Research & Collections

Comprehensive Inorganic Chemistry III
June 6, 2023

New Encyclopedias: Chemistry, Electronic Materials, and Medicine

The UC San Diego Library recently purchased these Elsevier major reference works: Comprehensive Inorganic Chemistry, 3rd edition covers fundamental principles, recent discoveries, and significant applications of elements and their compounds, …

May 11, 2023

Two New Projects Activate More Online Books

The Library is participating in two new projects that bring more than 100,000 scholarly e-books to our users: A deal with major European publisher Brill features some 27,000 titles spanning …

December 2, 2022

New Popular Science Books for the Winter Break

Looking for some reading over the coming winter break? Check out the latest titles added to our Popular Science Collection (Geisel 2 West Wing). The books on the guide all …

July 15, 2022

Introducing the Sally T. Wong Avery Library

On a beautiful Saturday afternoon in April, more than 250 guests gathered together to celebrate one of the most notable people in the region; a prolific leader in San Diego’s …

Frequently Asked Questions about the Universe
June 21, 2022

Popular Science Reading – Summer 2022

Here are some titles that we have added to the Popular Science Collection this spring. You can browse the new titles, as well as anything on order. If there’s a …