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UCSF Library News
- February 18, 2011Back to top
Two New Study Spaces in the Library
We are pleased to announce the opening of two new quiet study spaces in the Parnassus Campus Library.
Located on the fifth floor, the Blumenthal East Asian Room offers students a light-filled, comfortable study space. Students can enjoy the views of the adjacent Japanese roof garden through its western windows and the Golden Gate to the north. The room contains a variety of furniture, including leather easy chairs, tables, and carrels. UCSF students can access the room with their campus ID cards.
The other new study space is located on the first floor of the building, just ahead and to the left as you exit the elevators. It provides an excellent location for solitary study and is within easy access to the Library's extensive periodicals collection on the first floor.
We encourage you to check out these new spaces!
- February 7, 2011Back to top
New Titles in the Library's Collection
View recent acquisitions to the UCSF Library collection.
- February 3, 2011Back to top
In Plain Sight: New Blog Helps You Manage Information
The education and reference librarians at the UCSF Library have launched a new, co-authored blog, In Plain Sight. Highlighting ways to access, manage, present, and publish information, the blog is intended for faculty, researchers, clinicians, and students.
Weekly posts provide tips for:
- February 3, 2011Back to top
SciFinder Scholar: New Web-Based Version to Replace Client
The client/download version of SciFinder Scholar will be retired on June 30, 2011. After that, you will only be able to access SciFinder via the web. If you currently use the client to access Chemical Abstracts and other databases, you are advised to begin using SciFinder Web as soon as possible.
- February 2, 2011Back to top
New: UCSF Mobile Web Includes Library Catalog
Search for books and journals right on your mobile device! UCSF Mobile Web now includes an option to search the Library Catalog. From the Library options page, choose the link, "Find Books and Journals."
The mobile library catalog is currently optimized for iOS and Android. Later releases will support a wider range of mobile devices.
Visit m.ucsf.edu and let us know what you think.
- February 1, 2011Back to top
Informa Healthcare Journal Package to Be Canceled
Effective February 15, 2011, the UC system will lose online access to new articles from journals published by Informa Healthcare. All articles published online through 2010 will continue to be accessible under the terms of the UC-wide contract. Through the contract, UCSF had current access to 115 titles from Informa, which was formerly part of Taylor & Francis Publishing.
The cancellation of the Informa contract was a UC-wide decision after extensive negotiation between the UC Libraries and Informa for a reasonable deal that was acceptable to both parties. UC Libraries reviewed comprehensive value metrics for Informa journals such as usage, cost per use and impact, and ISI impact factor and concluded that Informa's dramatic price increase was untenable for the quality of the journals.
Individual UC libraries will subscribe to a limited number of titles based on need at their campuses. UCSF will maintain a current subscription to one Informa journal, Medical Teacher, due to significant usage.
- February 1, 2011Back to top
Japanese Prints on Display in TLC and First Floor Gallery
A new exhibit highlighting prints and scrolls from UCSF's East Asian Collection is now on display in the Parnassus Campus Library's first floor gallery. Enlarged reproductions of several of the prints also adorn the walls of the Teaching and Learning Center on the second floor. The large-scale prints enhance the TLC's "huddle spaces," which were designed to promote impromptu collaboration among students and faculty outside of the classroom.
The prints on exhibit represent a cross-section of the collection, featuring colorful ukiyo-e scenes on topics such as women’s health, diet and nutrition, spirituality, views of foreigners, and traditional Chinese healing methods.
Please enjoy these treasures from our East Asian Collection. View the entire collection of Japanese woodblock prints.
T-shirts and other items featuring these prints are available for sale in the Library's Zazzle store.
- January 19, 2011Back to top
New Titles in the Library's Collection
View recent acquisitions to the UCSF Library collection.
- January 12, 2011Back to top
Grand Opening: UCSF Teaching and Learning Center
You are cordially invited to visit UCSF's new Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) during our week-long grand opening. The TLC will be hosting four days of tours, demonstrations, and workshops to introduce our community to the new interprofessional teaching and learning facilities.
All events take place on the second floor of the Parnassus Campus Library.
- January 10, 2011Back to top
Instructional Grants Applications Due March 14
Applications for the Instructional Grants Program, 2011-2012, are now being accepted. Funds are available to support instructional improvement projects focused on interprofessional health education, to be initiated during the 2011-2012 academic year. This grant program is funded by UCSF's new Center for Excellence in Interprofessional Health Education and the Library. The Center envisions "UCSF graduates will be able to work collaboratively and interprofessionally to advance patient care, public service, and research."