also details the significance and importance of accessible public records.

Science Library

2nd Floor

Now through June 2025

STUDENT DISPLAY

Petr the Anteatr Stickers

Enjoy a wide selection of Petr the Anteatr stickers developed by and for UC Irvine students. The student display will also provide a brief history of the Petr sticker phenomenon and the thriving, student-driven Petr community.

Langson Library

2nd Floor

Now through March 2025

Remembering Saigon exhibit opening

Anteater Experience exhibit opening