News & Events
for the UCI community
University Librarian Lorelei Tanji
Congratulations to UCI’s newest graduates! This is a time celebrate and reflect on your tremendous achievement and take a moment to appreciate all you’ve accomplished.

For those continuing their academic journey at UCI, the Libraries remain open for you throughout the summer. Whether you are searching for a fun summer read, need help with research, or are looking to learn new programming skills, we have what you need. Many library services can be accessed even if you are out of the area.

Happy summer to all!
Lorelei Tanji
University Librarian
Anne Frank Visiting Researcher Award recipients receive support to visit UCI Libraries and conduct research in the Southeast Asian Archive.
UCI Libraries awarded four UC Irvine undergraduate students with the Nellie Ansley Reeves Awards for their outstanding senior theses.
Learn about key LGBTQ+ milestones and figures at UC Irvine, in Orange County, and beyond. Also enjoy books, films, and art created by LGBTQ+ artists and honoring the community.
Published in 1623, Shakespeare’s First Folio was a landmark of printing at the time and, as of 2020, is the most expensive piece of literature ever auctioned. In celebration of the First Folio’s 400th anniversary, this exhibit delves into what makes this book so treasured, with special attention paid to the copy housed in the UCI Libraries Special Collections and Archives. Exhibit is on display on in Langson Library through December 2023.
Now through December 2023
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. Exhibit is on display on the 2nd floor of the Science Library through October 2023.
Now through October 2023
The traveling exhibit and companion website explore the archive of public health posters about AIDS at the National Library of Medicine that is rooted in the cultural output of artists, activists, and community workers. Their work continues to broadcast the message that, 40 years after the crisis began, AIDS is not over. Exhibit will be on display at the Grunigen Medical Library July 3 through August 13, 2023.
July 3 through August 13, 2023
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS

July 6, 2023 – September 15, 2023
Asynchronous Online
The Python programming language has a design philosophy that emphasizes code readability. This is a quarter-long, asynchronous course held in Canvas that will cover plotting and programming in Python.

July 7, 2023 – September 15, 2023
Asynchronous Online
Professionals use version control in software development projects to keep track of what they've done. This is a quarter-long, asynchronous course held in Canvas that will cover setting up Git, tracking changes, and collaborating with others.
Open Year-Round
Asynchronous Online

This workshop focuses on working with geospatial data, including managing and understanding spatial data formats, understanding coordinate reference systems, and working with raster and vector data in R for analysis and visualization.
Open Year-Round
Asynchronous Online

OpenRefine is an open source tool for data cleanup and data wrangling, described by David Huynh as “a power tool for working with messy data.”
Open Year-Round
Asynchronous Online

This workshop teaches data management and analysis for social science research including best practices for data organization in spreadsheets, reproducible data cleaning with OpenRefine, and data analysis and visualization in R.
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