Research & Collections

Photo of the steering committee for the OSPO effort.
July 15, 2024

Empowering Research: UC’s Open Source Initiative

Much of today’s research relies on computers and software for data gathering, analysis and publication. To accomplish this work, many researchers use what is referred to as open source software …

July 8, 2024

Celebrating Academic Excellence

On May 23, 2024, the 18th annual Undergraduate Library Research Prize (ULRP) recipients were honored during an awards ceremony at Geisel Library. This award was established to recognize and reward …

Students enrolled in Professor Hanna’s Age of Sail history course serve as the laboring crew aboard the tall ship Californian in San Diego Bay.
June 24, 2024

Setting Sail on Experiential Learning

Oftentimes, and perhaps expectedly, the rare and unique primary source materials in the University of California San Diego Library’s Special Collections & Archives (SC&A) are utilized to support instruction at …

Sustainability-themed books on display on a bookshelf.
April 4, 2024

Celebrate Earth Month with a Sustainability-Themed Book

Throughout the month of April, visit the Meet Spot at Geisel Library and browse our selection of sustainability-themed books. The Library Sustainability Committee has curated this display in celebration of …

Satellite view of earth powered by Planet software
March 5, 2024

Two New Data Resources Available to Triton Community

The Library is pleased to announce two new data resources are available to the campus community: Planet and SHELDUS™.  Planet  UC San Diego recently obtained a campus-wide license to Planet …

January 11, 2024

UC Extends Open Access Agreement with Wiley

The University of California has extended its open access agreement with scholarly journal publisher Wiley for an additional three years. From January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2026, researchers and …