Artist Favianna Rodriguez Donates Personal Papers
Favianna Rodriguez, the Oakland-based activist artist best known for bold posters and digital art that explore issues of social justice, has donated her personal archive to the UCSB Library.
UCSB Library Tour for Grad Students Goes Live
A video tour of the UCSB Library produced by the Graduate Division and the UCSB Library for graduate students is now being featured on the new GradSpace (Gaucho Space for graduate students) and promoted through the GradPost on campus. The tour introduces graduate students to subject librarians, graduate study lounges, Special Collections, The Study Bean, and more.
Claudia Jimenez and Alyce Harris Win Unsung Heroine Awards
The Library congratulates Claudia Jimenez (Acting Head, Access Services) and 
Alyce Harris (Ethnic and Gender Studies Library staff), who were presented with Unsung Heroine Awards from the UCSB Professional Women's Association (PWA) at their conference earlier this week
SEL New Books Have Moved
The SEL (Sciences-Engineering Library) New Books area has been relocated in anticipation of the upcoming construction project, allowing for additional seating on the second floor. New books that arrive to the SEL collection will now be integrated with the main New Books area on the first floor.
Power Is Moving In
The Library is adding 53 tables with power to the 4-story and 8-story buildings. Many of the tables have already been brought into the Library and distributed throughout the floors; outlets on the tables will be operational by the end of the week. The additional tables will help to offset the loss of seats that will be inevitable during the upcoming construction project. As soon as the quarter is over, we will also be moving as many tables and chairs as possible from the 2-story building, which is closing for renovation, into the remaining buildings.
Construction Updates
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A blog is available with weekly updates on the Library Addition and Renovation Project. Check here before visiting the Library to learn of any access, noise, or other construction impacts.
"Construction Updates" Blog Launched
The UCSB Library has launched a new blog to provide weekly updates on the Library Addition and Renovation Project, which breaks ground on June 17.
I <3 UCSB Library Contest
Before we break ground on the UCSB Library Addition and Renovation Project on June 17, we want to capture your memories of the UCSB Library for our archives. UCSB Library is hosting a contest for students, faculty, staff, and alumni to submit videos, photographs, songs, poetry, short stories or other creative media that capture your appreciation and favorite memories of UCSB Library.
Do You Receive NIH Funding?
The NIH Public Access Policy was mandated in 2008. The policy requires grant recipients to submit publications from NIH funded research to PubMed Central (PMC). Effective July 2013, the NIH will delay processing of non-competitive renewal funding if researchers are not in compliance. Grant recipients are responsible for ensuring compliance with the policy. If you fail to comply, your eligibility for future funding can be affected. Three issues must be addressed for compliance:
Clothesline Project Display in Front of Library
The Clothesline Project is an international project that honors women survivors of violence. It exposes the problem of violence against women by publicly hanging t-shirts decorated by survivors, as well as by the friends and family of survivors, on public clotheslines. Each shirt is a testimony to a woman’s experience of violence and a vehicle for personal and communal healing.
