This fall, UCI Libraries are launching into the new school year with our 2024-2029 Strategic Plan. I encourage you to check it out to learn more about our mission, vision, and strategic goals.

Each year we kick off Fall Welcome Week with our annual Cool as Ice event, inviting new and returning students to enjoy a cool treat, learn about library resources, and tour our library facilities. Below you'll find a host of additional events and resources available at no cost to students, faculty, staff, and community members, including Hispanic Heritage Month collections and events, generative AI and voting resources library guides, and more.

I wish you all a productive and rewarding year.

Lorelei Tanji

University Librarian

Informed Voter Library Guide

Created with new and student voters in mind, the Informed Voter Guide points to resources that help answer questions about voting as well as to help you become more informed about the candidates and issues on your ballot. Find links to fact-checking sites, news, voter registration info, and more.

Leialani Wihongi-Santos Advocates for Greater Inclusion and Representation of Pacific Islander Literature

New Asian Pacific American Awards for Literature Awards criteria help ensure recognition and inclusion of Pacific Islander voices and narratives.

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

UCI Libraries have multiple resources relating to the culture and history of Latine people. Find streaming media, archival collections, books, and more.

Southeast Asian Archive Anne Frank Visiting Researcher Award Supports Scholars

Supported by the Southeast Asian Archive Anne Frank Visiting Researcher Award, three scholars visited UC Irvine to conduct research in the UCI Libraries Southeast Asian Archive on their creative projects.

University Archivist Named Fellow of the Society of American Archivists

Audra Eagle Yun, university archivist and head of UCI Libraries Special Collections and Archives, has been named a fellow of the Society of American Archivists (SAA). 

Generative AI and Information Literacy Library Guide

Dive deeper into generative AI tools and processes by learning more about how they are changing our global information ecosystem. This guide addresses key issues such as misinformation, bias, and ethical challenges for the purpose of furthering inquiry into information literacy in light of these new technologies.  

New Open Access Agreement Between the University of California and Taylor & Francis 

Under a new four-year agreement, UC libraries will automatically cover the open access (OA) fees for any UC corresponding author who publishes OA in Taylor & Francis and Routledge journals. The new partnership between UC and one of the 10 largest publishers of UC research advances a mutual goal to empower more authors to share their scholarship openly with readers around the globe.

A Song for Cesar: Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion

Wednesday, October 15

6:00 p.m. – 9:30 pm

Irvine Barclay Theatre

The documentary A Song for Cesar tells the story of Cesar Chavez and the Farmworker Movement's struggle for justice and fair working conditions through the eyes of musicians and artists. Event will include a Pop-Up Library with related archival materials and a panel discussion with the documentary's filmmakers following the film screening.

Digital Humanities Student Fellows Showcase

Tuesday, October 22

2:30 – 4:30 pm

Science Library 5th Floor

Join Undergraduate Summer Fellowship in Digital Humanities (USFDH) fellows for a showcase and light reception to learn about their summer digital humanities project prototypes and research.

This event is part of the UCI Digital Humanities Exchange, which is co-led by UCI Libraries Digital Scholarship Services and UCI’s School of Humanities.

Retractions: On the Rise, But Not Enough

Thursday, October 24

11:00 a.m. – 12:30 pm

Online

In this talk, Ivan Oransky, M.D. will explore the reasons for the increase in retractions from scholarly literature, why it is good news, and why the real number should be even higher. Dr. Oransky will tell the stories of the sleuths who are finding problems in the literature, drawing on more than a decade of experience at Retraction Watch.

This UCI Libraries sponsored talk is hosted in honor of International Open Access (OA) Week.

First Folio Friday

Cool as Ice Welcome Week