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Publisher: Regents of the University of California HIV InSite 
 "The site has an extensive collection of original material, including the HIV InSite Knowledge Base, a complete textbook with extensive references and related links organized by topic. ... HIV InSite's policy is to link to the best of the Web, and thousands of links to external Web sites are incorporated into the site's original content." The textbook covers epidemiology, diagnosis, transmission and prevention of HIV, and more. From the University of California San Francisco. http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/InSite Topics: Drugs, Infectious Diseases, Medical Treatments & Devices, Women's Health Last updated Jan 17, 2006 Migrant Labor Camp Photographs From the Harry Everett Drobish Papers, 1935-1936
"This collection of 63 photographic prints of various sizes documents migrant labor camps in California. ... Included are photographs of groups and buildings at the Arvin Migratory Labor Camp and other camps in Kern County, California. Also included are photographs of Hooverville in Sacramento, some taken by the California State Emergency Relief Administration." Searchable and browsable. From the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. A part of the Online Archive of California (OAC). http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf738nb5fr Topics: Agriculture, Emigration & Immigration, History, Labor, United States History Last updated Sep 5, 2006 Photographs of Agricultural Laborers in California, ca. 1906-1911
Ethnic groups in this collection include Japanese farm laborers; urban Chinese; and Mexican, Italian, and East Indian workers and communities. The rural and urban locations include Fresno, Gilroy, Los Angeles, Merced, Palo Alto, Ryde, San Francisco, the San Joaquin River area, San Jose, the Stockton area, Visalia, and Woodland. Searchable and browsable. From the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. A part of the Online Archive of California (OAC). http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf200007qw Topics: Agriculture, History, Labor, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, United States History Last updated Nov 6, 2009 Face to Face: The Science of Reading Faces
Transcript of a 2004 interview with psychologist Paul Ekman, who is known for his research on facial expression and the development, with associates, of the Facial Action Coding System (FACS). Includes a few facial expression photos. Part of the "Conversations with History" series at the Institute of International Studies, University of California, Berkeley. http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/people4/Ekman/ekman-con0.html Topics: Communications, Notable People, Social Science Last updated Dec 6, 2005 Fruit & Nut Research and Information Center: Almond
This site features a collection of publications related to almonds as an agricultural crop. Topics include almond varieties, the almond production process, pests and diseases, and production economics. From the Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis. http://ucce.ucdavis.edu/datastore/datastoreview/showpage.cfm?reportnumber=612&catcol=2806&categorysearch=Almond Topics: Agriculture, Crops Last updated May 17, 2008 California Newspaper Project (CNP)
Contains a catalog of bibliographic records for "11,000 of an estimated total of 20,000 California newspapers published since 1846," representing the holdings of over 2,500 libraries, historical societies, and museums. Searchable by keyword, title, place, subject, publishing year, and holding institution. Also includes database of microfilm master negatives, and related links. Managed by the Center for Bibliographical Studies and Research, University of California, Riverside. http://cnp2.ucr.edu/ Topics: Last updated Oct 18, 2009 Edward W. Said: A Bibliography
Arranged chronologically from 1964–2000, this is a searchable bibliography of works by and about the noted researcher, writer, and Palestinian advocate, the late Dr. Edward Said, professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. Prepared by a librarian at the University of California, Irvine, to accompany Dr. Said's lectures for the Welleck Library Lecture Series. http://www.lib.uci.edu/libraries/pubs/scctr/Wellek/said/index.html Topics: History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jan 30, 2009 Religious Themes in the Movies & Television
Videography of movies and a couple of television programs with religious themes, with an emphasis on Christian themes. Also includes a bibliography on religion in the movies, and a videography of films with Jewish themes. From the Media Resources Center of the Moffitt Library, University of California, Berkeley. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/religiousfilms.html Topics: Film: Genres & Themes Last updated Dec 13, 2005 The UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)
Site of the "visual arts center" offering "art and film programs, collections and research resources." Contains searchable databases of images of artworks; essays on selected art exhibitions; critical and historical texts about films shown at PFA; and PFA Library book, film and video, and ephemera collections. Includes a calendar of events, information on exhibits and programs, and a brief history of the center. From the Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive, University of California, Berkeley. http://www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Libraries & Archives by Type Last updated Aug 20, 2003 War Relocation Authority Photographs of Japanese-American Evacuation and Resettlement, 1942-1945
A searchable and browsable collection of over 7,000 photographs and 300 Kodachrome slides taken by the War Relocation Authority (WRA) during World War II, documenting the internment of Japanese and Japanese Americans evacuated from California, Oregon, and Washington state. Also includes images of pre-evacuation and resettlement. Includes hundreds of photographs by Dorothea Lange. From the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. A part of the Online Archive of California (OAC). http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf596nb4h0 Topics: History, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, United States History, World War II Last updated Jul 3, 2006 Guide to the Cased Photographs and Related Images from The Bancroft Library Pictorial Collections, Bulk ca. 1845-ca. 1870
"Approximately 440 cased photographs and related images from the collections of The Bancroft Library. Included are daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, and tintypes dating from the 1840s through 1860s. Also present are some painted miniature portraits as well as other photographic processes such as opalotypes, pannotypes, and crystoleum prints." Features portraits, mining scenes, California gold rush towns, and views of San Francisco and Sacramento. Also contains a glossary of photographic terms, and bibliography. From the California Digital Library. http://content.cdlib.org/view?docId=tf7p3006fv&query=cased&query-join=and&brand=oac Topics: Geology, Photograph Collections, Photography Last updated Sep 5, 2006 JARDA: Japanese American Relocation Digital Archives
"Documenting the experience of Japanese Americans in World War II internment camps," this searchable site provides access to tens of thousands of images and pages of electronic transcriptions. Includes photographs, manuscripts, paintings, drawings, letters, oral histories, and documents. Also features an overview essay about Japanese American relocation. From the California Digital Library. http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/jarda/ Topics: Correspondence, History, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections: History, World War II Last updated Mar 26, 2007 How to Manage Pests: Grape
"University of California's official guidelines for pest monitoring techniques, pesticides, and nonpesticide alternatives for managing pests" in grape crops. Features information about specific diseases, insects and mites, nematodes, and weeds. Includes photos, general information about pesticides and herbicides, and a list of research projects related to grapes. From the Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program (IPM), University of California, Davis. http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/selectnewpest.grapes.html Topics: Agriculture, Crops, Gardening, Home & Housing, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Plants, Wine Last updated Sep 5, 2004 UCTV
University of California Television (UCTV) "delivers documentaries, faculty lectures ... research symposiums and artistic performances from each of the ten [University of California] campuses." The site contains live broadcast video, and video of current and past programs. Includes a schedule and profiles of selected programs, and related articles. Searchable by keyword, and browsable by topic (arts and music, health and medicine, humanities, public affairs, and science). http://www.uctv.tv/ Topics: Television Last updated Aug 23, 2003 Digital Library Building Blocks: Glossary
This glossary of terms for digital librarianship can help you distinguish OAI from an IOU, and familiarize you with acronyms, terms, and phrases such as METS, "XML Gateway," and "behaviors metadata." Searchable; browsable by major topic. From the California Digital Library. http://www.cdlib.org/inside/diglib/glossary/ Topics: Librarianship, Libraries & Archives by Type, Social Science Last updated Oct 14, 2004 Data Powers of Ten
How many bits to a byte? How many bytes to a typewritten page? How about how many bytes to a book? A shelf of books? A library? Know what an exabyte is? How about a yottabyte? This is a list of estimates of the quantities of data contained within various media. Part of the site "How Much Information?" from the School of Information Management and Systems (SIMS), University of California, Berkeley. http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/research/projects/how-much-info/datapowers.html Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Media, Media Last updated May 24, 2006 Landscape Prints and Drawings Collection
A collection of 40 landscape prints and drawings, ranging in date from the late 1500s through the early 1900s. Searchable, and browsable by nationality of artist (American, Austrian, British, Dutch and Flemish, French, German, Italian). Includes works by James Whistler, Rembrandt, Claude Lorrain, and others. From the Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts at the University of California, Los Angeles. A part of the Online Archive of California (OAC). http://findaid.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf200001hw Topics: Arts and Humanities, Arts and Humanities Last updated Jul 3, 2006 The University of California Press eScholarship Editions
Thousands of online books from the UC Press, covering "a range of topics, including art, science, history, music, religion, and fiction." A larger selection is available for University of California faculty, staff, and students. Searchable, and browsable by subject, author, and title. From the California Digital Library. http://www.escholarship.org/editions/ Topics: Literature & Books Last updated Jul 3, 2008 The California Backyard Orchard: Avocado
Links to facts sheets and other publications on home garden avocados. Includes resources on budding and grafting avocado trees and growing avocados from seed. From the University of California Fruit and Nut Research and Information Center, University of California, Davis. http://homeorchard.ucdavis.edu/avocado.html Topics: Fruits & Vegetables Last updated May 26, 2007 European Union Internet Resources
A collection of websites about the European Union. Topics include institutions and bodies, business, research centers, documents, journals, and treaties. From the Doe & Moffitt Libraries, University of California, Berkeley. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/doemoff/govinfo/intl/gov_eu.html Topics: International Governments Last updated Dec 19, 2005 CAL-FOI Archive
"A collection of documents and links to Internet sites on First Amendment, public records, open government and similar issues of concern to reporters." Sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists Northern California chapter. http://journalism.berkeley.edu/resources/foi/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Government, Government Last updated Jan 16, 2009 Persimmon
A collection of links to information about this tree fruit (originally from Asia) as an agricultural crop. Includes fact sheets, production management tools, and organizations with related information. From the University of California, Davis, Fruit and Nut Research and Information Center (FNRIC). http://ucce.ucdavis.edu/datastore/datastoreview/showpage.cfm?reportnumber=612&catcol=2806&categorysearch=Persimmon Topics: Crops, Gardening Last updated May 19, 2008 Checklist of Online Vegetation and Plant Distribution Maps
A list of links to vegetation and plant distribution maps. International in scope. Browsable by geographic area. From the Earth Sciences and Map Library, University of California, Berkeley. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/EART/vegmaps.html Topics: Scientific Themes Last updated Aug 3, 2003 UC Berkeley Summer Reading List
Collection of thematic summer reading lists aimed at college students. Features themes such as "Great Discoveries, Voyages, and Adventures," "Now That's Funny," and banned books. Includes selected lists back to 1985. Books are chosen by faculty and staff of the University of California, Berkeley. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/instruct/readinglists/ Topics: Literature & Books, Summer Reading Last updated Dec 1, 2007 University of California Teaching, Learning & Technology Center (TLtC)
A virtual center established "to provide systemwide visibility to [UC] campus and faculty efforts in the development and use of teaching and learning technologies." Contains resources for teachers, including Web design tutorials and guides to intellectual property and copyright; a database of "Who's Doing What" with technology and teaching in the UC community; articles and related news; and a calendar of events. Searchable and browsable by subject. From the University of California. http://www.tltc.uci.edu/ Topics: College and University Education Last updated Jul 2, 2009 Image and Sound Databases
"Included here are image and sound databases which provide access to works of art, news and film archives, cultural artifacts, design collections, advertising, historical broadcasts, manuscripts and photographs." From the University of California, Berkeley, libraries. Some databases available only to users affiliated with the university. http://sunsite2.berkeley.edu:8088/ERF/servlet/ERFmain?cmd=searchResType&resTypeId=14 Topics: Internet, Internet Guides & Search Tools Last updated Jun 26, 2007 U.C. Berkeley Physics Lecture Demonstrations
Contains "information and pictures used for preparing and performing undergraduate lecture demonstrations at the University of California Physics Department at Berkeley." Topics include mechanics, waves, heat and matter, electricity, magnetism, optics, and astronomy. Also includes video. From the Museum Informatics Project (MIP), University of California, Berkeley. http://www.mip.berkeley.edu/physics/ Topics: Physics Last updated Jul 25, 2006 The Future of Democracy in Russia: The Lesson of Perestroika and the Question of the Communist Party
Transcript of the 1993 Sanford S. Elberg Lecture in International Studies, given by Alexander Nikolaevich Yakovlev, discussing the Soviet restructuring policy of "perestroika" under Mikhail Gorbachev in the 1980s. In addition to the lecture, the site contains a biography of Yakovlev (who died in October 2005) and a 1996 interview with Yakovlev. From the Institute of International Studies, University of California, Berkeley. http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/Elberg/Yakovlev/yak-elb1.html Topics: History By Place, Political Parties & Theories Last updated Oct 25, 2005 The California Backyard Orchard: Pomegranate
Collection of resources on pomegranates, with an emphasis on growing the fruit in California. Discusses planting, fertilization, pruning, training, diseases, and varieties suited to different areas of the state. Provides information for pomegranates as home garden and agricultural crops. From the UC Fruit & Nut Research and Information Center, University of California, Davis. http://homeorchard.ucdavis.edu/pomegranate.html Topics: Crops, Fruits & Vegetables Last updated May 26, 2007 Vegetable Research & Information Center: Tomato
Collection of documents on commercial and home garden tomatoes in California. Features publications on tomato production and processing, diseases (such as blossom-end rot and powdery mildew), tomato history, variety trials, and related topics. From the University of California Cooperative Extension, University of California, Davis. http://vric.ucdavis.edu/veg_info_crop/tomato.htm Topics: Crops Last updated Feb 17, 2009 Centennial of 1906
This page collects information about the April 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire, and related 2006 centennial activities and exhibits from various departments and groups at the University of California, Berkeley. Features basic data and links to photographs and websites with material about the earthquake. From Berkeley Seismological Laboratory. http://seismo.berkeley.edu/1906/ Topics: Geology Last updated Mar 7, 2006 HIV InSite: Sexual Violence: Related Resources
Annotated links to resources on sexual violence, covering topics such as sexual violence and sexually transmitted diseases (including HIV/AIDS), guidelines and best practices, policy, and sexual violence in specific countries and regions (such as South Africa and south Asia). Includes links to many organizations working on rape, violence against women, and related issues. From the Center for HIV Information, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/InSite?page=kbr-08-01-09 Topics: Crime, Infectious Diseases, Women Last updated Mar 28, 2006 webcast.berkeley
This is a portal to webcasts and podcasts of selected courses and events at the University of California, Berkeley campus. The events section features items such as the XIV Dalai Lama speaking in 2009, Stephen Hawking speaking in 2007, John Edwards speaking on poverty in America in 2005, and Bill Clinton speaking in 2002. Browse by categories such as art, business, education, history, and science. From the University of California, Berkeley. http://webcast.berkeley.edu Topics: Blogs & Podcasts by Subject Last updated Jun 3, 2009 Green Design/Sustainable Architecture: Resources
Extensive bibliography on sustainable design of buildings, with listings for dictionaries and encyclopedias, handbooks, histories, journals, and resources for codes and specifications, design, building materials, construction methods, environmental health, energy, case studies, and more. Includes links to additional research guides on solar design, daylighting (natural lighting), and other design topics. From the Environmental Design Library, University of California, Berkeley. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ENVI/GreenAll.html Topics: Architecture Last updated May 2, 2006 Intellectual Journey, Challenging the Conventional Wisdom: Conversation With John Kenneth Galbraith
Transcript and video of an interview with John Kenneth Galbraith (1908-2006), "Professor of Economics at Harvard for more than fifty years; writer and author of more than 20 books, including 'The New Industrial State' ... [and] advisor to President Kennedy." Some of the interview topics include good writing, U.S. Third World policy during the Cold War, political leadership, and intellectuals in government. From the Institute of International Studies, University of California, Berkeley. http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/conversations/Galbraith/galbraith1.html Topics: Economics, Notable People Last updated May 3, 2006 Calisphere
Calisphere is the University of California's gateway to more than 150,000 digitized primary source items that "reveal the diverse history and culture of California." Its content "has been selected from ... the UC campuses, and from a variety of cultural heritage organizations." Searchable, or browsable by individual subjects or themed collections, which are "primary source sets organized to support California [K-12] Content Standards." Also includes selected historical essays and lesson plans. http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu Topics: Last updated Jul 17, 2006 John J. Bonica, 1917-1994: Virtual Archives
"Dr. John J. Bonica was a pioneer in the field of pain research. He initiated an interdisciplinary approach to pain management as early as 1950." This site features a brief biography, audio and transcript of excerpts from an oral history interview, and a photo gallery (including images from his secret wrestling career). From the Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library, University of California, Los Angeles. http://unitproj.library.ucla.edu/biomed/his/bonica/ Topics: Health & Medical Disciplines, Notable People Last updated Jan 23, 2009 One Person's Truth: The Life and Work of Paul Monette (1945-1995)
"Paul Monette was the first openly gay person to give his papers to the UCLA Library. ... Monette was also the first author in the Library's manuscript collections to have won the National Book Award." This online exhibit provides a biography of Monette, accompanied by photos, images of manuscripts of his prose and poetry, and related material. From the Charles E. Young Library Department of Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles. http://unitproj.library.ucla.edu/special/monette/monettebios.htm Topics: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Transgendered People Last updated Jan 27, 2009 How Shall a Generation Know Its Story: The Edgar Bowers Conference and Exhibition
Exhibit about the life and works of William Edgar Bowers Jr., "one of the finest American poets of the 20th century." He was born in Georgia and taught at the University of California, Santa Barbara, from 1958-1991. Features a brief biography accompanied by photographs, poems, correspondence, and related material. Includes a list of books and awards. From the Charles E. Young Library Department of Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles. http://unitproj.library.ucla.edu/special/bowers/bowers.htm Topics: Notable People, Poetry Last updated Jan 4, 2009 Islamic Banking and Finance
Transcript from a series of lectures on Islamic finance "delivered at UCLA in a Fall 2001 seminar for the business community." Provides an overview of banking and finance in accordance with Islamic law, examples of Islamic banking in the private sector and at the state level, discussion of risk management and prospects for Islamic finance, and related material. From the UCLA International Institute. http://www.international.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=15056 Topics: Faiths, Finance Last updated Nov 13, 2006 California Cultures
This site "documents California's rich history of diversity and multicultural contributions. This collection -- including photographs, documents, newspaper clippings, political cartoons, works of art, oral histories, and other primary sources -- ... features more than 20,000 specially digitized primary sources." Includes primary sources, historical overviews, and lesson plans relating to African American, Asian American, Hispanic American, and Native American groups. From Calisphere, a service of the University of California libraries. http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/calcultures/ Topics: Last updated Feb 7, 2008 |
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