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April 17, 2014

Porrajmos: The Romanies and the Holocaust

The Holocaust claimed anywhere between 500,000 and 1.5 million Romani lives, a tragedy the Romani people and Sinti refer to as the Porrajmos, or “the Devouring.” Notwithstanding the scope of …

April 15, 2014

Recycle Your Used Pens @ The Library

Did you know the UC San Diego Library has an Environmental Sustainability Group? It collaborates with campus to implement ideas that help to create sustainable facilities at UCSD.  In the …

April 2, 2014

Earth Week DIY Makers Day

The Library and the Environmental Sustainability Group is hosting a DIY Makers Day celebrating Earth Week on campus, using sustainable, non-toxic, reusable, and recyclable materials. Maker stations include: make your own …

March 7, 2014

Cambridge Structural Database 2014

The 2014 Cambridge Structural Database System (CSDS) is now available for download and installation. Access is limited to UCSD faculty, students and staff. Uninstall the 2013 version first. The suite …

March 5, 2014

Scopus Workshop, 3/12

Please join us for a workshop to learn how Scopus, a citation/abstract database of 50+ million records, with additional tools to track, analyze and visualize research. It’s strongest journal coverage …

March 3, 2014

Keep Hydrated and Help to Save our Environment

Free filtered water is available in the Geisel Library. Four new hydration stations have been installed at Geisel, one on 8th floor, one on 6th floor and two in the West Wing …

February 21, 2014

Author Talk & Book Signing, William Lanouette

“Leo Szilard: The Man Behind the Bomb” A talk and book signing by William Lanouette, author of the new edition  of Genius in the Shadows: A Biography of Leo Szilard. …