UC Irvine Libraries’ Digital Sandbox, an online platform you can use to explore specialized software for digital projects, has a new look and feel. A new research guide and tutorial videos have also been added to get users started with some of the featured applications available on the platform.
The Sandbox might be for you if you want to explore different open-source tools or open educational resources (OERs) or prototype a digital project.
UC Irvine Libraries provides access to millions of digital resources in many different formats. Many of the available online resources offer built-in accessibility features.
This training video walks you through the accessibility features in an example online library resource, EBSCO.
Imagery plays an essential role in documenting and analyzing our natural world. The Biodiversity Illuminated: From Images to AI exhibit showcases how scientists document biodiversity, using text, images, and artificial intelligence to identify and analyze species.
On display in the Science Library through February 2026.
Explore comics like you've never seen before! Join us for the opening of our newest Langson Library exhibit on March 4, 2026.
Just a few miles past UC Irvine, tucked beside winding green spaces, the University Park Library is a hub of activity. On a late weekday afternoon, the library is full of studying high school students, parents with young children, and other community members taking a break on new plush chairs between the book stacks.
While UC Irvine Libraries carry and subscribe to a vast collection of books and scholarly resources, a large selection of electronic equipment is also available to check out at no additional cost.
UC Irvine Libraries host a variety of resources and research related to US military veterans, veterans’ affairs, military history, and related topics. To commemorate Veterans Day, this article gathers a partial list of available online resources, archival materials, and media as well as recent acquisitions that document the history and experiences of those who have served in the US armed forces.
Voices of the People outlines UC Irvine Libraries' community-centered archives practice (CCAP), which aims to address historical underrepresentation and empower communities to document their own stories, and related partnerships with community organizations.
UC Irvine Libraries’ Gateway Study Center will be home to an OC Vote Center for the upcoming fall 2025 special election.
To accommodate the Vote Center, the Gateway Study Center as well as its reservable study rooms and computer lab will be closed for regular use from October 30 through November 7, 2025.