University of California, Irvine, Libraries records, 1965-2019

Collection context

Summary

Creators:
University of California, Irvine. Library and UCI Libraries. Department of Special Collections and Archives
Abstract:
This collection comprises administrative and working papers for the University of California, Irvine Library from 1965-2019. Included are subject files, charts, handbooks, schematic room set ups and floor plans, LAUC-I information, awards, reports, brochures and fliers, documentation of events including photographs and publicity, news articles, audiovisual material such as VHS tapes and audiocassettes, and born digital material such as CDs, DVDs, 3.5" floppy disks, and ZIP drives. There are two training videotapes from the late 1970s on searching computer databases and writing research papers. There are also scripts and audio tapes for library instruction and 48 color slides. This collection includes subject files about the library compiled by the Special Collections and Archives Department. Also included are born digital videos and associated planning and submission materials for the Library Student Video Contest (2011-2015). Videos are two minutes long, submitted by undergraduate and graduate students, and portray how the UCI Libraries helps to achieve students' goals.
Extent:
15.2 Linear Feet (5 records cartons, 12 document boxes, 1 half document box, 1 audiovisual box, 1 24.5" flat box, and 3 oversize folders) and 2.85 Gigabytes
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

University of California, Irvine, Libraries records. AS-023. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.

For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection comprises administrative and working papers for the University of California, Irvine Library from 1965-2019. Included are subject files, charts, handbooks, schematic room set ups and floor plans, LAUC-I information, awards, reports, brochures and fliers, documentation of events including photographs and publicity, news articles, audiovisual material such as VHS tapes and audiocassettes, and born digital material such as CDs, DVDs, 3.5" floppy disks, and ZIP drives. There are two training videotapes from the late 1970s on searching computer databases and writing research papers. There are also scripts and audio tapes for library instruction and 48 color slides. This collection includes subject files about the library compiled by the Special Collections and Archives Department. Also included are born digital videos and associated planning and submission materials for the Library Student Video Contest (2011-2015). Videos are two minutes long, submitted by undergraduate and graduate students, and portray how the UCI Libraries helps to achieve students' goals.

Acquisition information:
Transferred from unknown source and date. Vertical files transferred from Department of Special Collections and Archives in August 2014. The 2019 accruals were transferred by Carlin Motley and Gaby Camacho, Communications Events; some material was accumulated by previous staff member, Sheree Baugh. The 2020 accruals were transferred by Wendi Morner, Director of Development, and Alexandra Latona, Communications Events.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is only minimally processed. It may contain restricted materials. Please contact the Department of Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access. Access to original audiovisual and born digital material is restricted; researchers may request listening or viewing copies.

Terms of access:

Property rights reside with the University of California. Copyrights are generally retained by the creators of the records, unless transferred to the University of California. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where the UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

For information on use, copyright, and attribution, please visit: http://special.lib.uci.edu/using/publishing.html

Preferred citation:

University of California, Irvine, Libraries records. AS-023. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.

For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.

Location of this collection:
Special Collections and Archives
The UCI Libraries, P.O. Box 19557
Irvine, CA 92623-9557, US
Contact:
(949) 824-3947