Resources for Learning

Associate Vice Chancellor: Charles Rowley, M.B.A. Computing and Communications Building

• (951) 827-4741; cnc.ucr.edu

Computing and Communications provides technology services and support to faculty, staff, and students.

Application and Multimedia Development (AMD), (951) 827-2483; amd.ucr.edu AMD provides custom web application development that will help deparments improve their business processes. AMD applications are secure, robust, and take advantage of campus infrastructure. Applications can be accessed online via most browsers using UCR’s Central Authentication System. AMD also brings cutting-edge graphic design, concept development and visualization services to the academic and administrative community through various multimedia distribution channels (e.g. 3D animations, videos, illustrations, print posters & brochures.) AMD also produces custom graphics and illustrations for grant proposals, and research publications.

Communications Services (951) 827-4624; dormtel@ucr.edu This division provides data and voice communication needs for the campus.

Computer Support Group (CSG), helpdesk (951) 827-3555; helpdesk@ucr.edu This division provides desktop computing support, including installations, troubleshooting, consulting, and assistance with acquiring and using stand-alone or networked desktop and laptop computers.

Technology Group (951) 827-3555; helpdesk@ucr.edu This division is responsible for the Learning Management System (Blackboard) and provides training and support to faculty and instructors use. Consultation is available to faculty in curricular redesign and the pedagogical use of instructional technology in the classroom.

Multimedia and Classroom Technology (951) 827-3041; multimedia.ucr.edu This division provides support in distance learning, classroom technology and multimedia systems to support faculty, staff, and students with their academic and nonacademic events.

Student Technology Support (951) 827-6495; helpdesk@student.ucr.edu; scs.ucr.edu Supports campus computer labs, student e-mail, iLearn, wireless network, and VPN. Computers are available in Watkins Hall, Sproul Hall, the Statistics Computer Building, and the Arts Building.

Director: Tyler Stallings 3800 Main Street Riverside, CA 92501

• (951) 827-3755; sweeney.ucr.edu

The Sweeney Art Gallery is an artistic laboratory that engages diverse audiences with exhibitions and programs that are committed to experimentation, innovation, and the exploration of art in our time. The Sweeney places a special emphasis on inspiring projects that explore new ideas and materials and re-envision the relationship between art and life. Established on the UCR campus in 1963, the Sweeney moved to UCR ARTSblock in 2006 and plays a special role in contributing to the artistic spirit of the campus and the community at large. At the center of the gallery’s mission is an appreciation for the role of artists developing the intellectual and cultural life of society.

Director: Colin Westerbeck 3824 Main Street Riverside, CA 92501 General information: (951) 784-FOTO (3686); Front desk: (951) 827-4787 www.cmp.ucr.edu

Founded in 1973 and located since 1990 in Riverside’s downtown arts and entertainment district in an award-winning renovated dime store, UCR/CMP has grown into a major photography exhibition and study center for the West Coast. One of the most frequently visited art museum Web sites in the world, it receives more than one million “hits” each month. The Digital Studio provides a community workshop for computer-based creative expression through hands-on access to new imaging technologies. UCR/CMP is one of the facilities of the new UCR ARTSblock, an integrated arts complex consisting of three premier art institutions—the California Museum of Photography, the Sweeney Art Gallery, and the future Culver Center of the Arts (2009)—located on a single city block in downtown Riverside.

University Librarian: Ruth Jackson, Ph.D.

• (951) 827-3221; ruth.jackson@ucr.edu

Access electronic resources and hours at library.ucr.edu

The University Libraries serves as an Information Commons and intellectual center for the campus and is the focal point for research and study at UCR. The collections include 2,527,607 volumes, 89,811 electronic and paper serial subscriptions, 2,280,683 microforms, and access to 473,819 e-books. These resources are made accessible through five facilities: the Tomás Rivera Library, the Science Library, the Media Library, the Music Library, and the Palm Desert Center Digital Library. The Libraries provides access to extensive collections, a variety of databases, and state-of-the-art information technology, including SCOTTY, the online catalog of UCR library collections; MELVYL, the online union catalog to the collections of the UC libraries; full Web/Internet access via more than 500 PCs, 833 Internet ports and 20 laptops for checkout; INFOMINE, an innovative Web index and search engine; and the California Digital Library, which provides systemwide access to more than 329 electronic resources. The UCR Libraries ranks among the 120 largest research libraries in the U.S. and Canada and is a member of the prestigious Association of Research Libraries, the Center for Research Libraries and the Western Region OCLC. Tomás Rivera Library

• (951) 827-3220

The Rivera Library serves as the main library of the campus providing access to materials in the humanities, social sciences, and arts. Housing 1,956,032 volumes, 299,797 government publications, 2.2 million microforms, and providing access to more than 89,811 print and electronic serials, the Rivera Library also provides access to 48 study rooms, 24 graduate carrels, 189 public-use computers/scholar’s workstations, and 10 laptops. Wireless network is provided on all floors. Science Library

• (951) 827-2821

A total of 520,794 volumes and numerous serial subscriptions support the life and physical sciences, including engineering, agriculture, and medicine. The Science Library has a seating capacity of 1,360 and provides access to 119 public-use computers/scholar’s workstations, 10 laptops, and 25 group study rooms. The Map Room, with 106,673 maps and atlases, is on the ground floor. The Map Room also provides access to GIS systems and data. Media Library 2117 CHASS Interdisciplinary Building

• (951) 827-5606

Jim Glenn, jim.glenn@ucr.edu

A walk-in playback center with audiovisual equipment, media collections, and computer workstations. Music Library 054 Arts Building, (951) 827-3137 Caitlin St. John, musref@library.ucr.edu

Contains more than 50,408 scores, 12,236 sound recordings, 6,526 compact discs, music journals, reference books, listening facilities, and computer workstations. Palm Desert Center Digital Library UCR Palm Desert Center, Bldg. 2 75080 Frank Sinatra Drive, Palm Desert

• (760) 834-0595

Shirley Bigna, shirley.bigna@ucr.edu

Serves the entrepreneurial and executive MBA and MFA programs of the Palm Desert Center. In addition to availability to the entire UCR library information system and Interlibrary Loans and Document Delivery services, the Palm Desert Center Digital Library houses 2 computer labs, 8 public computers, and 6 laptops.

Services for Students with Disabilities Academic Support Center 159 Rivera Library

• (951) 827-3028

For services to regularly enrolled UCR students with disabilities. All Libraries are wheelchair accessible, and the Academic Support Center (ASC) is conveniently located on the main floor of the Rivera Library. The ASC assists students in obtaining books from the shelves. Interlibrary Loan Services (ILL)/Document Delivery Services Rivera Library ILL (951) 827-3234 Science Library ILS (951) 827-6387

Students and faculty may use ILL to order materials from other libraries not owned by the UCR Libraries. Materials through ILL include books, periodical articles, newspapers, microforms, CDs, and videos. Articles requested are supplied via email or as a photocopy. ILL is usually free. Fee card holders, students of other academic institutions, UC alumni, Extension students, ESL students and Friends of the Library are not eligible for Interlibrary Loan services.

Document Delivery Services are for UCR faculty, graduate students, and staff, as well as undergraduates with disabilities for obtaining materials located at the UCR Libraries. It provides book retrieval and a journal photocopy service. Requests are accepted through REQUEST, UC-eLinks, and Citation Linker (not via the UCR Catalog, Scotty). Eligible users wishing to use Document Delivery Services must pick up and complete a registration form at the Rivera Library Interlibrary Loan Office. Link+ Loan Services LINK+ is a self-initiated book request service and union catalog that allows UCR students, faculty, and staff to borrow circulating books unavailable at the UCR Libraries from other LINK+ libraries. Link+ is a consortium of more than 47 academic and public libraries throughout California and Nevada, comprising holdings of more than 20 million volumes. Requested books may be picked up at designated locations within the UCR Libraries or at other external libraries associated with the lending program. Research and Instructional Services Rivera Library Reference Desk (951) 827-4392 Science Library Reference Desk (951) 827-3316 Government Publications Reference Desk (951) 827- 3226 Music Library (951) 827-3137 Media Library (951) 827-5606 Palm Desert Center Digital Library (760) 834-0595 Digital Reference Service (http://library.ucr.edu/?view=help/chat.html&theme=popup2)

Reference librarians assist in identifying and locating information and provide advisory services, including instruction in research strategies. Questions may also be sent via e-mail to the Rivera Library (rivref@library.ucr.edu), the Science Library (sciref@library.ucr.edu), the Music Library (caitlins@ucr.edu), the Media Library (jim.glenn@ucr.edu), and the Palm Desert Center Digital Library (shirley.bigna@ucr.edu). Government Publications and Patent and Trademark Depository Main floor, Rivera Library

• (951) 827-3226

The depository for U.S. and California state government publications. Contains documents from local and foreign governments and international organizations, as well as extensive law resources, census and other statistics, records of legislative bodies and judicial courts, social and economic studies, and scientific investigations in CD-ROM and Web format. Effective Fall 2007, the UCR Libraries has been designated a U.S. Patent and Trademark library. The Science Library contains documents relating to the natural and agricultural sciences. Contact Lynne Reasoner, (951) 827-5355 or reasoner@ucr.edu. Education and Juvenile Literature Collection Second floor, Rivera Library

• (951) 827-3715

Contains curriculum materials, textbooks in use in local schools, and a children’s literature collection to support the work of students in the Graduate School of Education’s teaching credential program. Learning Resources Display Center Second floor, Rivera Library

• (951) 827-3715

In 2004, the UCR Libraries was designated as a Learning Resources Display Center (LRDC) for Riverside County by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction to facilitate public review of K-8 instructional materials. Educators, parents, students, and other community members visit the center to review and make recommendations on instructional materials being considered for adoption for elementary and secondary schools. These invaluable resources are also available for review and use by the School of Education, the University community, and the general public.

For questions, assistance, or to schedule a special visit to the Center, contact Education Services, at (951) 827-3715, or Ann Frenkel in Library Administration at (951) 827-4824, afrenkel@ucr.edu. Rupert Costo Library of the American Indian Special Collections, Fourth floor, Rivera Library

• (951) 827-3233

Contains about 7,000 volumes and more than 9,000 documents, pamphlets, tape recordings, slides, and artwork relating to Native Americans in the United States and the world. Special Collections Fourth floor, Rivera Library

• (951) 827-3233

Dr. Melissa Conway, melissa.conway@ucr.edu

Contains an extensive collection of rare books, manuscripts, archives, and other unique or fragile materials. Contains the J. Lloyd Eaton Collection, the world’s largest publicly accessible collection of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and utopian literature comprising 84,000 volumes dating from the sixteenth century to today, and more than 200,000 fanzines. It also houses other rare and archival collections in subject areas comprising agricultural, botanical, and natural sciences; ethnic studies; history of the arts; history of California and Riverside; and literary and cultural studies. Other notable collections include the Citrus Experiment Station archives, the Costo Library of the American Indian, the Sadakichi Hartmann archives, the Heinrich Schenker and Oswald Jonas archive, the Tomás Rivera Archives, the B. Traven Collection, the Western Region Tuskegee Airmen Archives and a collection of antique working printing presses. Introducing UC Riverside / 9