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In this issue, you can read Victoria A. Montavon’s Farewell Message as she steps down from being the Dean and University Librarian for the past 11 years. She reflects on some of the many changes that have occured in the Libraries during her tenure and the enjoyment she has found working with a library faculty and staff who share her commitment to providing the best possible libraries for the UC community.

This volume also features the STRC renovation currently underway that will provide an open, comfortable, and high-tech environment in the center of Langsam Library’s fourth floor for students to work on an array of technology projects.

In an article that highlights the value of library collections, a blog post from former Archives and Rare Books Library student assistant Lauren Fink, a junior percussion performance major, discusses how her work in that library provided her with an exciting opportunity to pursue her academic passion.

In addition to these stories, you’ll read the latest in Staff News and what’s going on in the DAAP Library, and much more.