Please join us for a tour of the Punk Archives with Special Collections next week! The Punk Archive Collective will be pulling artworks, zines, and other ephemera from the 80s/90s LA and San Francisco punk scenes. Come learn about the history and future of this exciting collection. Save the date: Tuesday December 4, 3:30PM. Meet…
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This Thursday we invite you to hear from Dr. Veronica Barassi and Dr. Lina Dencik on “Data and Citizenship: Critical Questions and Research Perspectives from the Margins.” Dr. Barassi (Goldsmiths University) and Dr. Dencik (Cardiff University) both study the relationships between digital media, social movements, activism, and cultural practices more broadly. This week they present…
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The UCLA student chapter of the Society of American Archivists, in collaboration with UCLA Artifacts, invite you to join us for a casual conversation over lunch with several local information professionals at the Skirball Cultural Center on Friday, February 8 at 12:30 pm. This brown bag meeting will be followed by curator-led tours of the…
Read MoreSaturday, December 1, 2018 12pm: Lunch & Keynote | Faculty Center 2pm: Panel Sessions | Royce Hall 4pm: Reception | Powell Library Join us in celebrating 60 years of excellence at the forefront of preserving, organizing, and rethinking information for the 21st Century. To reserve your seat, please RSVP by Monday, November 26, 2018. As…
Read MoreThe Journal of Intellectual Freedom and Privacy (JIFP) seeks two types of submissions: Features (4000-8000 words): research papers, peer-reviewed (including literature reviews, theoretical or critical analyses, or empirical research articles) Commentaries (500-1500 words): short think pieces or essays, not peer-reviewed We interpret intellectual freedom and privacy very broadly (not just in libraries, but across the…
Read MoreThe Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT) seeks applications from graduate students across UCLA for positions that will allow students to gain first-hand experience in working with archives and special collections. CFPRT scholars are able to work up to 19 hours per week, Monday-Friday between 9am-5pm, and are paid $19.54 per hour. To be…
Read MoreWant some hands-on experience in the library stacks? Join us in the IS Lab on Monday, November 19, from 1:30pm – 3:00pm to learn how to conduct a shelf read. If you’ve never conducted a shelf read before and would like to learn how, or if you’d like to refresh your shelf-reading skills, please join…
Read MoreJoin us for a community discussion with former United States Secretary of Education Dr. John King, Jr. Dr. King served in President Obama’s cabinet as the 10th U.S. Secretary of Education. President Obama called Dr. King “an exceptionally talented educator,” citing his commitment to “preparing every child for success” and his lifelong dedication to…
Read MoreUCLA will celebrate GIS Day on November 14th from 10am until 2pm in Research Commons at the Charles E. Young Research Library. This year’s program features GIS and geospatial technologies employed in the humanities and will kick off with lightning talks by faculty and students including our own Maddie Yakal describing the three-dimensional mapping at…
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