June 8, 2016
WEST Reaches 500K Volumes
Posted On: June 8, 2016 Member libraries of the Western Regional Storage Trust (WEST)— which includes the UC San Diego Library and other UC libraries—have reached a major milestone in …
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March 8, 2016
Social Media Data Now Available via Crimson Hexagon
Do you use social media posts as a data source? The Library is piloting (through September 30, 2017) a subscription to Crimson Hexagon, a web-based library of social media posts …
February 29, 2016
Book publishing that’s Open Access and high quality? Consider Luminos from UC Press.
Posted On: February 29, 2016 UC San Diego authors in the market for a publisher should consider Luminos, the Open Access (OA) publishing program for scholarly monographs from UC Press. …
May 11, 2015
‘San Diego Welcomes the World’ Salutes Centenary of Panama–California Exposition of 1915
San Diego Welcomes the World, an exhibition of materials from the Library’s Special Collections & Archives, celebrates the 100th anniversary of the 1915 Panama-California Exposition, which commemorated the opening of …
April 28, 2015
Archive for New Poetry Previews Audio Clips from Blackburn Collection
Join us for this “virtual reading” that will feature newly digitized recordings from the large archive of poetry readings created by poet and translator Paul Blackburn [1926-1971]. Blackburn played an …
April 1, 2015
Behind-the-Scenes Tour of Inland Empire Libraries on April 24
If you like books, libraries, architecture, and science fiction, you might want to sign up for an all-day tour Friday, April 24, with UC San Diego’s University Librarian, Brian Schottlaender, …
March 10, 2015
"Germans in the Pacific World" Examines Influence of Explorers
Germans in the Pacific World, an exhibition of materials from the Library’s Special Collections & Archives, traces the trajectories of German explorers, missionaries, entrepreneurs, and others, who ventured into the Pacific …
September 24, 2014
Popular Science Reading Collection
Just a reminder (or announcement if you’re new to UC San Diego) that our Popular Science Reading Collection is located in Geisel West 2nd floor, near the Research Advisory Desk. …
August 20, 2014
Feed Your Appetite at Dinner in the Library Sept. 12 with Julia Child Biographer
Evening set in Geisel Library benefits the UC San Diego Library The University of California, San Diego’s 11th annual Dinner in the Library will take place Friday, Sept. 12 in …
April 16, 2014
Digital Farmworker Movement Documentation Archive Acquired
A rich digital archive documenting the UFW Farmworkers’ Movement in Central California from 1962 to 1993 has been acquired by the University of California, San Diego Library. The archive, which …