2022-2023 UCLA Library Impact Report: Focus on Preservation & Conservation

The Library holds one of the largest collections of Middle Eastern and Islamic manuscripts in the world, totaling at least 8,000.

Survey reveals that UCLA Library workshops help students grow their research and writing skills.

Visual arts librarian Robert Gore established an endowment to support the acquisition and preservation of resources for artists' books.

UCLA Library will use new funds to continue its work in the field of information literacy.

Alumnus Cameron Jappe discusses his cataloging work on this LGBTQ+-focused talk show that now lives on the UCLA Film & Television Archive's YouTube channel.

Materials in the Music Library's Contemporary Music Score Collection were viewed and/or downloaded more than 150,000 times in just two years.

The Archive's fall public programs featured a Theo Angelopoulos’ retrospective, a Joan Didion series, Spanish-language “Drácula" and more.

Applied mathematician and data scientist Chad Topaz presented research on mathematics in the Behavioral Sciences at UCLA.

Xinjian Cen, member of Powell Library's student outreach team, saw her Powell Cat artwork explode in popularity.

The original 35mm film negative of Tran's film was rediscovered in Thailand and will be transferred to the UCLA Film & Television Archive for potential restoration.

The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, teamed with the Archive to restore the long-missing Fleischer cartoon and make it available online.

Variety: The films of legendary Greek writer-director Theo Angelopoulos received a two-month tribute presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive at Hammer Museum.

The Queer Review: Sundance 2023 premiered the Archive’s restoration of "SLAM" (1998), directed by Marc Levin.

News of the Harold Floyd film “Luke’s Double” being preserved by the UCLA Film & Television Archive is shared by Silent Movie Day.

After returning holdings to their original homes, the Library is opening up conversations about repatriation in archives and libraries.

Learn how Sieverling's experience as a Cluster Program peer research and writing specialist may shape her future career.

Jacobin: The UCLA Film & Television Archive restored this made-for-television film addresseing labor, race and migration.

Archer shares insights on Goodwin's screenplay, shown for the first time in Los Angeles since 1977 by the UCLA Film & Television Archive, and lost African American TV.

Doctoral students in an Arabic manuscripts course uncovered work by a 16th-century mystic and scholar in Library collection materials.

Library staff welcomed students back to campus for the 2022-23 school year

Four of the eight films were preserved by the UCLA Film & Television Archive, including “Cyrano de Bergerac” (1950) and “Scorpio Rising” (1963).

The Library was delighted to welcome five new staff members to our Bruin community, and we invite you to learn about their goals, professional experiences and initial projects.

After conducting extensive interviews with the campus community, the Library relaunched its website for its 6.5 million annual online visitors.

After a nearly three-year closure for improvements and updated furnishings, the Library welcomed back patrons for in-person services.

As a member of the MODS/MADS editorial committee, McAulay will work to revise and refine digital object description standards.

The Archive’s winter 2023 public programs included special screenings honoring martial arts icon Bruce Lee.

The Library was delighted to welcome two new staff members to our Bruin community, and we invite you to learn about their goals, professional experiences and initial projects.

St. George News: "SLAM" (1998) —based on the life of Momolu Stewart — was restored in a collaboration between the UCLA Film & Television Archive and others.

A restored version of "We’re Alive"(1974) — made by 3 UCLA film students — premiered Jan. 28, co-presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive.

A series of blogs, commissioned by the Archive for the January screening of the 1974 film, present three perspectives on the effects of the carceral system on women.

Almost 50 years ago, three UCLA student filmmakers made a bold documentary about incarcerated women. Then it vanished.

American Archive: Acquired by the UCLA Film & Television Archive, "In the Life" was television’s longest-running LGBTQ+ news magazine.

The Arts Library welcomed back the Bruin community during an open house which included swag, exhibits, tours and button-making.

SEEfest: UCLA professor Malina Stefanovska infuses Balkan and Greek history in her review of the Archive's Theo Angelopoulos retrospective.

A newly preserved piece of TV ephemera from the UCLA Film & Television Archive collection features Bruce Lee as a rising star on ABC’s "The Green Hornet" (1966-67).

The New York Times: UCLA Film & Television Archive curator Steven K. Hill discusses the film "Safety Last!" (1923) and actor Harold Lloyd.

Quigley was co-curator and co-host of the 2023 Orphan Film Symposium All-Television Edition.

African diaspora culture and history are featured in the work of artist Cauleen Smith, which was co-presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive.

The longest-serving librarian at UCLA says despite new technology, her mission remains the same.

Eleven students were recognized for incorporating Library resources into their scholarship and research in a variety of academic fields.

Documentary series created by UCLA alumni titled “See the Bigger Picture” discusses the Archive and its contributions to the field and to research.

Hoffner was honored for her role in redesigning the Library website and Pal for helping streamline Library operations.

This agreement quadruples the number of UC articles eligible for free and open access in Wiley journals.

After over a decade serving as the inaugural Norman and Armena Powell University Librarian, Ginny Steel announces her retirement.

The spring programs screened by the Archive included new restorations to a world premiere, treasures from out of this world and films that made waves.

Powell Cat, UCLA’s beloved stray, passed away peacefully on March 9.

The Red Shoes is among over 100 UCLA Film & Television Archive restoration and preservation projects made possible thanks to the support of The Film Foundation.

UCLA Library is now home to the personal archive of one of the most prolific composers of modern film music: James Horner.

UC Love Data Week offered presentations and workshops focused on data access, management, security, sharing and preservation.

Introducing a survey of contemporary Indigenous film and video featuring some of the most exciting and innovative Indigenous artists working today.

Through its Hugo and Christine Davise Fund for Contemporary Music, the Library awarded grants to 10 faculty and student music projects.

A Q&A with Fox Maxy, whose feature film "Gush" (2023) opened the UCLA Film & Television Archive series "Imagining Indigenous Cinema: New Voices, New Visions."

A Q&A with Christopher Kahunahana, whose feature film "Waikiki" (2020) screened in the Archive series "Imagining Indigenous Cinema."

The Library was delighted to welcome three new staff members to our Bruin community, and we invite you to learn about their goals, professional experiences and initial projects.

Columbus Dispatch: Todd Wiener, motion picture curator, reflects on the UCLA Film & Television Archive's recent tour, which screened at the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus.

The Archive's summer lineup showcased a diverse array of offerings, from early works combining electronic music and moving images to contemporary feature-length films.

The archive of the late renowned composer and UCLA alumnus James Horner has been donated to the Library by Sara Nelson Horner.