News by Author: Kemi Amin
UCSF Commits to Make All Journals Freely Accessible
San Francisco, CA – Today faculty, administration, and library leaders from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) took a major step towards the goal of making all scholarly literature freely available to
Library Extended Hours During March Finals
The Parnassus Library has extended hours during the March finals. We will be staying open until 12midnight on the following dates: Monday, March 13 – Thursday, March 16: 7:45am – 12:00am Sunday, March
The New Way to Reserve Equipment
At long last, our equipment reservation calendar is online and available to users. The days of emailing or calling Tech Commons staff to check on equipment availability are over (we
Open Access Funding Opportunity for All UCSF Faculty
The UCSF Academic Senate voted to double the amount of funds available in the Open Access Publishing Fund in 2017. The Fund is made possible through a generous yearly gift
Four Factors of Fair Use – Fourth Factor: The Effect of the Use on the Potential Market
Assessing the fourth factor of fair use can be the trickiest, because one needs to consider existing and potential markets for the work, including secondary markets, which might include translations,
Four Factors of Fair Use – Third Factor: Amount and Substantiality of the Portion Taken
The third factor of fair use concerns itself with the amount of material used from a particular work. Have you used only what you need to achieve your purpose? Can
Four Factors of Fair Use – First Factor: The Purpose and Character of the Use
The first factor of fair use centers around why you are using the portion of copyrighted material, and what you want to do with it. The courts generally favor, and
Four Factors of Fair Use – Second Factor: The Nature of the Copyrighted Work
When assessing the second factor of fair use, think about the work itself. Courts tend to favor factual works over more highly creative works as a fair use. So an
UCSF Archives and Special Collections Receives NHPRC Grant
UCSF Archives and Special Collections (A&SC) is pleased to announce it has been awarded a 2016 National Historical Publications & Records Commission (NHPRC) grant from the National Archives in support
Open Access – What You Need to Know (@ZSFG)
The UCSF Library is hosting this “upload-a-thon” session to help authors navigate the UC Open Access Policies as well as the upload process through both the UC Publication Management System
January Makers Lab Pop-ups
The Makers Lab January Pop-ups are underway. Make the most of your new year with a fun selection of pop-ups just for the UCSF community: Jewelry Making > Programmable Electronics >
Archives Talk | What Will It Take To End AIDS?
REGISTER WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 12:30 – 1:45 PM Join UCSF Archives & Special Collections for an afternoon talk with the Pulitzer Center supported journalists Jon Cohen, Amy Maxmen and Misha
[12/15] Library Leaders Series with Chris Shaffer
Thursday, December 15, 12 – 1 pm Health Sciences Building, HSW-302, Parnassus campus Library Leaders Series: The Role of University Libraries in Transforming Research, Education, and Care with Chris Shaffer
Using the New RefWorks
Librarian Evans Whitaker will be offering a new class this month: The New RefWorks: Word 2016, Google Docs & More REGISTER Friday, November 18, 12 – 1 pmParnassus Library, Room
Library End-of-Year Schedule
The Parnassus Library will have extended open hours starting November 27 through December 8. We will be closing at 12 am on the dates listed below, with the exception of a
Historical Medical Collections in the 21st Century
Friday, October 21 | 12 – 1:15 pmParnassus Library, 5th Floor, Lange Room530 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143 Join UCSF Archives & Special Collections for an afternoon talk with