http://libraries.ucsd.edu/about/press/feed.xmlMedia Contact: Dolores Davies, UCSD Libraries, (858) 534-0667 or ddavies@ucsd.eduTue, 21 May 2013 16:12:34 -0700Cascade Serverwebmaster@ucsd.eduhttp://libraries.ucsd.eduabout/press/releases/2013/origami-artist.htmlTo many of us, origami, the ancient Japanese art of paper-folding, is an artistic novelty, resulting in a cute miniature crane, frog, elephant or even a boat or a box. But, according to origami master Robert Lang, the algorithms and theorems of origami design have illuminated long-standing mathematical questions and have even solved practical engineering problems. Tue, 14 May 2013 01:00:00 -0700http://libraries.ucsd.eduabout/press/releases/2013/origami-artist.htmlhttp://libraries.ucsd.eduabout/press/releases/2013/light-action-camera.htmlSan Diego—with its spectacular coastal vistas, wide sandy beaches, and perpetually balmy weather—has long been a draw as a filming location for Hollywood motion picture studios. Not nearly as well known, however, is the fact that in the 1920s, La Jolla once boasted its own thriving community of filmmakers—the La Jolla Cinema League—which flourished in the waning days of silent cinema.Mon, 06 May 2013 01:00:00 -0700http://libraries.ucsd.eduabout/press/releases/2013/light-action-camera.htmlhttp://libraries.ucsd.eduabout/press/releases/2013/award-winning-bag-it.htmlAs part of the University’s Earth Week activities, the UC San Diego Library’s Environmental Sustainability Group (ESG) will host a screening of the award-winning environmental documentary Bag It on Thursday, April 18th from 12 noon-1:00 p.m. in the Geisel Library’s Seuss Room. Also during Earth Week the Library is presenting an exhibit, “Living Sustainably,” at the Biomedical Library building.Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:00:00 -0700http://libraries.ucsd.eduabout/press/releases/2013/award-winning-bag-it.htmlhttp://libraries.ucsd.eduabout/press/releases/2013/beyond-checkbox.htmlBeyond the Check Box, a collaborative project conceived by Thurgood Marshall College at UC San Diego and the UCLA Bruin Resource Center, is currently on view on the first floor of Geisel Library in the West Wing thru June 14. A reception for the exhibit will be held on April 17 at 4 p.m. adjacent to the exhibit site. Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:00:00 -0700http://libraries.ucsd.eduabout/press/releases/2013/beyond-checkbox.htmlhttp://libraries.ucsd.eduabout/press/releases/2013/nation-readers.html“A Nation of Readers,” an exhibition of books, pamphlets, manuscripts, newspapers and other materials from the Mandeville Special Collections Library, illustrates the significance of reading in American life from the colonial period to the present. The exhibit, which will be on view on the main floor of Geisel Library through June 30, 2013, examines four threads of American cultural history: the diversity of audiences within the American reading public; the variety of reading materials sought by and available to those audiences; the ways in which reading materials have been marketed to the American public; and the influence of certain American institutions that have promoted books and encouraged reading.Wed, 03 Apr 2013 01:00:00 -0700http://libraries.ucsd.eduabout/press/releases/2013/nation-readers.htmlhttp://libraries.ucsd.eduabout/press/releases/2013/hlhw-spring-event.htmlDuring the spring quarter, the Holocaust Living History Workshop (HLHW), a collaboration between the UC San Diego Library and the University’s Judaic Studies Program, will continue its year-long “The Long Shadow of the Past” series, featuring all-new speakers. Thu, 21 Mar 2013 01:00:00 -0700http://libraries.ucsd.eduabout/press/releases/2013/hlhw-spring-event.htmlhttp://libraries.ucsd.eduabout/press/releases/2013/mobile-computer.htmlA new mobile app launched by the UC San Diego Library during fall quarter has proven to be a real hit with campus smart phone users, especially those who are on the prowl for an open computer in the Library or another study space on campus. The PC Availability app, developed jointly by the Library and Academic Computing & Media Services (ACMS), is accessible on the Library’s mobile site—http://libraries.ucsd.edu/m—which went live in February, 2011.Fri, 01 Mar 2013 01:00:00 -0800http://libraries.ucsd.eduabout/press/releases/2013/mobile-computer.htmlhttp://libraries.ucsd.eduabout/press/releases/2013/seuss-birthday-celebration.htmlThe University of California, San Diego will be putting on its annual birthday celebration on Friday, March 1, for one of the world’s most beloved authors, Theodor Seuss Geisel, also known as Dr. Seuss. The party, which is open to Dr. Seuss fans both on and off campus, will be held at 11:50 a.m., March 1, at the foot of Library Walk in front of Geisel Library, named in 1995 for Theodor Geisel and his wife, Audrey, major supporters of the UC San Diego Library and the University. Fri, 22 Feb 2013 01:00:00 -0800http://libraries.ucsd.eduabout/press/releases/2013/seuss-birthday-celebration.htmlhttp://libraries.ucsd.eduabout/press/releases/2013/veterans-civil-rights.htmlOn February 22, as part of its Black History Month activities, the UC San Diego Library will hold a panel discussion from 12 noon to 1:30 p.m. that will include City of San Diego Mayor Bob Filner, a Freedom Rider, and other activists from the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.Fri, 22 Feb 2013 01:00:00 -0800http://libraries.ucsd.eduabout/press/releases/2013/veterans-civil-rights.htmlhttp://libraries.ucsd.eduabout/press/releases/2013/digital-humanities-lunch-series.html(Co-Hosted by UCSD’s Center for the Humanities & the UC San Diego Library)Winter/Spring 2013Wed, 13 Feb 2013 01:00:00 -0800http://libraries.ucsd.eduabout/press/releases/2013/digital-humanities-lunch-series.htmlhttp://libraries.ucsd.eduabout/press/releases/2013/indian-ledger-exhibit.htmlA jewel of an exhibit on view at the San Diego Museum of Art through May 28, 2013, was conceived by UC San Diego faculty, curated by UCSD students, and includes narrative works of art from the Mandeville Special Collections Library. Alternative Accounts: Plains Indian Ledger Art from the 19th Century to Now focuses on “visual stories” created by Plains Indians at a time when their ancestral way of life had all but disappeared. The 19th century was a devastating time on the Great Plains. Massive herds of buffalo, which had once roamed the grasslands in the millions, were slaughtered nearly to extinction, destroying the livelihood of Native peoples. Indian artists turned from traditional painting on buffalo hide to other media, including ledger paper, which was both plentiful and available. At first, continuing in the tradition of buffalo-hide painting, the ledger drawings were representations of war heroism and sacred visions and other public status-building narratives. With time, the books began to also include more private accounts and memories – of ceremonial grandeur, of displacement and reservation life, of courtship and daily doings.Tue, 05 Feb 2013 01:00:00 -0800http://libraries.ucsd.eduabout/press/releases/2013/indian-ledger-exhibit.htmlhttp://libraries.ucsd.eduabout/press/releases/2013/black-history-month.htmlTwo exhibits on view at UC San Diego’s Geisel Library beginning this month shed light on very different aspects of African-American history. The exhibits, which are part of the university’s Black History Month festivities celebrated in February, include the Arts Library’s “Fantastic Fans from Africa & the African Diaspora,” featuring a wide range of vintage printed paper fans, and “Also There: Unsung Voices from the Crossroads of Freedom & Equality,” sponsored by the Social Sciences & Humanities Library.Tue, 05 Feb 2013 01:00:00 -0800http://libraries.ucsd.eduabout/press/releases/2013/black-history-month.htmlhttp://libraries.ucsd.eduabout/press/releases/2012/pirates-in-print.htmlUC San Diego historian Mark Hanna, an authority on the rise and fall of pirates during the first British Empire, will deliver a lecture at 1 p.m. on January 16 on “Pirates in Print: Seafaring Treasures of the Mandeville Special Collections Library.” The lecture is free and open to the public and takes place in the Seuss Room in Geisel Library on the UC San Diego campus. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 01:00:00 -0800http://libraries.ucsd.eduabout/press/releases/2012/pirates-in-print.htmlhttp://libraries.ucsd.eduabout/press/releases/2013/hlhw-winter-event.htmlDuring winter 2013, the Holocaust Living History Workshop (HLHW), a collaboration between the UC San Diego Library and the University’s Judaic Studies Program, will continue its year-long series of all-new speakers reflecting on “The Long Shadow of the Past.” The series is part of the HLHW’s efforts to broaden understanding of the past and foster tolerance. Wed, 09 Jan 2013 01:00:00 -0800http://libraries.ucsd.eduabout/press/releases/2013/hlhw-winter-event.htmlhttp://libraries.ucsd.eduabout/press/releases/2012/haug-national-book-award.htmlJordan Haug, a Ph. D. candidate in Anthropology, has been named the 1st prize winner of the National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest, a competition sponsored by the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America (ABAA), the Fellowship of American Bibliographic Societies (FABS), and the Center for the Book and the Rare Book and Special Collections Division of the Library of Congress. The contest, which is supported by the Jay I. Kislak Foundation, recognizes outstanding book collecting efforts by college and university students. The prestigious prize includes $2500 for the winning student, Haug, as well as a $1000 prize for the sponsoring library, UC San Diego Library. Tue, 11 Dec 2012 01:00:00 -0800http://libraries.ucsd.eduabout/press/releases/2012/haug-national-book-award.htmlhttp://libraries.ucsd.eduabout/press/releases/2012/digitized-book-giving.htmlIf you’ve grown weary of the same old holiday gift giving ideas, here’s a novel gift idea that is historically significant, reasonably priced, and will also support University of California libraries: a book digitized from the University of California’s own library collections. Wed, 05 Dec 2012 01:00:00 -0800http://libraries.ucsd.eduabout/press/releases/2012/digitized-book-giving.htmlhttp://libraries.ucsd.eduabout/press/releases/2012/biotech-industry-legends.htmlThree legendary San Diego venture capitalists will discuss past lessons learned and thoughts about the future of local commercial biotech ventures during the first in a series of planned “conversations” Nov. 7 in Calit2’s Atkinson Hall at UC San Diego. The event is being billed as the first of its kind in San Diego.Wed, 07 Nov 2012 01:00:00 -0800http://libraries.ucsd.eduabout/press/releases/2012/biotech-industry-legends.htmlhttp://libraries.ucsd.eduabout/press/releases/2012/stuart-sheiber.htmlStuart Shieber, Harvard’s Scholarly Communications Director, to Speak at Geisel Library Nov. 1 Stuart Shieber, the director of Harvard University’s Office of Scholarly Communication, will give a talk on “Publishing Distress in the Sciences and Humanities: Two Problems in Scholarly Communication and How to Solve Them.” The talk, which is sponsored by the UC San Diego Center for the Humanities and the UC San Diego Library, will take place in the Seuss Room in Geisel Library from 3:30-5:00 p.m. with a reception following from 5:00-6:00 pm. The talk is free and open to members of the campus community. Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:00:00 -0700http://libraries.ucsd.eduabout/press/releases/2012/stuart-sheiber.htmlhttp://libraries.ucsd.eduabout/press/releases/2012/sam-popkin.htmlTimely behind-the-scenes insights into the current presidential campaign and those of past challengers will be offered by Samuel Popkin, noted political scientist and author, during a free lecture at noon, Nov. 1, in the Geisel Library at UC San Diego.Thu, 01 Nov 2012 01:00:00 -0700http://libraries.ucsd.eduabout/press/releases/2012/sam-popkin.htmlhttp://libraries.ucsd.eduabout/press/releases/2012/geisel-24-5-news.htmlAt the stroke of midnight, especially during the week of Halloween, frightening things are likely to happen. But this Sunday at midnight, something frighteningly good is on the agenda for UC San Diego students: the UC San Diego Library will open a long-anticipated 24/5 Study Commons in Geisel Library, which will remain open throughout the academic year.Sun, 28 Oct 2012 01:00:00 -0700http://libraries.ucsd.eduabout/press/releases/2012/geisel-24-5-news.html