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- January 2, 2013Back to top
WikiProject Medicine Events: January 7-11
James Heilman, MD, one of the leading clinician-Wikipedians behind WikiProject Medicine, will be a guest lecturer at UCSF the week of January 7-11. Hear him speak at noon every day that week.
- December 13, 2012Back to top
Holiday Gift Ideas: Library Products on Zazzle.com
Searching for a last-minute holiday gift for a colleague or loved one? Our online store offers note cards, mugs, and t-shirts displaying images from the UCSF Library's Archives & Special Collections.
- December 10, 2012Back to top
Access Elsevier Ebooks Through January
Take advantage of over 1,500 "Evidence-based Selection" ebook titles published by Elsevier between 2007-2012 and available via the Library Catalog. With Evidence-based Selection (EBS), UCSF has unlimited access to the selected titles until January 31, 2013. At that time, the Library will pick which titles to purchase permanently based on the usage throughout the last year. Books not purchased will no longer be accessible.
- December 7, 2012Back to top
Library Launches Pilot Open Access Fund
Publishing in open access (OA) journals has become a popular choice for UCSF authors. Yet more authors would choose OA if they had funds to cover the publication charges. The Library has begun a pilot to help authors pay article processing charges and other OA publishing fees. The goals of the program are to:
- December 5, 2012Back to top
December 12: Coffee Break for UCSF Students
UCSF students, it's the middle of finals, and we know you're tired from all that studying! Stop by the Library on Wednesday, December 12, to relax and recharge for a few minutes. We’ll have coffee, tea, and cookies on hand.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Parnassus Campus Library, Room 325 (main floor, near the Service Desk)Sponsored by the UCSF Library.
- November 20, 2012Back to top
Extended Library Hours During Finals
To accommodate students during finals, the Parnassus Library will stay open later between December 2 and December 19, 2012.
Parnassus Library Building Hours, 12/2 - 12/19
- November 13, 2012Back to top
Music in the Library: Scissors for Lefty
Join us for an acoustic performance by Scissors For Lefty. This San Francisco band's style features melodies in between melodies, dance-rock guitar, glittery keyboard, disco bass, and galloping propulsion from a 6'10" drummer -- all fronted by heavy-breathing tales of poignant relationships and counter-culture glow. Listen to Scissors For Lefty here.
There will be light refreshments and free chair massages (first-come, first-served).
- October 17, 2012Back to top
UCSF Library Marks 2012 Open Access Week, October 22-26
Join the UCSF Library as we participate in the sixth annual Open Access Week from October 22-26. International Open Access Week offers an opportunity for the academic and research community to continue to learn about open access, to share what they’ve learned with colleagues, and to help inspire wider participation in helping to make open access a new norm in scholarship and research.
- October 8, 2012Back to top
Convergence: New Blog Offers CLE Support
The UCSF Library has launched a new blog called Convergence. Designed to create awareness about content creation tools for the CLE, the blog provides best practices, news, and in-depth information about the transition to Moodle 2. The blog will cover a wide range of categories, but all share the common goal of being used in the CLE.
Some of the topics that will be covered:
- October 4, 2012Back to top
New: Online Guide for Biochemistry Resources
The UCSF Library’s new Biochemistry subject guide provides direct links to the best online resources for finding biochemical information. Link to online textbooks, bibliographic databases, online protocols/methods, handbooks for biochemical data, patent databases, and core biochemical journals.
Access the Biochemistry guide, or view our full set of online guides.