Libraries News

UCI Libraries University Librarian Lorelei Tanji outside Langson Library.
February 12, 2024

University Librarian Lorelei Tanji's personal life, undergraduate library experience, and professional library background.

Collage of Southeast Asian Archive materials including a photo of an Orange County Vietnamese store fronts and screenshots of oral histories
February 8, 2024

Applications for the 2024 Southeast Asian Archive Anne Frank Visiting Researcher Award are due April 19, 2024.

Black History Month.
February 1, 2024

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.

Student focus group call for feedback on library spaces
January 23, 2024

Students who attend a 60-minute focus group will receive a $10 Target gift card and be entered to win a $50 Amazon gift card.

UCI Science Library at night with Library Excellence in Access and Diversity LEAD Award logo
January 12, 2024

Insight Into Diversity magazine’s LEAD Award recognizes UCI Libraries for making a difference for underrepresented groups.

Composite image of about a dozen Wiley journal covers
January 11, 2024

University of California open access agreement with scholarly journal publisher Wiley for an additional three years, through 2026.

Morphic tool logo
January 4, 2024

Morphic assistive technology tool now available on all UCI Libraries public computers.

An ebook is read by a person.
November 22, 2023

Through the UCI OverDrive website and the broader UCI Libraries collection, UCI students, faculty, and staff have access to more than 2.5 million ebooks.

kweliTV logo in front of sample screenshots of shows available on the streaming platform.
November 21, 2023

Now through January 19, 2023, UCI students, faculty, and staff can access kweliTV, a streaming platform that celebrates the global Black experience. UCI Libraries is seeking input and feedback from campus stakeholders to gauge interest in the collection. 

UCI Libraries logo.
November 20, 2023

Earlier this fall, UCI Drama Library, a webpage that allows people to browse the UCI Libraries’ play collection using special filters like playwright ethnicity and cast gender, exceeded 20,000 page views and is on track to reach 25,000 views by late winter or early spring 2024.