June 10, 2020
Giving the Gift of Knowledge
“Give and not to count the cost; give and not to ask for any reward” is the motto of dedicated community member and philanthropist, Sally WongAvery. Serving the Chinese community …
Research & Collections
May 29, 2020
Collection Spotlight: Archive for New Poetry
A collaborative novel typed on a roll of toilet paper; collage art on a folding fan; journal entries detailing self-doubt and fear; letters between families, lovers, and friends; drafts of …
May 20, 2020
Cultured Data Symposium: Bridging Areas of Scholarship
The growing datafication of cultural materials along with the explosion of new data generation, collection, and analysis practices create a new state of cultured data: culture as data, and data …
May 13, 2020
HathiTrust: A Digital Library Revolution Takes Flight
From the University of California UCnet The phrase “closed until further notice due to COVID-19” has become all too familiar. And, while we have started to grow accustomed to losing …
May 12, 2020
Facilitating Future Access to Student Capstone Projects
The Library’s Research Data Curation (RDC) program has been helping UC San Diego researchers better manage and preserve their data for the past seven years. In 2019, RDC tackled a …
April 21, 2020
New Partnership Results in Increased Access to Compelling “Real World Data”
Through a new partnership between the UC San Diego Library, Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute (HDSI), and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) Data Science Institute, Library patrons can now access and …
April 3, 2020
HathiTrust Provides Emergency Temporary Access to Copyrighted Books
Update as of August 9: Upon the Library’s reopening on September 7, 2021, access to copyrighted items via HathiTrust’s Emergency Temporary Access Service (ETAS) will end. More information. HathiTrust Digital Library …
March 1, 2020
Research Resources
The Library offers a variety of services and resources to help with research, both in person and online. Online resource guides for specific subjects have been written by librarians specializing …
February 25, 2020
ACS Guide for Scholarly Communication – Trial Access for 2020
UC San Diego has trial access to The ACS Guide to Scholarly Communication through the end of December This is the first update since the 2006/3rd edition of the ACS …
February 21, 2020
New Reference Works – Nano, Chemistry, Life/Marine/Earth Sciences, Climate Change, Energy
The UC San Diego Library recently acquired some new, multivolume reference works. These are review articles written by experts in their field, with bibliographies of articles and books for more …