The University of California, Santa Barbara Library recently finalized the processing and digitization of the faculty papers of renowned theoretical physicist and string theorist Joseph Polchinski (1954–2018). The papers offer scholars and enthusiasts unprecedented access to the works of one of the...
Fri, Jun 27, 9:28 am | Library Employees
UC Santa Barbara has appointed Todd C. Grappone as University Librarian, effective July 1, 2025. Grappone was most recently an Associate University Librarian (AUL) at UCLA Library, where he has served since 2010.
“Todd’s clear vision and dynamic leadership will be an asset for our campus,” noted...
On July 1, 2025, the UC Libraries will migrate to a new Interlibrary Loan (ILL) management system. The new system will make it easier for patrons to view and manage transactions by merging the contents of My ILL Requests into My Library Account, creating a single platform for patrons to view all...
Tue, Jun 24, 3:53 pm | UCSB Reads
The UCSB Library is pleased to announce its shortlist of titles under consideration for UCSB Reads 2026, the 20th edition of the award-winning campus- and community-wide common book program. The four nonfiction titles and one fiction title explore diverse cultural, social, and scientific subjects...
UCSB Library is pleased to announce the recipients of the seventh annual Library Award for Undergraduate Research (LAUR). The six awardees demonstrated deep engagement with the Library’s collections, resources, and services while producing a scholarly or creative work. First-place winners will...
Mon, Apr 28, 9:25 am | Gifts & Donors, Special Research Collections
The University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) Library's Performing Arts Collection has recently been enriched by a significant donation from Andrew Farkas, a distinguished librarian, opera scholar, and biographer. With his donation, Farkas created The Enrico Caruso Jr. Collection, which...
Thu, Feb 27, 10:09 am | Faculty, Scholarly Communication & Open Access
UCSB Library is committed to open research and teaching and supports faculty in using open educational resources (OERs) to create learning experiences with fewer technical, financial, and copyright deterrents. In celebration of Open Education Week 2025 (March 3-7), UCSB Library is highlighting a...
Tue, Feb 11, 9:02 am | Faculty, Scholarly Communication & Open Access
The 10-campus University of California system (UC), 20 of 23 California State University (CSU) campuses, and 30 private academic and research institutions represented by the Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC) have reached a comprehensive four-year transformative open access...
Mon, Feb 10, 8:16 am | Faculty, Scholarly Communication & Open Access
The University of California (UC) and the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) are pleased to announce a novel multi-year Subscribe to Open (S2O) agreement that will make it easier and more affordable for UC corresponding authors to publishing open access with ASM.
Under this new agreement,...
Fri, Feb 7, 8:02 am | Faculty, Scholarly Communication & Open Access
Effective January 1, 2025, the University of California (UC) and the open access publisher Copernicus Publications entered into a 1-year open access agreement that will make it easier and more affordable for UC researchers to publish in Copernicus journals. The new agreement with Copernicus expands...
