Join the University Librarian, Kristin Antelman, for an exploration of how the Library can better serve students on their mobile devices. We’re looking for 20 students to join us for free pizza and a focus group conversation on the topic of “Library+Phone.”
>>Submit your interest to attend....
Fri, Jan 31, 4:05 pm | Scholarly Communication & Open Access
With a new quarter and new year underway, you may be curious about the status of the University of California’s negotiations with Elsevier, which stalled last year.
Since then, there has been progress with other publishers as UC works to advance open access to its research.
Here’s what you need to...
Tue, Jan 28, 12:39 pm | Scholarly Communication & Open Access
UC Santa Barbara now has an Open Access Publishing Fund to support authors who want to make their research open access immediately upon publication and to ensure that no UCSB author who desires to publish open access is disadvantaged by a lack of funds to cover relevant fees. The UCSB OA Fund is...
Wed, Jan 8, 3:51 pm | Services
Thanks to UCSB Sustainability and Associated Students Recycling, compost bins are now in the UCSB Library to encourage students, staff, and faculty to participate in waste diversion on campus.
A study by UCSB Sustainability found that more than 80 percent of the waste collected at the UCSB Library...
GauchoPrint - UCSB’s new student-funded printing solution that allows students to use their 200 pages of print credit at any GauchoPrint printer - is now available at the UCSB Library.
The new printers in the Library also allow users to print from laptops and mobile devices. These are services...
Thu, Dec 5, 10:31 am | Library Employees
Heather Silva recently joined the UCSB Library in the role of Senior Director of Development. No stranger to UCSB, she previously worked with Arts & Lectures for 15 years before she joined the Library team.
Her role at the Library allows her to continue to draw upon what she learned while...
Fri, Nov 22, 5:18 pm | Services, Technology
To better protect your privacy, UCSB Library public computers will now delete all user data after each logout, including logouts due to 15 minutes of inactivity.
To prevent your work from being lost, we recommend saving your files often to cloud storage, such as Google Drive, or saving often to a...
The UCSB Library has completed the renovation and expansion of the Adaptive Technology Center (ATC), a space for students with disabilities to access technology that makes it easier to keep up with their studies.
The space now has 11 work stations (it previously had six), a new electronic access...
Tue, Oct 15, 4:24 pm | Gifts & Donors, Special Research Collections
Note: Fellowship applications will not be accepted in the 2020-21 fiscal year due to COVID-19.
The UCSB Library opened applications for the Kenneth Karmiole Endowed Research Fellowship, which enables scholars and graduate students to pursue research lasting from one to three months in UCSB Library...
Mon, Oct 14, 1:50 pm | Services
Ever been frustrated by how long it takes for you to find a seat in the Library?
The UCSB Library has partnered with the founders of Waitz to customize an app that shows how busy the UCSB Library is in real time by floor so that you can save time.
The free Waitz mobile app is available for both...
