Lens: News & Events

The Lens News Archive contains summaries of press releases about prominent news developments. The heading of each item links to the full text of that story.

Data Curation @ UCSB Pilot Project Gets Underway with Faculty Survey

The survey showed that researchers want help in many areas, from obtaining and interacting with archival storage, to acquiring funding for curation support, to obtaining information on data management best practices.

Addition and Renovation Project Update

Work will start on the 8-story tower in June and a surge of effort during the relatively quiet summer will enable all seismic work to be completed by the end of this year, with most of it taking place during the hours of 12am-8am.

Creating a Library Strategic Roadmap with Faculty Input

Responding to the LibQual+ survey is an important way for faculty input to guide the use of Library resources.

Digital Collections

Ronald H. McPeak Underwater and Coastal California Photographs available through Digital Collections

Stars of the Opera Stage

Exhibit carried over through Fall quarter.

UC Librarians Maximize Value of Journal Subscriptions

For many years, the UCSB Library, along with libraries across the country, has been struggling with the rising costs of scholarly publications and flat budgets.
Collections

New Databases of Note

Civil War Era, American Geophysical Union, and State Stats highlighted.
Reference

New Hydration Stations Part of Campus Sustainability Initiative

The Hydration Stations, a green alternative to single-use plastic bottles, are located in the lobby, and on the second, fourth, and eighth floors of the main Library.
Library Services

Open Access Fund Pilot Program Launched

The California Digital Library (CDL) and UC Libraries have launched an Open Access Fund Pilot Program to help scholars cover the cost of author fees when publishing in peer-reviewed open access publications.
Open Access

UCSB Reads 2013: Stretch Your Mind

Joshua Foer’s <em>Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything</em> selected.
UCSB Reads