Libraries

At-A-Glance2018

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OUR VALUES

The Libraries value:

• UCI’s faculty, staff, students and community by providing high-quality services and collections that are readily and equitably accessible.

• UCI’s diversity and principles of community, which we uphold, incorporate and exemplify in our actions.

• The excellence of our employees as they advance campus goals, enhance knowledge and skills, and embrace innovation and change.

• Engagement with stakeholders and ongoing assessment of services and operations to ensure that we are meeting UCI’s needs and effectively using resources.

OUR MISSION

• Partner with the UCI community to advance transformative research, teaching and learning excellence, and high-quality patient care by embedding experts and resources where knowledge is created and connections happen.

• Preserve the cultural/historical/scientific record and ensure that services and collections express excellence in scholarship.

• Leverage expertise and resources to provide an inclusive environment that promotes intellectual pursuit and creativity, while instilling strong information research skills and a thirst for knowledge that will last a lifetime.

• Teach critical thinking and evaluation skills to prepare students for lifelong learning, success in their future careers, and to be informed citizens in our world.

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Libraries

UCI Libraries’ facilities are open

19 hours during a typical day and

111 hours during a typical week.hours.uci.edu

These buildings contain over

3,300 public seats for study and research

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The Libraries employ

171 full-time equivalent staff led by the

University Librarian

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Librarians provide research instruction to

18,000+ individuals.

Subject Librarians are here for

your success

and they also produce special library guides for their subjects!

Find yours here: lib.uci.edu/subject-librarians

The UCI Libraries’ electronic and print collection includes approximately:

3.8 million volumes (including over 1.3 million electronic books)

151,000 journals and serials

110,000 government documents

113,000 A/V materials, multimedia, maps, and more.

1 million+ original documents and photographs

Did you know the Libraries are home to a renowned community-driven archive?

Become a part of history at the Orange County & Southeast Asian Archive (OC&SEAA) Center

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Library Search is your first stop

to finding materials!

Wondering how to get started?

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UCI Libraries Special Collections & Archives

Preserves 640 archival collections including:

U n i v e r s i t y A r c h i v e s CRITICAL THEORY ARCHIVE Southeast Asian ArchiveORANGE COUNTY REGIONAL HISTORY COLLECTIONSArtists’ Books and more!

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Have a preferred study or collaborative work location?

Book a room: spaces.lib.uci.edu

FOOD/DRINK ALLOWED Group Study INDIVIDUAL STUDY

Open La te PUBL IC COMPUTER Qu ie t S tudy

STUDY ROOM Whiteboard

3D PRINTER 3D Scanner

COLOR PR INTER Cop ie r s DIGITAL D ISPLAY

Poster Printer PRINTERS Scanners WEBCAM

We don’t have it? We can get it!

Use Interlibrary Loan (ILL) to borrow materials from other libraries

(UC students, faculty and staff only).

Study centers are open 24/7 during finals week

Library Services:So Much More than

Books! 570+ public access computers

Borrow laptops, iPads, audio visual equipment and moreCourse Reserves save time and money

Pr int, Copy & Scan

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Jack LangsonLibrary

Grunigen Medical Library

Science Library

Libraries Gateway Study

Center