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May 27, 2015

Artistic Display Brings Zooplankton Into Focus

Posted On: May 27, 2015 UCSD student’s art show inspired by collaboration with the Jaffe Lab at Scripps Original Article Written By: Brittany Hook, Scripps Institution of Oceanography Artistic depictions …

May 27, 2015

Mobile Whiteboards Available!

Want to draw out diagrams or work out equations visually? There are now multiple mobile whiteboards dispersed throughout the Geisel East Learning Commons area for student use while studying. Students …

May 21, 2015

Nikon Lenses Donated for Tech Lending

The Library Technology Checkout Program has received a donation of 7 high end Nikon 85mm and 135mm (with defocus) lenses, left over from a Google book scanning project. We’ll be …

May 18, 2015

Checkout Laptops @ Biomedical Library Building!

There are 5 wireless equipped laptops available for checkout at the Biomedical Library Building! These laptops can be checked out by UC San Diego students, staff, and faculty for up …

May 15, 2015

Copy Text from Online Images (In-Browser OCR)

Text recognition is a hugely important capability, and it’s getting easier. Check out this new Google Chrome extension allowing text copying, translating, and even editing within a browser window. https://projectnaptha.com/

May 13, 2015

Geisel Library Lego Model

Posted On: May 13, 2015 A Scottish software engineer created this beautiful digital lego model of the Geisel Library. The model includes  117000 individual lego pieces (It’d cost tens of thousands …

May 8, 2015

New Popular Science Books – May 2015

Posted On: May 8, 2015 Some recent additions to our Popular Science Collection, shelved in Geisel 2 West. You can browse the new titles online, then click the book cover …