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Summer with the UCLA Library
Calling all UCLA leisure readers, bookworms and bibliophiles! Summer is the best time to catch up on leisure reading and enjoy a few... more
Letter from University Librarian, Ginny Steel- Spring 2017
Dear Donors and Supporters of the UCLA Library,    I’m delighted to share news about recent changes in the Library’s senior staff.... more
Desk calendar, May 1994.The American Hotel and Al’s Bar Project Records.
Making Mysteries Discoverable
UCLA LIBRARY SPECIAL COLLECTIONS houses items as varied as the 125 majors and 80 minors offered across campus. Some 100 classes come to... more
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2015-16 Donor Honor Roll
The UCLA Library system is ranked among the top academic research libraries in North America and continues to draw international... more
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How Can You Support Discovery, Research, and Innovation at UCLA?
Donate to the UCLA Library! Whether on campus or online, the Library drives research and innovation at UCLA and beyond. As we look to... more
University Librarian, Ginny Steel
Letter from University Librarian, Ginny Steel- Winter 2016
Dear Donors and Supporters of the UCLA Library,   With the holiday season upon us, I am mindful that we at the UCLA Library have so... more
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Ahmanson Grant Broadens Access to Ancient Manuscripts
With generous funding from the Ahmanson Foundation, the UCLA Library has begun a project that will open a remote monastery’s treasured... more
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Norman Powell Endows University Librarian Position
“Mighty oaks from little acorns grow” goes the old proverb. In Norman Powell’s case, the little acorn was his first gift to the UCLA... more
Ginny Steel, University Librarian
Letter from University Librarian, Ginny Steel- Fall 2016
Dear Donors and Supporters of the UCLA Library,   I’m delighted to share exciting news about an accomplishment that wouldn’t have... more
Marianne and Abdelmonem Afifi: Rising to the Challenge
IT ALL STARTED AT A DISCO for Marianne and Abdelmonem Afifi. He was a young UCLA professor on sabbatical in Vienna, and she was a local... more
Capturing the Campaigns
Balloons and confetti, speeches and sound-bites, pundits and polls – all signal a U.S. election season in full flight. And the surest... more
Robots are taking over the UCLA Library!
Robots are taking over the UCLA Library!
Well, sort of. A robot and the team of students who created it won the 2016 UCLA Library Prize for Undergraduate Research first place for... more
Driving Student Success with Innovative Research
IT’S BEEN SAID that “No one graduates from the Library, but no one graduates without one either.” Whether students spend hours studying... more
Visionary Photographer: Barbara Morgan’s Archive Comes Home
AN INDELIBLE IMAGE of modern dance icon Martha Graham performing Letter to the World ranks among the most famous dance photographs ever... more
Build A Legacy With A Gift That Supports Your Passions
Donald and Hisae Dickey supported the UCLA Library in a number of ways, including establishing an endowment to support an area of special... more
Giving Students a New Perspective
Once upon a time, tobacco-related diseases were extremely rare. However, all that changed in the twentieth century after advertising... more
Part of an Exciting Team: A Student Perspective
What better way to reinforce learning than to teach others? Nick Versaci, a second-year student majoring in English and statistics, is... more
In Memoriam: Donald Ryder Dickey Jr. 1924-2015
Written by Katharine E. S. Donahue, Former Head, History and Special Collections for the Sciences   A LIBRARY FRIEND of long-... more
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Building a Bridge to Cuba
By Sharon E. Farb, Associate University Librarian for Collection Management and Scholarly Communication   WITH THE RESTORATION of... more
Letter from University Librarian, Ginny Steel
Dear Donors and Supporters of the UCLA Library, This Library newsletter issue’s cover story on Cuba highlights an ever-expanding area of... more

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