UCLA Library News

The extensive Arabic and Syriac manuscripts of St. Catherine’s Monastery of the Sinai will become accessible to scholars around the world... more

For some of us, summer break means almost three months away from anything resembling a textbook. For others, it’s a chance to catch up on... more

Dear Donors and Supporters of the UCLA Library, I suspect that if you ask me what my favorite time of year is, my answer would always... more

“You don’t often get the chance to work with woodblocks, but as I was planning a class trip to UCLA Library Special Collections to look at... more

Stephen Pater loves old cars and old airplanes, so it comes as no surprise to learn that he earned his bachelor’s degree in engineering... more

Think of an engineering education, and what kinds of courses come to mind? Probably lots of math, chemistry, physics, and other specialized... more

“An exam on exams!,” University Archivist Heather Briston excitedly described the final for graduate students in Qing History through... more

Blog post by Julie Park (This blog post coincides with a Flash exhibit which is on display in the lobby of Library Special Collections... more

Hawking Tribute “There is no such thing as a standard run-of-the mill human being. And however difficult life may seem, there is always... more

All UC campuses now have access to ProQuest’s Materials Science & Engineering Database, based on UC’s standalone subscription to... more

Boys Are Better Than Girls???  Blog Post by Peggy Alexander In the 1916 Kay-Bee Pictures silent production of Jim Grimsby’s Boy, a rough... more

Preserving Syrian Materials at the UCLA Library—understanding the evidence   UCLA Library Special Collections has collaborated... more

Blog post by Peggy Alexander, LSC Performing Arts Curator Edward Martino Crowley was born on August 12, 1935 in Vicksburg, Mississippi. In... more

  May 21-25, 2018 For more information and the schedule: http://urweek.ugresearch.ucla.edu/   Undergraduate... more

If you’re a fan of zines, chicanx studies, or the reactions of students to the changing political climate, you’ll definitely want to stop... more

The UCLA Library and the Social Science Data Archive will host a number of events during the International Love Data Week 2018 from... more

  The UCLA Library system is ranked among the top academic research libraries in North America and continues to draw international... more

The Library’s family of therapy animals grew by one species during spring finals week, when miniature horses trotted into Powell Library’... more

Dear Donors and Supporters of the UCLA Library,   The Sinai Library Digitization Program featured in these pages offers a near-... more

“WHERE INNOVATION IS BRUIN,” the catchphrase of the UCLA Center for Education Innovation and Learning in the Sciences (CEILS), also... more