Up Close and Personal with William Shakespeare’s First Folio

 

Published in 1623, seven years after Shakespeare’s death, Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories & Tragedies was the first compilation of his plays, half of which had never been published before. Without the First Folio, 18 of Shakespeare’s most popular plays would have been lost to audiences, including Macbeth, Taming of the Shrew, and Twelfth Night.

Drop-In Research Assistance Promotes Quicker Research Help

 

Update: As of 1/17/23, Get Research Help will be available in Langson Library at the computers by the Check Out Desk, Monday through Friday from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Get Research Help, a new drop-in research assistance pilot program, is now available in Langson Library. Students can visit Langson room 229 Monday through Friday anytime between 12:00 and 3:00 p.m. for research help with assignments, projects, and more.

Grant-Funded Initiatives Train Next Generation of Community Archivists

 

When Jasmine Nguyen (BS ’25) read about an internship opportunity with UCI Libraries in her dorm newsletter, she was intrigued. Although the Transforming Education, Archives, and Community History (TEACH) internship program was outside of her area of study, its mission aligned with her passions. 

“I wanted to learn more about how the humanities could make a real, tangible impact on society and surrounding communities,” said Nguyen. “Having the opportunity to put my feet on the ground and be an active participant in the community was something I was excited about.”

UCI Libraries’ Special Collections & Archives Exhibit Sparks Doctoral Dissertation

UCI alumna Allison Dziuba (PhD ’22) would never have guessed that her involvement with a small hallway exhibit on UCI student publications would lead her to the topic of her doctoral dissertation.

In 2016 Dziuba contributed to the Special Collections & Archives exhibit, Speaking Up: Fifty Years of Student Publications at UCI, which highlighted writing by UCI students within a context of activism.