Fri, Aug 13, 10:20 am | Services, Research Services
The HathiTrust Emergency Temporary Access Service (ETAS) currently provides UCSB users with online access to a portion of the UC Libraries’ in-copyright print holdings that were inaccessible during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Coinciding with the full reopening of the UCSB Library, the HathiTrust ETAS...
Mon, Aug 9, 11:11 am | Special Research Collections, Gifts & Donors
Considered to be one of the first truly independent labels, Gennett Records will be the next record company to join the Discography of American Historical Recordings (DAHR), a database of master recordings made by American record companies during the 78 rpm era edited by a team of researchers at...
Research by students at three separate universities on a collection in the UC Santa Barbara Library that hasn’t been studied extensively since the 1970s is gaining attention - and funds - from several prestigious institutions.
The Ballitore Project is a collaboration between UCSB, California State...
Mon, Aug 9, 10:21 am | Library Employees
Marisol Ramos joined the UCSB Library last year as the subject librarian for Latin American and Iberian Studies, Spanish and Portuguese, and Chicana/o Studies.
She made the move to the West Coast from the University of Connecticut, where she served for 13 years as the librarian for Latina/o,...
Wed, Jul 28, 9:26 am | UC Library Search
It’s finally here -- UC Library Search is live! UC Library users now have access to a more robust discovery tool powered by Ex Libris Alma/Primo that allows you to find and borrow materials from across all UC campus library locations. UC Library Search has now replaced Melvyl and UCSB Library...
Tue, Jul 20, 5:24 pm | UC Library Search
We’re in the final stretch! After four years of planning and preparation, UC Library Search, the new system-wide integrated library system, is about to go live.
On July 27, 2021, UC Library Search will permanently replace Melvyl and all UC library catalogs as the search tool for all ten UC campus...
Fri, Jul 16, 4:01 pm | UC Library Search
On July 27, 2021, UC Library Search will replace UCSB Library Search and Melvyl as the new UC-wide discovery tool.
Some services and functions have already been impacted as we get ready for this exciting change.
To navigate this transition, see details below.
UCSB Library Search permalinks will...
Fri, Jul 2, 11:51 am | Collections, Art & Architecture
UCSB Library is launching its first circulating zine collection! The Social Justice Zine Collection includes more than 70 works made by zinesters, primarily based in California, who publish on a variety of social justice topics.
Zines (pronounced "zeens" like "magazines") are do-it-yourself...
In a prime example of inter-library collaboration, the Santa Barbara Public Library (SBPL) recently partnered with the UCSB Library Special Research Collections to preserve more than 3,000 historic photos of Santa Barbara County collected by Santa Barbara native Edson Smith; 104 issues of Santa...
In 2018, Leslie Leaney and other members of the Historical Diving Society USA established the Leaney-Brooks Diving History Archive and Endowment at the UCSB Library.
Comprised of a collection of rare books, magazines, monographs, and more, Leaney envisions the growing archive as a repository for...
