Wikipedia:Visiting Scholars/Participating institutions/University of California, Riverside

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About the University of California, Riverside

University of California, Riverside's University Ave. entrance

The University of California, Riverside (UCR) is a public research university in the University of California system. Its main campus spans 1,900 acres in Riverside, California and is attended by a diverse student body of more than 21,000. Founded in 1907 as the UC Citrus Experiment Station, UCR today comprises four academic colleges, two professional schools, and several interdisciplinary divisions, offering 81 majors, 52 minors, 48 master's programs, and 42 PhD programs.

Overview of library resources

The UCR Libraries is comprised of four facilities housing more than 3,000,000 volumes, 97,000 print and electronic journals, and 2,300,000 microforms. The Libraries provides services to more than 21,000 students and 1,830 faculty and other academics in an institutional environment planning for and experiencing extensive growth. The Libraries have an enthusiastic staff of 118.27 FTE librarians and support personnel (including student FTE) working to build a research library of excellence within a dynamic and diverse university ranked among the top 50 in the nation. The UCR Libraries are a member of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL).

Among the unique collections of the UCR Libraries are the world class Eaton Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy, the Water Resources Collections & Archives, the Rupert Costo Library of the American Indian, the Tuskegee Airmen Archive, the Paul Chou Collection of Chinese history and culture, the George Brown Papers, and the newly established Inland Empire Memories Initiative. Information about the UCR Libraries is available at https://library.ucr.edu.

The UCR Libraries is an integral part of the University of California library system. With collections totaling 30 million volumes, UC’s more than 100 libraries are surpassed in size on the American continent only by the Library of Congress collection. In addition, UC’s California Digital Library provides the core of the University’s digital collections. CDL also assists UC to share resources and holdings more effectively, and provides leadership in applying technology to the development of library collections and services. Organizationally situated within the UC Office of the President, the CDL operates in close collaboration with all UC campuses and their libraries.

Past Visiting Scholars

Chris troutman

Chris troutman (talk · contribs) was a Visiting Scholar at University of California, Riverside in 2014-15, focusing on biographies of historically significant scientists and academics.

Highlights

Chris created 20 new biographies of prominent scientists and academics and created or improved a total of 25 articles.
21 of the 25 articles Chris worked on appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did You Know?" section. For example, did you know...

"... that the engineering professor Morrough Parker O'Brien is considered the founder of modern coastal engineering?"
"... that Harry Scott Smith coined the term 'biological control' in 1919?"

Media

Wikipedia’s Visiting Scholar: Chris Troutman - UCR Libraries News and Events (27 May 2015)
What happens when you give a Wikipedia editor a research library? - Wikimedia Foundation blog (17 March 2015)

Position announcements

The University of California, Riverside is not currently accepting applications. Please see Wikipedia:Visiting Scholars/Apply for other options.