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Access to copyrighted material in the HathiTrust digital library is now open to member institutions with copies of those items in their physical collections. Millions of digitized books available through HathiTrust which are also in UC libraries’ collections are now available online to UC students, faculty, and staff. Use your UC credentials to login to the HathiTrust Digital Library, and then checkout in-copyright books for online reading access for renewable one hour loans. You can also still, as before, read and download public domain books at will. #hathitrust #covid19 #fairuse #digitallibraries

Welcome to Spring Quarter, Tritons! With the Library buildings closed and instruction taking place online this quarter, we wanted to reach out and let you know ...we’re here to help. Please visit http://lib.ucsd.edu/remoteservices for info on how to access materials and receive assistance remotely (VPN service required to access resources from an off-campus device). Stay tuned for more updates on how our librarians and staff can help you academically thrive this quarter. #ucsdlibrary See more

Our librarians and staff are working hard (remotely, of course) to ensure we have a robust set of digital services available for Spring Quarter. This infographic shows the increase in Slack messages senta 177% increase over the previous monthall in an effort to help the UC San Diego community transition to online instruction and ensure our students can continue to thrive academically. Next week, we’ll begin to share more on the services available remotely, so please stay tuned and stay safe. #tritonpride #ucsdlibrary

Noise Alert Stop by BLB's Front Desk for earplugs if you need them when construction starts on 11/14/19! View the link for alternate quiet study options

BBC picked up the story of the 3D printed turtle shell repair facilitated by our colleague Scott at the Library's Digital Media Lab. If you have an idea for a 3D printed project, reach out to the Library (and Scott) for help.

Elsevier update! Today direct access to new (2019) articles and backfiles of certain journals has been suspended. The UC San Diego Library is prepared to help our patrons access the articles they need in other ways. #UCElsevier.... Find out how go.ucsd.edu/2NPkUE8

Get ready for #PlasticFreeJuly by choosing unpackaged products and remembering your reusables! Together we can make a difference and be a part of the solution.

As you may know, the University of California has been out of contract with the publisher Elsevier since January but, so far, the publisher has continued to provide access to new articles via ScienceDirect. Although Elsevier has not yet provided us with official notification, we now have reason to believe that the publisher will shut off that direct access in the first half of July, after the July 4 holiday. bit.ly/2KIdBM8

Dive in! Here are the latest #popsci books to keep you company as temperatures climb (hopefully) and days grow long. #summer

Close to the Sun is an adventurous, riveting account based on the experience of over 40,000 heart surgeries, where everything was on the line every moment in the O.R. Don't miss the chance to meet Dr. Stuart Jamieson and have your book signed! (Copies will be available for purchase from the UC San Diego Bookstore). : Thursday, May 16 ... : 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. : Geisel Library, Seuss Room bit.ly/2J9TZjn

Perfect Predator - book talk with Dr.s Steffanie Strathdee & Thomas Patterson on March 5th @ 5 pm at Geisel Library. Come hear how the two overcame a predatory superbug that nearly claimed the life of Dr. Patterson. For more details see the Library's News & Events. https://library.ucsd.edu/news-events//the-perfect-predator/ Registration is at https://perfect_predator.eventbrite.com

Why your doctor should also be a scientist - an opinion piece on the need for physicians to also be scientists. The number of physician-scientists have been dropping over the past few years. Need a little inspiration about the connection between these two? Check out the article. https://www.wired.com//why-your-doctor-should-also-be-a-s/