September 2026

Discover how artificial intelligence is reshaping both modern computing and human cognition. Join us for the fourth installment of UCSB Library's new speakers series, AI in Action: Conversations with UCSB Researchers.

Miguel Eckstein (Psychological & Brain Sciences)  and Arpit Gupta (Computer Science) will give short presentations on innovative applications of AI in their research, followed by a moderated discussion on broader trends, challenges, and ethical considerations.

Advance registration is recommended. 

4:00 PM Tuesday, Sept. 29
Instruction & Training 1312 (1st Floor, Mountain Side)

All students are invited to visit the Library’s Week of Welcome tables in the Paseo. Collect free goodies, enter contests to win prizes, and discover Library resources and services that can support you throughout the school year.

11:00 AM to 2:00 PM Sept. 21–23
Paseo (1st Floor)

Santa Barbara County’s history is rich and diverse, shaped by families, organizations, and communities whose everyday stories rarely make it into traditional archives. 

Our Santa Barbara Community Archives Project (SBCAP) is changing that. SBCAP helps to digitize and preserve family and community records, amplifying historically unheard voices and celebrating the full breadth of the county’s heritage.

Advancing open science can be challenging across a large, complex research university. The Library has completed several key initiatives to promote open science at UCSB and foster a collaborative campus ecosystem, helping to shatter traditional research barriers.

Our new Open and Affordable Course Materials Program advances student success by helping instructors adopt, adapt and create affordable alternatives to traditional textbooks.

Discover why and how Professor Carmen Galaz García (Bren School) redesigned her environmental data science curriculum around open educational resources (OERs). 

Learn basic concepts, skills, and tools for R in RStudio, Python in Jupyter Notebook, an introduction to the Unix Shell, Version Control with Git, SQL, Tidy Data, OpenRefine, and Sharing Research Software.

9:00 AM to 12:00 PM Sept. 8–11, Sept. 15–17, and Sept. 23
Online

Curious about AI but overwhelmed by the jargon? The latest Data Literacy Series infographic created by our Research Data Services Department explains key AI terms in plain language and highlights the tools, services, and communities available on campus.

Noozhawk highlighted the efforts of our Santa Barbara Community Archives Project to preserve the early history of Santa Barbara's annual Old Spanish Days (Fiesta) festival.

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