History & CRES Faculty
Notes from Your UC Merced Library Liaison
November Updates
This UC Merced Library news update features a workshop on DASH, a UC tool to share your research data; an announcement that the application period for the Abrescy-Kranich Library Award, a scholarship for undergraduate students, is now open; an invitation to attend the open faculty forum on the UC Libraries' journal negotiations with Elsevier; a call to implement a hybrid approach to research instruction for coursework in Spring 2019; and an announcement about a new Interlibrary Loan option via the Request service.
"The Merced River reflecting Autumn, Yosemite" by Don J Schulte is licensed under
Sharing Your Data with DASH Workshop
Library Award for Undergraduate Student Research
The Carter Joseph Abrescy and Larry Kranich Library Award for Student Research Excellence, the UC Merced Library's scholarship, was established in 2017 to recognize undergraduate students who demonstrate the effective use of library and information resources, an understanding of the research process, and growth in research practices. The award ranges between $500-$1000.
Applications for the 2019 award open November 1, 2018 and close on February 1, 2019.
The UC Merced Library and Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships will be holding two information sessions for those who would like to learn more about the award, requirements, and application process.
Light refreshments will be served for those attending in person. Both sessions will also be available via Zoom.
Thursday, November 8
12pm-1pm
KL 397
Register to attend in person on Thursday here
Or join via Zoom: https://ucmerced.zoom.us/j/6560196295
Friday, November 9
12pm-1pm
KL 371
Register to attend in person on Friday here
Or join via Zoom: https://ucmerced.zoom.us/j/6560196295
Open Faulty Forum on Elsevier Journal Negotiations
The Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty, the Senate Committee on Library and Scholarly Communications (LASC), and the UC Merced Library would like to invite all faculty to the Faculty Open Forum on Elsevier Journal Negotiations.
The UC system is currently in negotiations to renew its contract with Elsevier as the current contract expires on December 31, 2018. Elsevier journals are the largest expenditure in each of the 10 UC libraries’ collections budgets, accounting for 25 percent of the UC libraries system-wide journals budget. The purpose of the UC negotiations with Elsevier is two-fold: to significantly reduce unsustainable subscription costs and to push for more open access.
Negotiations could be successful in the renewal of the existing contract with significantly reduced cost for UC and more open access, or the negotiations could result in UC potentially losing access to all 1,200 Elsevier journals.
It is important that UC Merced faculty are fully informed about these negotiations. The forum will provide an opportunity to have a conversation about why UC is negotiating with Elsevier, the potential outcomes of these negotiations, and the potential solutions should Elsevier cut off access to its journals.
The forum will also be available online via Zoom and will be recorded for later viewing. To attend the forum online, visit https://ucmerced.zoom.us/j/2092282494
Lunch will be provided for those attending in person. Please register to attend in person.
Wednesday, November 14
12:00pm-1:00pm
KL 397
Rebooting Research Instruction
Research conducted by Project Information Literacy finds that today's recent graduates aren't as prepared for solving information problems in the workplace (Head, 2012; Head, 2017).
While learning how to search databases to find peer-reviewed studies is important for academic research, the focus on search mechanics ("where to click") alone doesn't fully engage students in their ability to discover information, understand its value, create knowledge, think critically, or participate ethically in information-seeking and -sharing practices.
Together, let's take research beyond search. Meet with me to learn how to embed information literacy into your spring courses via hybrid instruction -- a mixture of online modules in Canvas or other online tutorials and face-to-face instruction with active learning techniques.
New Request Option: Request Just a Book Chapter
UC Merced Library
Email: ldavis23@ucmerced.edu
Website: http://library.ucmerced.edu/
Location: 5200 Lake Road, Merced, CA, United States
Phone: 209-285-7742
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UCMercedLibrary/
Twitter: @ucmercedlib