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UC terminates subscriptions with Elsevier in push for open access
As a leader in the global movement toward open access to publicly funded research, the University of California is taking a firm stand by deciding not to renew its subscriptions with Elsevier.
UCLA’s William Andrews Clark Memorial Library receives preservation design award
California Preservation Foundation recognized the Clark for preserving its treasured aesthetic while upgrading for safety and accessibility.
UCLA Library to host digital archive of ancient Arabic and Syriac manuscripts
Arcadia Fund grant will help open access to rare manuscripts from St. Catherine’s Monastery.
From Dimes to Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury’s timeless novel has been adapted into films, plays and video games all over the world, but it all began in the basement of Powell Library.
With renewed vigor, UCLA’s William Andrews Clark Memorial Library reopens
The archival and architectural treasure was closed for two years for seismic retrofitting and to bring the building into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Lost ancient texts recovered and published online through international partnership
UCLA Library scholars worked with partners at St. Catherine’s Monastery and the Early Manuscripts Electronic Library on the five-year Sinai Palimpsests Project.
Intimate details of life as a Civil War soldier depicted in rare sketches
A book of 1893 drawings by a Union veteran was painstakingly restored by UCLA Library Special Collections.
Library professional development program at UCLA welcomes new leader, new partners
Brian Schottlaender comes from UC San Diego to head the Senior Fellows Program.
New head librarian to join William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
UCLA’s William Andrews Clark Memorial Library has named a new head librarian. Anna Chen will join the Clark this summer, arriving from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
UCLA’s rarely seen Oscar Wilde portrait leaves library hallway for exhibition in London
A portrait of Oscar Wilde that typically hangs in a small hallway inside UCLA’s William Andrews Clark Library will be on public display next month for the first time in Great Britain.
From Arabs in China to Syrians in Panama, librarian documents cultures worldwide
David Hirsch is the librarian for Jewish, Middle Eastern, Central Asian, South Asian and Armenian studies at UCLA Library. It’s unusual for one person to have responsibility for so many different regions.
Grab a front-row seat at L.A.'s hottest jazz clubs of the '60s and '70s
Thanks to the UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive, more than 60 recordings of performances by trumpeter, composer and bandleader Don Ellis (1934-1978) are now available for your online listening pleasure.
Steel elected to head steering committee for coalition of libraries committed to open access
Ginny Steel, the Norman and Armena Powell University Librarian, has been elected to chair the steering committee of the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition.
UCLA acquires major collection chronicling Sephardic Jewish past in L.A.
The UCLA Sephardic Archive has acquired one of the most significant collections ever assembled chronicling Los Angeles Sephardic Jewish history.
Alumnus Norman Powell makes $5 million gift to UCLA Library
University Librarian Ginny Steel said Powell has been “one of the library’s most generous and visionary donors for many, many years, and this magnificent gift further demonstrates the strength of his support.”
Susan Parker roots for banned books, inspires aspiring librarians
Parker, UCLA deputy university librarian, in a Green Room interview Zócalo Public Square.
How many languages do UCLA Library collections speak?
More than 400 — from English to Duala — according to UCLA Library staff who created an infographic to illustrate.
Legendary theater director’s legacy to live on at UCLA
Gordon Davidson, the late artistic director of the Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum, began his career in Los Angeles at UCLA and the university library is home to his papers.
Today's libraries go way beyond book-lending
For a child, getting a library card for the first time is a tangible expression of growth, opportunity and responsibility. It's a pre-driver's license of sorts.
Sept. 30: Do Libraries Have a Future?
UCLA deputy librarian Susan Parker joins the discussion at a Zócalo/WeHo Reads event in West Hollywood.
‘Spirit of UCLA’ at Powell Library
The history of Joe Bruin, flashcards, the pep squad and more in an exhibit at UCLA's Powell Library.
Archive of Brexit campaign websites is published by UCLA Library
A valuable resource for research on the United Kingdom's historic vote to exit the European Union, the archive is a collection of 46 of the campaign's most important websites.
Mary Terrall is new interim director, William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
A professor of history, Terrall will also lead UCLA's Center for 17th and 18th Century Studies.
UCLA Library to offer digital images of rare ancient manuscripts in Egypt
Thanks to a major grant from The Ahmanson Foundation, scholars and students will have access to digital copies of some 1,100 rare and unique Syriac and Arabic manuscripts.