New Digital Collection: Historical Works in Homeopathy

The UCSF Library is pleased to present a digital copy of a unique edition of Samuel Hahnemann’s Organon der Heilkunst (Organon of the Medical Art), which established the field of homeopathy. The 5th edition of the Organon, published in 1833, was the last revision published in Hahnemann’s lifetime.

The UCSF Library holds Samuel Hahnemann’s own copy of the 5th edition, containing his handwritten notes and revisions for the 6th edition. The digital copy is presented in a flip-book format, allowing users to page through the volume and virtually “unfold” Hahnemann’s notes.

The Organon will be the cornerstone of an online collection of significant works in the history of homeopathy. This homeopathy collection currently includes a manuscript copy of Hahnemann’s text and revisions, used by Dr. Richard Haehl as the basis for the published 6th edition. Additional materials will be added in the future.

One Year Anniversary of NIH Public Access Policy

April 7, 2009 marks the one year anniversary of the NIH Public Access Policy, which obliges investigators of NIH-funded research to make their research articles freely available in the NIH PubMed Central archive (PMC). In 1999, UCSF Nobel Laureate and former NIH Director Harold Varmus conceived of what has now become PubMed Central. The idea, then and now, is to utilize the Internet to more broadly distribute the results of taxpayer-funded research.

The UCSF Library has developed many information resources to help with understanding and complying with the NIH Public Access Policy. We invite you to peruse our web page about this policy. Library staff members are also happy to answer questions via email or in person, and can organize training sessions for your department as well. We look forward to working with you.

Upcoming Classes on UCSF Chimera at Mission Bay

Beginning in late March, UCSF students and personnel can attend classes on UCSF Chimera, an extensible molecular modeling program developed and taught by the UCSF Computer Graphics Laboratory. The Chimera Series consists of seven hands-on classes which cover basic and advanced features of the software. View dates and class descriptions.

All classes are free and will be held at the Mission Bay FAMRI Library. To sign up, please visit the library class schedule.

Enhanced UC-eLinks Makes It Easier to Get Articles

UC-eLinks now links directly to full-text articles from library databases such as PubMed@UCSF. When full text is not available electronically, the UC-eLinks menu is displayed, allowing you to check for a print copy, request the article from another library, add a citation to a bibliography, or get help.

UC-eLinks is a service to help UCSF students and personnel get articles when searching California Digital Library (CDL) and UCSF Library databases such as PubMed@UCSF. View the UC-eLinks QuickGuide or contact us for more information.