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To meet the diverse needs of our UC Davis and UC Davis Health communities, we provide welcoming study spaces, librarian support with research at all levels, and resources for teaching, evidence-based practice and clinical care.

09/03/2026

Wendell Berry, a giant among environmental writers, has passed at the age of 92.

Our Archives and Special Collections Department holds an important collection on environmental writing, which includes writings and correspondence from Berry in the personal papers of Jordan Fisher Smith, George Sessions and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gary Snyder, a UC Davis professor emeritus of English.

Author Chad Wriglesworth accessed Berry's letters in the Gary Snyder Papers to produce his book Distant Neighbors: The Selected Letters of Wendell Berry and Gary Snyder (2014).

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Book cover of Distant Neighbors on sage green background, with title in black italic above a black-and-white group photo that includes Wendell Berry smiling with crossed arms next to a bearded Gary Snyder in front of a building with signs reading 'Grimblefinger' and 'Transcript Printing Office.' Below the image, "The Selected Letters of Wendell Berry and Gary Snyder, edited by Chad Wriglesworth" appears in black and gold lettering.

08/21/2026

The UC Davis Library is hiring! Apply now for our Metadata Strategy Specialist position. The specialist is a member of our Metadata Creation and Discovery Unit, which is responsible for ensuring the access of library resources in all formats.

Learn more and apply by August 27 (Job #83907): https://buff.ly/nOFV57c

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On a bright blue background with blue watercolor splashes and decorative yellow dots and lines, the main entrance of Shields Library above the library's Reading Room with students studying at tables with lamps and books. A map icon reads "You belong here" with the UC Davis Library logo at the bottom in white.

08/20/2026

The UC Davis Library celebrates the life of Joanne (Dickenson) DePuy, founder of Wine Tours International and a key player in the Paris Wine Tasting of 1976, which put California wine on the global map. DePuy passed away on June 29, 2026, at the age of 98.

DePuy’s professional papers and photographs, which tell the story of Napa Valley during the wine boom in the 1970s, are held in our Archives and Special Collections.

Read our remembrance: https://buff.ly/1jHkhyK

Finding Aid for DePuy, Joanne. Papers: https://buff.ly/VPp54GG

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1. Black and white image of Joanne DePuy, seated, holding up a bidding card at a wine auction, 1982.
2. Typed letter dated April 19, 1976 from Joanne (Dickenson) DePuy to Steven Spurrier describing flight arrangements for American wines to make it to the Judgment of Paris tasting on time.
3. Typed letter on Bern’s Steak House letterhead dated March 29, 1976 from founder Bernard “Bern” Laxer, requesting a copy of the itinerary for Wine International tour to Paris, spring 1976.

07/15/2026

A toast to Beaulieu Vineyard on the opening of their newly renovated hospitality center this week! The clothes may have changed. The science of winemaking has evolved. But BV remains an indelible part of Napa Valley history.

Learn more about BV’s 125+ years as one of Napa’s longest-standing and most widely recognized wineries in our online exhibit: Vintage Beaulieu: https://library.ucdavis.edu/exhibit/vintage-beaulieu/

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Black-and-white photos including:
1. Three guests enjoy glasses of red wine in the Beaulieu Vineyards tasting room in 1962. A tall, ornately carved cupboard graces the background.

2. A man uses a bright, focused light to inspect wine clarity through glass bottles in Beaulieu Vineyard's cellar, 1947. Rows of wine bottles are arrayed on the shelves behind him.

3. Exterior view of Beaulieu Vineyards winery showing vines overtaking part of the facade, 1948.

4. Georges de Latour's 1925 Cadillac -- before its restoration -- parked in a barn entrance with a man in the driver's seat and a tractor and vineyard in background. (The Cadillac has been restored and is now on view at the winery.)

06/11/2026

We are pleased to announce that Rikki Brown, Ph.D. candidate at UC Santa Cruz, has been selected as our 2026 Spurrier-Winiarski Wine Writer-in-Residence.

During her residency , Brown will use the library's extensive wine collections to further her research on the relationship between Georgia, a lesser-known -- but no less historic -- European wine country, and winemaking regions in the United States.

Learn more about Brown's research project:
https://library.ucdavis.edu/news/rikki-brown-named-2026-spurrier-winiarski-wine-writer-in-residence-at-uc-davis/

Photo courtesy of Rikki Brown.

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Portrait of Rikki Brown overlaid on a closeup of grapevines with mountains silhouetted in the distance.

05/29/2026

Congratulations to our 2026 Lang Prize winners! These six amazing undergraduate Aggies are being recognized for their accomplished research using library resources:

Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

🌿 Alyssa Linehan, 1st Place, Racial Disparities in Pain Management

🌿 Sofia Wright, 2nd Place, Disrupting Carceral Logics in Schools

🌿 Rianna Herrera, 3rd Place, A Qualitative Analysis of Filipinx Americans’ Aspirations for Higher Education and Mobility

Science, Engineering & Mathematics

🌿 Angelina Ong, 1st Place, Preventing the Resurgence of Drug-Resistant Malaria

🌿 Camila Cancino, 2nd Place, Cuban Dogfish Wikifish

🌿 Ruth Selvaraj, 3rd Place, Effectiveness and Ethical Concerns of AI Chatbots

Learn about our winners and their projects: https://bit.ly/4e5u9dn
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Launched in 2017, the Norma J. Lang Prize for Undergraduate Information Research is funded by a bequest from the late UC Davis Professor Emerita of Botany, Norma J. Lang.

📷️ : Maya Lee
L-R: Rianna Herrera, Sofia Wright, Alyssa Linehan, Angelina Ong and Camila Cancino. Not pictured: Ruth Selvaraj.

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Five undergraduates pose together holding their Lang Prize certificates. A green poster with a black-and-white photo of Norma J. Lang is in the center between them. The UC Davis Library logo is visible on the tablecloth behind them.

05/23/2026

In observance of Memorial Day, Shields Library will be open reduced hours:

Sunday, May 24th: 12 pm - 6 pm
Monday, May 25th: 12 pm - 12 am

The 24-hour study room remains open. Check library.ucdavis.edu/hours/ for more information.

Blaisdell Medical Library will remain open to badge holders.

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Student studying at a desk with “Shields Library, Memorial Day Adjusted Hours, Sunday, May 24, 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm, Monday, May 25, 12:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.”

05/21/2026

We are delighted that UC Davis Library Leadership Board Chair Michael E. “Mike” Gilson ’73 has been named the recipient of the 2026 Charles J. Soderquist Award!

The Soderquist Award is named after an esteemed alum and entrepreneur and recognizes individuals who, like Charles, have given back to UC Davis through philanthropy, volunteerism and leadership.

The award includes $10,000 that the recipient can grant to a university area of their choice. It is fitting that Mike is donating his prize to the library's Student Success Initiative — he is the embodiment of Aggie Pride and a tireless champion for UC Davis students and the library, for which we are grateful. 💙 💛

Congratulations, Mike!

Read the announcement: https://buff.ly/00QafyM

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Chancellor May, Mike Gilson, UC Davis Foundation Chair Deb Neff, and Development and Alumni Relations Vice Chancellor Shaun Keister smiling, with glass doors in the background.

Cal Aggie Alumni Association

05/17/2026

Excited to have some of the amazing wine history from our Archives and Special Collections on view at the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Judgment of Paris wine tasting in Napa today!

05/09/2026

Please join us on Wednesday, May 13 at Shields Library for a special screening of the indie comedy "Bottle Shock," starring Alan Rickman, Chris Pine, Bill Pullman, with a supporting role by UC Davis for its wine expertise! 🍷 🤩

It's the perfect movie to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Judgment of Paris Wine Tasting, so save a seat (and room for popcorn)!

Elizabeth McQueen, assistant professor of theatre studies at Florida State University and host of the Esculent podcast, will introduce the film. There will also be a pop-up display of items from our Food and Wine Collections that tells the real story behind the 1976 blind tasting that put California wine on the global map.

Learn more about the event (registration optional; drop ins also welcome!): https://bit.ly/4wiKx1d

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Three people seated at a table with wine glasses and a tablecloth. Caption: "Patricia Gallagher and Steven Spurrier of Les Caves de la Madeleine and Odette Kahn of La R***e du Vin de France at the Paris Tasting in 1976"

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