Learning Tech
Course Redesign Strategy
Course redesign and revision can be an opportunity to review your course as a whole, to rethink just one or two elements, or to try something new. I
Lisa Leiva
November 7, 2019
News from the Library
Library Services
Changes at Mission Bay FAMRI Library
At the opening of the Rutter Community Center Building at Mission Bay, the computer classroom and drop-in computer lab in the FAMRI Library was an ideal place to
Kirk Hudson
November 5, 2019
Makers Lab
Oculus Rift S – Improved Virtual Reality
We have a new addition in the Makers Lab – The Oculus Rift S. This VR system is computer powered, which means it relies on computer hardware and
Scott Drapeau
October 30, 2019
Archives and Special Collections
Digging into Data Sets at the Industry Documents Library
Here at the UCSF Industry Documents Library (also known as IDL), we’re always looking for ways to make our collections more accessible and searchable for anyone who wants
Kate Tasker
October 21, 2019
Makers Lab
Makers Lab Art Show Recap
On September 26th, the 3rd Annual Makers Lab Art Show was held in the Makers Lab. This special event showcased art made by staff, students and researchers within
Jenny Tai
October 11, 2019
Archives and Special Collections
Library Conversations: Charlie Macquarie
October is Archives Month and this year the UCSF Library is celebrating with an entry of the Library Conversations series. We sat down with two Library staff members
Joanna Kang
October 8, 2019
Archives and Special Collections
UCSF Library Artist in Residence
The UCSF Library Archives and Special Collections and the Makers Lab are piloting a one year artist-in-residence program. The UCSF Library Artist in Residence award, valued at $6,000,
Dylan Romero
October 4, 2019
Data Science Initiative
Introducing Dryad!
The UCSF Library is pleased to announce that we have partnered with Dryad, an open-source, research data curation and publication platform. Dryad, which recently merged with the UC platform
Ariel Deardorff
September 25, 2019
Scholarly Communication
Open Access Publishing with Cambridge Journals Begins
Earlier this year, we shared news about exciting changes to UC’s agreement with Cambridge University Press that will make it easier and more affordable for UC authors to
Anneliese Taylor
September 19, 2019
Learning Tech
New Turnitin Integration for the CLE Fall quarter 2019!
Turnitin is a web-based plagiarism prevention service that is now integrated to the CLE. Instructors can create assignments to check the originality of a student’s work or use
Lisa Leiva
September 17, 2019
Education and Research
UC Pilots protocols.io to Benefit Research and Education
Having a clear and detailed methods section in research journal articles is one the most effective approaches to improve research reproducibility. Reproducibility is a focus of open research
Anneliese Taylor
September 17, 2019
Archives and Special Collections
Archives Month 2019
October is American Archives Month, and UCSF Archives and Special Collections is celebrating with a number of events and news items in the coming weeks to showcase our
Edith Martinez
September 16, 2019
Technology
Students: is your laptop/phone/tablet secure?
The unending cycle of progressive IT security, ensuring that the UCSF enterprise is as secure as possible, can cause confusion when it comes to your own laptop, phone
Salman Saeed
September 16, 2019
Scholarly Communication
Open Access Week 2019: October 21-27
Join the UCSF Library in celebrating 2019 International Open Access Week! Open Access (OA) is the free, immediate, worldwide access to research publications and other outputs, and the
Anneliese Taylor
September 13, 2019
Archives and Special Collections
Memory Lives On: Documenting the HIV/AIDS Epidemic
Join UCSF Archives and Special Collections for this interdisciplinary symposium exploring and reflecting on topics related to archives and the practice of documenting the stories of HIV/AIDS. Through
David Krah
September 10, 2019
Makers Lab
Stories from the Makers Lab: Designing for Surgical Biopsy in the Library
If you have kept up with us in the past year, you may have seen silicone suturing pads, partial-task trainers, and the plethora of other innovative applications for
Jenny Tai
September 9, 2019
Makers Lab
3D Printing for Health Science Students Elective
In early 2018, the Makers Lab partnered with the UCSF Department of Anatomy to develop the Anatomy 170.10 elective. The goal of the elective is to introduce UCSF
Dylan Romero
August 27, 2019
Data Science Initiative
Reproducibility Workshop Series
The UCSF Library is excited to announce that we have partnered with the Graduate Division and Open Science group to host a reproducibility workshop series this fall. Why
Ariel Deardorff
August 23, 2019