This month I'm happy to share some of the many ways UCI Libraries is impactfully engaging with our broader community. Below you'll can learn more about a partnership with the City of Irvine, information literacy training and research support for entrepreneurs, public programs and resources, and more.
I am also happy to report that UCI Libraries is more than one-third through an HVAC upgrade project in Langson Library. In phase 2, portions of Langson's 2nd and 3rd floors will be closed February 21 through April 9, 2023.To learn more and for details on how community users with current library cards can utilize our Paging & Pickup service, visit the Langson Library Air Handlers Replacement Project webpage.
The City of Irvine's Old Town Irvine exhibit, which offers a glance into the city of Irvine in the 1980s, includes photographs from UCI Libraries Special Collections and Archives.
See it before it's gone! This exhibit spotlights key AI historical figures and milestones, AI researchers and initiatives at UCI, and the ethical challenges of AI systems. It will be on display on the 2nd floor of the Science Library until the end of February 2023 during regular library hours.
This exhibit explores explores six decades of campus activism at UC Irvine, ranging from anti-war protests in the 1960s to the COVID-19 pandemic and revisiting how each generation mobilized to increase campus representation and improve student life. It is on display in the main lobby of Langson Library through April 2023 during regular library hours.
Based on the American Library Association’s Celebrity READ campaign, the RxEAD poster series honors UCI’s researchers and faculty in medicine and healthcare. Spanning 2006 through 2020, the selection of posters in this exhibit feature UCI faculty and leaders photographed with their favorite books. The exhibit will be on display on the 2nd floor of the Science Library from March through October 2023.
Join UCI Libraries and UCI Illuminations to learn how the alternative tour guide, A People’s Guide to Orange County, and related archival materials are being used to develop ethnic studies curriculum in Orange County, California, and beyond.
