Dear Patrons, I hope this email finds you and yours faring relatively well, under these unprecedented circumstances. Each week, I’ll provide you with a synopsis of recent news and links to useful resources and events of interest for the next five days. Since the official closure of UCLA’s campus libraries on Friday, March 20, patrons have…
Read MoreRed Guide
Published: April 13, 2020Information from Case Management Services https://www.studentincrisis.ucla.edu/Portals/36/Documents/911guide.pdf
Read MoreMental health & social wellbeing during the pandemic
Published: April 13, 2020Office of the Associate Vice Provost for the Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center Office of the Administrative Vice Chancellor Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs To the Campus Community: Each of you is a valued member of the Bruin family, and we want to ensure you have information to help you maintain your…
Read MoreIS Lab Patron Update 20S Week 1
Published: April 4, 2020Dear Patrons, I hope this email finds you and yours faring relatively well, under these unprecedented circumstances. For many reasons, I write to share with you how the IS Lab aims to serve our community during the Spring and Summer terms. Chief among them is my ardent hope that we all acknowledge our humanity as…
Read MoreCall for metadata volunteers: Critical hospital equipment service manuals
Published: April 3, 2020Medical teams around the world are either dealing directly with or preparing for an onslaught. Biomedical technicians (biomeds for short) are the repair experts at hospitals, and in many regions they are stretched thin. There are a wide variety of machines made by a number of different manufacturers at hospitals around the world, and there…
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Published: March 30, 2020Members of the IS Lab Staff are available for reference service from 10am to 4pm Monday through Thursday. Fill out this form, and we’ll arrange a live Zoom session.
Read MoreSelf-care resources compiled by librarians for the Collaborative Guide to Pandemic Pedagogy
Published: March 30, 2020Activities Backyard birding and wildlife watching Bob Ross Cook or bake If you have the ingredients, try Lace cookies. Cross stitch! Digital jigsaw puzzling https://www.jigsawplanet.com/ Free grown up (and some kid friendly) coloring pages at https://library.nyam.org/colorourcollections/ Free watercolor, lettering, and journaling resources Let’s Make Art If you have a Nintendo Switch, Just Dance 2020…
Read MoreZoom Best Practices
Published: March 30, 2020There are a few simple Zoom practices that may help to ensure effective video conferences and to simplify as much as possible the process of scheduling, hosting, and attending meetings. These recommendations are based on UCLA’s instance of Zoom and the way that Zoom experts and webinar account holders use Zoom dozens of times a…
Read More2020 LAUC-LA Librarian of the Year Award Nominations Due March 13
Published: February 12, 2020Has a UCLA librarian had a major impact on a course you teach? Has a librarian gone above and beyond to further your research? Has a librarian been a creative partner in one of your initiatives or other projects? This is your chance to recognize this librarian’s work! The Librarians Association of the University of…
Read MoreIS Lab Forum Friday: Special Collections
Published: January 21, 2020On the fourth Friday of every month, community members meet in the IS Lab for input on work in progress in an informal session with peers and invited experts. Join us as MLIS student Kathryn Brunet workshops her presentation on the Clark Library’s collection of illustrated fencing manuals. Distinguished Librarian Emerita, Curator of the UCLA…
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