Gitta Alpar
Gitta Alpar’s life story played out like a sweeping biopic: Born Regina Klopfer in 1903 in Budapest, Hungary, Alpar’s coloratura soprano talent was realized at an early age. By the age of 25, she had become one of the most beloved opera stars of her time. Alpar was the lead in classic opera...
Mashey Bernstein
A Time Capsule of the Jewish, LGBTQ+, and Academic Communities in Santa Barbara, 1962-1994 Retired UC Santa Barbara lecturer and alumnus (‘77) Mashey Bernstein has kept a journal since he was 16 years old. What began as an outlet for self-exploration evolved into a decades-long practice that not...
Architectural Rendering of New Arts Library
Wed, Apr 26, 2:15 pm | Art & Architecture, Gifts & Donors, Music
Project Will Combine Music and Art & Architecture Collections in Modernized Space in Main Library UC Santa Barbara Library is planning a new Arts Library by bringing together the Music and Art & Architecture Collections into a modernized space in the main Library building. The project will...
Wiley journal covers. Credit: Journal images courtesy of Wiley
Number of UC articles published in Wiley open access journals increased nearly three-fold as a result of 2022 pilot agreement The University of California announced today an expansion of the university’s open access agreement with Wiley, one of the world’s largest publishers. Building on the...
UCSB Library Strategic Plan illustration
Mon, Mar 27, 7:41 am |
UCSB Library has completed an intensive strategic planning process of engagement and analysis with the goal of defining the key priorities around which we will align our future efforts. The Library's new strategic plan lists four priority areas and key goals toward which we can make significant...
UCSB Professor Jennifer Johnson
In celebration of Open Education Week (March 6-10, 2023), the UCSB Library is highlighting one continuing lecturer’s experience incorporating an open educational resource (OER) into her courses. As the Library continues to deepen its commitment to an open paradigm for research and teaching, we want...
Melanie Cervantes and Jesus Barraza of Dignidad Rebelde
In 2007, Bay Area artists Melanie Cervantes and Jesus Barraza created Dignidad Rebelde, a graphic arts collaboration that uses art to highlight community struggles, amplify stories, and support global indigenous and people of color movements. In an effort to expand both the communal and educational...
UCSB access card for a staff member on a stack of books
Fri, Feb 24, 12:33 pm | Services
The UCSB Library is pleased to announce that starting March 1, 2023, UCSB employees no longer need to come to the Library Services Desk in person to activate their Library cards/accounts before being able to use Library services. The Library now receives a regularly-updated data feed to our...
In Fall 2022, the archives of the music and comedy duo Smothers Brothers were donated to the UC Santa Barbara Library’s Performing Arts Collection on behalf of the two brothers, Thomas and Richard Smothers. The Smothers Brothers are widely recognized as a pioneering and highly influential comedy...
Strategic Planning image
Mon, Nov 21, 2:54 pm |
The UCSB Library has embarked upon a strategic planning process to provide us with a roadmap to focus our efforts and resources for the next three years. The Library is working with an experienced library leader and consultant, Mary Ann Mavrinac, Vice Provost and Dean Emeritus, University of...

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