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The UC Davis Library conducts an active research program, both in partnership with UC Davis faculty and in research projects of our own that inform the future of scholarly communication, information science and library operations.

Library to Create New Departments Focused on Researcher and Student Support

In anticipation of a Fall Quarter 2019 launch, the library is preparing to introduce two new departments — Researcher Services and Student Services — that will take the place of our current Research Support Services department. The goal of the restructure is to continue to provide excellent research ...

April 22, 2019 • Jessica Nusbaum

Astrophysics, Black Holes and the Universe: 10 Books to Improve Your Understanding of the Cosmos

X-rayWide Field of M87 Galactic Core. Credit, X-ray: NASA/CXC/Villanova University/J. Neilsen; Radio: Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration The idea of black holes has captured our imagination for over two hundred years and on April 10, 2019 citizens of Earth got their very first look at a real black hole. ...

April 12, 2019 • Jennifer Harbster

New Resource to Find Historic Maps Online

FIMo (Fire Insurance Maps online) is a user-friendly online research platform for finding historic maps. Through the UC Davis Library, researchers, students and anyone with a UC Davis CAS login can now access online fire insurance, real estate and other land use ...

March 21, 2019 • Jillian Kido

BrowZine: Keeping up in the New Year

Your fields are constantly evolving. Are you looking for different ways to keep up with new knowledge in 2019 but get overwhelmed by all the different ways to access scholarly articles? With BrowZine you can: Browse and read journals: Browse thousands of top journals by subject, easily review tables ...

January 10, 2019 • Amy Studer

Campus Endnote site license ending

The campus site license for EndNote will end on August 31, 2018, according to a recent announcement on the campus Information and Educational Technology (IET) software website. For assistance migrating to another version of EndNote or an alternative reference management service such as Mendeley or Zotero, please contact your ...

August 10, 2018 • Alesia McManus

Bring Your Syllabus to Us: Library Research Consults

For every book or reading assigned on your course syllabus, the library has another source, which can help explain, interpret, and help you better understand the context of your course. If you are looking for a head start this quarter, meet with a librarian at the Library Research Consult desk. ...

January 9, 2018