To celebrate Arab American Heritage Month, UC Irvine Libraries have gathered a partial list of available online resources, media (both fiction and nonfiction), and books within the Libraries that help document and honor the works of Arab Americans. Although some online materials are only accessible to faculty, staff, and students with a valid UCInetID, many of these resources are open to the public and all are available throughout the year as part of UC Irvine Libraries’ ongoing effort to foster learning and increase access to a wide variety of scholarship.

UC Irvine Libraries continue to grow our collections on womxn’s history and related topics that help document and honor the works of womxn. To celebrate Womxn’s History Month, this guide provides a partial list of online resources, archival materials, and media (fiction and nonfiction), as well as recent book additions to the Libraries. 

After more than 30 years, the complete set of more than 150 firsthand accounts of Orange County residents who experienced the Holocaust is now available and searchable online.

The Orange County Holocaust Oral History Project oral histories, originally recorded in the mid-1990s, are filled with stories of community, betrayal, trauma, and survival.

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.

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.