PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNITY  

University of California, Riverside is a multicultural community of people from diverse racial, ethnic, and class backgrounds; national origins; religious and political beliefs; physical abilities; and sexual orientations. The activities, programs, classes, workshops, lectures, and everyday interactions of this campus are enriched by our acceptance of one another, and we strive to learn from each other in an atmosphere of positive engagement and mutual respect.

Implicit in this mutual respect is the right of each of us to live, study, teach, and work here free from harassment or denigration on the basis of race, age, religious preference, gender, sexual orientation, or nation of origin. Any violation of this right--verbal or written abuse, threats, harassment, intimidation, or violence against person or property--will be considered a violation of the principles of community that are an integral part of the University of California's focus, goals, and mission. Such behavior will be discouraged by the University to the full extent of its power.

THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA  

The University of California, composed of academic colleges, professional schools, divisions, departments of instruction, museums, libraries, research institutes, bureaus and foundations, and the University of California Press, is situated on the nine campuses throughout the State, namely: Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, and Santa Cruz. The University also maintains several field stations of the Agricultural Experiment Station in various parts of the State.

Governance. Under the state constitution, governance of the University is entrusted to the Board of Regents. The Regents appoint the President of the University, and with the President's advice, the officers of the University. Among these are the vice presidents, the chancellors, and the directors of the major laboratories. The Regents also directly appoint the principal officers of the Regents: the general counsel, the treasurer, and the secretary. The Regents of the University of California and the administrative officers are listed in the back of this catalog.

Authority in academic matters is delegated by the Regents to the Academic Senate, which consists of faculty and certain administrative officers. The Academic Senate determines academic policy for the University as a whole, sets conditions for admission and the granting of degrees, authorizes and supervises courses and curricula, and advises the University administration on faculty appointments, promotions, and budgets.

Students participate in policy-making at both the campus and Universitywide levels.

UC RIVERSIDE  

History and Development. Academic divisions of the University of California, Riverside, include the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences; the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences; The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering; the School of Education; The A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management; and the Graduate Division. The campus also features the Citrus Research Center-Agricultural Experiment Station, Air Pollution Research Center, UCR/California Museum of Photography, Center for Social and Behavioral Science Research, Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, Centers for Water & Wildland Resources and eight sites in the UC Natural Reserve System, including the Philip L. Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center. The campus is also home for regional headquarters of Cooperative Extension and a branch of University Extension, which includes Summer Sessions.

The roots of the campus date back to 1907 when, by act of the Legislature, the Citrus Experiment Station was established to conduct research in the agricultural problems of Southern California. Graduate work was conducted early in the station's history, and today, graduate education is central to its mission.

In 1948, the Regents approved the establishment of the College of Letters and Science. Necessary legislation was passed by the Academic Senate in 1951. The College opened for classes in February 1954. By act of the Regents, the Riverside campus in 1959 was declared a general campus with a mandate to develop appropriate areas of study. In 1960, the Graduate Division was established and graduate and professional programs were added.

The Campus. The 1,200-acre Riverside campus of the University of California is conveniently located some 50 miles east of Los Angeles within easy driving distance to most of the major cultural and recreational offerings in Southern California. In addition, it is virtually equidistant from the desert, the mountains, and the ocean.

The city of Riverside, with the UCR campus on its eastern edge, is accessible by several main highways. The nearby Ontario International Airport has daily flights to most of the nation's major cities as well as connecting commuter flights to the Los Angeles International Airport. Metrolink train service is also available to Los Angeles.

Adjoining the campus is University Village, a retail and office complex, a joint project between UCR, the city of Riverside, and a private developer. The project includes 10 theaters, some used during the day as UCR classrooms. UCR and other professional offices, restaurants, and retail shops are also part of the complex.

Enrollment at UCR is presently about 10,100, approximately 14 percent of whom are graduate students. The campus, with its modern classroom, laboratory, and office buildings, its beautiful University Commons, and its 161-foot carillon tower, is designed to accommodate the academic and research programs which are part of its assigned mission as a general campus in the University system.

Accreditations. UCR is a member of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). The campus is fully accredited by the Senior Commission of WASC. This accreditation requires periodic review in accord with WASC policies and standards. In addition, the Biomedical Sciences Program is accredited by the Association of American Medical Colleges; the Bachelor of Science degree (or equivalent program) in Chemistry has been certified by the American Chemical Society as meeting its standards; the credential programs of the Office of Teacher Education Services are approved by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing; and the B.S. degrees in chemical engineering, electrical engineering, and environmental engineering are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).

UNIVERSITY LIBRARY  

The University Library is the focal point for research and study at UCR. The Library's collections include 1,851,200 bound volumes, 12,800 serial subscriptions, and 1,582,000 microforms housed in four facilities: The Tomás Rivera Library(serving the humanities and social sciences), the Science Library, the Music Library, and the Media Library. The Library has established a web home page from which to access the Library's online catalog, Scotty, MELVYL,^® the University's online union catalog, and INFOMINE, an innovative Internet Web index and search engine created by the Library to provide easy access to electronic information resources throughout the world.

Circulation Services. Circulation Services in all campus libraries are responsible for checking out materials, renewing materials, maintaining the collections, and providing information on the circulation status of library materials.

Reserve Services are offered in all libraries. Faculty members may place materials on reserve in support of their classes. Some reserve materials are also available electronically via the Internet (see http://lib-www.ucr.edu/ERS).

Librarian Steve Mitchell demonstrates computer database searching to student Jordana Brown. The UCR libraries offer access to a number of electronic information sources. Photo by Michael Capriotti

Reference Services. Reference Librarians in the Rivera and Science libraries assist students, faculty, and staff in identifying and locating information and provide advisory services, including instruction in research strategies. All reference points offer either direct or mediated access to a number of electronic information sources. Questions may also be sent via e-mail to the Rivera Library (rivref@library.ucr.edu), the Science Library (sciref@library.ucr.edu), and the Music Library (muslib@library.ucr.edu). A number of advisory services, including instruction in research strategy, are available. At the invitation of faculty members, librarians offer students instruction in the resources and research strategies appropriate to the subject of the course during a regular class session. A credit courses, HMSS 005 (Library Research Strategies), is also offered periodically.

Government Publications. The University Library is a depository for both United States and California state government publications. The main collection, located in the Government Publications Department on the fourth floor of the Tomás Rivera Library, also contains documents from local and foreign governments and international organizations as well as extensive law resources. Census and other statistics, records of legislative bodies and judicial courts, social and economic studies, scientific investigations, reports of special commissions, a myriad of electronic information sources in CD-ROM format, and more than 87,851 maps and atlases can be found in the Department. The Science Library also contains extensive collections of documents relating to the natural and agricultural sciences.

Education Services, located on the second floor of the Tomás Rivera Library, offers curriculum materials, textbooks currently in use in local schools, and a children's literature collection to support the work of students in the School of Education's teaching credential program.

Interlibrary Loan Service locates and borrows needed materials not held at the UCR Library. Staff at interlibrary loan offices in the Tomás Rivera Library and in the Science Library search nationwide to obtain volumes or photocopies of articles for faculty and students.

Special Collections. Rare books, manuscripts, and other unique or fragile materials are housed in the Special Collections Department on the third floor of the Tomás Rivera Library. The J. Lloyd Eaton Collection of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and utopian literature comprises 65,000 volumes ranging from the seventeenth century to today. The Thomas Hardy and Ezra Pound Collections include printed and manuscript materials. Special Collections administers the University Archives and a portion of the Riverside Municipal Archive collection of civic documents, 1883-1953. Outstanding collections include the Sadakichi Hartmann Archive, the Heinrich Schenker Archive, part of the Oswald Jonas Memorial Collection, as well as collections on Paraguay, Paris, photography, B. Traven, local history, and national socialism.

Rupert Costo Library of the American Indian consists of about 7,000 volumes and over 9,000 documents, pamphlets, tape recordings, slides, and artwork. The Library is one of the most important collections of research materials relating to Native Americans in the United States and the world. The Library is located on the third floor of the Tomás Rivera Library.

Photocopying. Photoduplication and microfilm copying services are provided in the Tomás Rivera and Science libraries. In addition, Copicard (or coin) operated copying machines are located on each floor of the Tomás Rivera Library and the Science Library.

Students Bill O'Connor and Jeff Aquino in the new Science Library. Photo by Steve Walag

Science Library is a prominent architectural structure featuring seating for 1,500 users, state-of-the-art information technology, electronic reader stations, and a map room. Its collections of 450,000 volumes and 3,000 serial subscriptions support the life and physical sciences, including engineering, agriculture, and medicine.

Music Library is located in the Music Wing of Olmsted Hall and houses some 22,834 scores, 11,637 sound recordings, and 2,340 compact discs. These are played from high fidelity sound equipment in the central control room to 36 listening stations. The Music Library is open 65 hours each week.

Media Library. The University Library's collection of media is available for use at the Media Library, which is located in the Humanities and Social Sciences building, room 1001. It includes a wide variety of entertainment and educational programs, as well as computer-assisted instruction programs. Films and tapes can also be rented from off campus sources. With its audiovisual equipment and media collections, the Media Resources Library serves as a walk-in playback center for the campus community.

Hours: Library hours are posted in each library, and may also be found on the Library's home page at <http://library.ucr.edu>.