The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), publisher of over 30 high-quality journals in chemistry, biochemistry, materials and related fields, has launched the Gold For Gold pilot program, which provides free vouchers to authors to cover the cost of making articles in RSC journals open access.  Based on a successful program in the UK, this program is being offered to US universities (including the University of California) which subscribe to the “RSC Gold” journal package.

Come check out the current exhibition in the Ethnic & Gender Studies Library on the second floor. The inauguration of President Obama to his second term of office was celebrated January 21, 2013, the same day as Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, which marks King’s birthday. It has been 50 years since the “March on Washington” for civil, economic and human rights of African-Americans.

The UC Campus Climate Study, “Answer the CALL (Campus Atmosphere for Living & Learning)” is open and ready for your response! The survey will remain open through February to encourage responses from more students.

The purpose of the survey is to help the University of California establish healthy and inclusive policies and practices that benefit all members of our campus communities.  

• UCSB Reads Panel Discussion
• February 13, 6 pm.
• Montecito Public Library

Join us for a panel discussion about this year's UCSB Reads book featuring experts from across the academic disciplines:

The hours for the Library and different library locations will vary over the President's Day Weekend.

Davidson Library

• Friday, February 15:  8 am - 9 pm; Overnight Study 9pm - midnight
• Saturday, February 16:  9 am - 9 pm; Overnight Study 9pm - 10 am Sun.
• Sunday, February 17:  10 am - 6 pm; Overnight Study 6pm - 10 am Mon.
• Monday February 18: 10 am - midnight (Presidents' Day); Overnight Study midnight - 8 am Tuesday

Arts Library

• February 12, 4pm
• Curator's Talk: "Who Freed the Slaves?" & Lincoln Birthday Celebration
• Presented by Dr. John Majewski, Professor of History & Associate Dean of Humanities and Fine Arts
• UCSB Library, Mary Cheadle Room

On January 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation became law.

During the Fall quarter, the UCSB Library and UCen Dining Services ran a contest to name the Library’s newly-expanded snack spot and full service coffee bar. We are pleased to announce that The Study Bean has been selected as the new name, and that undergraduate students Justin Hart and Kate Wilkins are the winners of the naming contest.

• Psychological Perspectives on Memory and "Moonwalking with Einstein"
• Wednesday, February 6, 3:30-5:00 pm
• UCSB Multicultural Center

Did you ever wonder why some people seem to have a greater capacity to remember than others? Or how we manage to process the immense amount of information in the world around us? Did you ever question the accuracy of your memory? Or try to use techniques to improve your memory?

Librarian Eunice Schroeder facilitates this book discussion of the 2013 UCSB Reads book selection, Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything.

• UCSB Reads Book Discussion: Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
• February 6, 12pm
• UCSB Library, Mary Cheadle Room (3rd Floor)

Everyone is welcome, even if you haven’t finished the book. Refreshments will be served.

This Wednesday, January 30 at 3:30pm, the UCSB Library and Chicano Studies Institute are co-sponsoring an artist talk by Favianna Rodriguez, in conjunction with the exhibit, "Favianna Rodriguez: Art of the Activist Imagination," currently on view in the first floor gallery of Davidson Library. The talk and subsequent reception will be held on the eighth floor of Davidson Library, in the Pacific View Room.