2023-2024 UCLA Library Impact Report: Community of Care
At UCLA Library, we take immense pride in contributing to the excellence that has consistently ranked UCLA as the #1 public university for eight years. As an intellectual center, the Library advances academic success, empowering students, faculty and researchers with access to world-class resources, innovative programs and transformative spaces for discovery and connection. Our achievements are deeply rooted in the Library’s commitment to cultivating a community of care. The 2023-2024 UCLA Library Impact Report spotlights the Library’s efforts to embrace new practices that nurture belonging, encourage curiosity and build trust among colleagues. At the same time, the Library has continued to advance UCLA priorities, from deepening our engagement with Los Angeles and building global reach to offering scaled and targeted services that enhance research and creative activities.
- Athena N. Jackson, Norman and Armena Powell University Librarian
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A Conversation with Athena N. Jackson and Wendy Slusser
The partnership between UCLA Library and Semel Healthy Campus Initiative — how interdisciplinary connections foster a healthy campus
2023-2024 UCLA Library by the Numbers
18 million+
Titles in Library collections
38,000
Equipment loans
27,992
Students who engaged in Library programs
25
Materials loaned for international exhibition
4 million
Objects in UCLA Library Digital Collections
14,682
UCLA Film & Television Archive program attendees
8.5 million
Annual website visits
25,311
Reference sessions
85,682
Open access materials in eScholarship
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Cultivating a community of care: UCLA Library’s approach to organizational transformation
Ariane White, director of organizational culture, nurtures belonging and inclusive excellence
An online journal, a data set, a book in the stacks, a box of letters, a film for a class — Library staff bring care to the scholarly community by making materials discoverable
Besser’s processing of archival collections and instruction and outreach supports discovery and access of materials that highlight marginalized communities
Perez’s processing and conservation of FTVA’s substantial audiovisual materials enables public research and viewing from ARSC to the Billy Wilder Theater
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The Buddhist Churches of America archive’s second life at UCLA Library
Using an historic collection to center intersectionality, experiential learning and the city itself is just one example of how the Library collects and makes accessible Los Angeles history
Watch trailers from four of 133 events presented at the Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum, attracting 14,500+ attendees from across L.A. Explore FTVA's YouTube channel for film and TV history
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UCLA librarians advance the teaching, research and patient care needs of the UCLA Health enterprise
In the digital age, librarians have emerged as research partners while continuing to manage infrastructure that enables access to resources, collections and new technologies
Each year, Library staff travel nationally and internationally to exchange knowledge with global and local partners, share best practices for libraries and archives, and strengthen collaborations
Kelly Besser, a UCLA Library Special Collections archivist, became the first librarian to serve on the Los Angeles Public Library Board of Library Commissioners
The Michael and Susan Kahn Political Cartoon Collection contains thousands of images, periodicals, books and ephemera dating back to the late 17th century
Most made by students, and three preserved by the UCLA Film & Television Archive, the films were chosen because of their cultural, historic or aesthetic importance
Long-lost feature to be released for the first time ever in celebration of the film’s 25th anniversary and the 80th birthday of director Charles Burnett
The UCLA Film & Television Archive was recognized at the 2024 Festival of the Cinémathèque française. Over the past two decades, the Archive has loaned more than 200 prints for Cinémathèque programming
UCLA Library will welcome 20 top academic library managers for its 2024 UCLA Library Senior Fellows program, which prepares fellows to pursue advanced leadership roles in the field
The UCLA Film & Television Archive selected Esteban Arellano, an emerging multidisciplinary artist and designer, as the inaugural artist for its new artist-in-residence program
This installment of "L.A. Stories" focuses on Richard Neutra, the architect whose seminal mid-century designs influenced the aesthetics and philosophy of modern architecture in Los Angeles and beyond
The UCLA Film & Television Archive preserved and made available online over 175 episodes of For Members Only, an African American news and magazine television program
Acknowledgements
UCLA Library Strategic Communications and Marketing Ariane Bicho, Courtney Hoffner, Suzy Lee, Sally Márquez and Jennifer Rhee, Marisa Soto, Kip Hannan. Student Assistants Irene Jeon, Iris Lim, Joelle Tran.Contributors Caroline Champlin and Shana Nys Dambrot (words); Robert Macaisa (video). Special Thanks Everyone across the UCLA Library for the opportunity to share your work. Spotlight and Introduction hero images generated using Adobe Firefly(opens in a new tab) text-to-image feature; prompt editor: Courtney Hoffner.; Passport hero image created using Canva; graphic designer: Iris Lim.
