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Publisher: University of California, Los Angeles UCLA Online Campaign Literature Archive: A Century of Los Angeles Elections 
 A collection of "materials distributed by political campaigns" during California and Los Angeles elections, many from the first half of the 20th century, and some more recent (1998 to the present). Also features materials from the U.S. Presidential elections from 1924 through 1940. Searchable and browsable. From the University of California, Los Angeles. http://digital.library.ucla.edu/campaign/ Topics: Last updated Jun 23, 2006 Hoover Collection: Images of UCLA, 1927-1964
Hundreds of photographs of UCLA by Thelner Hoover. Topics include construction, buildings, parties, events, ceremonies, dedications, and aerial views. Searchable by keyword and browsable by subject and date. From the University of California, Los Angeles. http://digital.library.ucla.edu/hoover/ Topics: California: Education, Photograph Collections Last updated Aug 10, 2003 Passport to Paradise: Sufi Arts of Senegal and Beyond
An exhibit "concerning arts of the Mourides, a mystical Muslim movement originating in Senegal, West Africa." Contains artworks, photographs, and images of writings; and information on Sheikh Amadu Bamba and his teachings, the Mouride work ethic, Sheikh Ibra Fall, women, and the pilgrimage to Touba. Also includes portraits of featured artists. From the Fowler Museum of Cultural History, University of California, Los Angeles. http://www.fowler.ucla.edu/paradise/main001.htm Topics: Art by Region, Faiths, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional, September 11 & Beyond Last updated Jul 10, 2004 The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers Project
Contains information on Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA); transcripts of selected correspondence, documents, and writings by and about Garvey; audio of speeches; and photographs. Browsable. From the James S. Coleman African Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles. http://www.international.ucla.edu/africa/mgpp/ Topics: Black Resources, Correspondence, Notable People Last updated Mar 15, 2007 UCLA Today: Faculty and Staff News
Online edition of the faculty and staff newspaper of the University of California, Los Angeles. Includes campus and research news, editorials, and profiles of selected staff. Searchable by keyword and browsable by issue back to 1993. http://www.today.ucla.edu/ Topics: California: Education, Newspapers Last updated Oct 26, 2009 Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI)
The work "of Assyriologists, museum curators and historians of science to make available through the internet the form and content of cuneiform tablets dating from the beginning of writing, ca. 3350 BC, until the end of the pre-Christian era." Contains browsable descriptions and photographs. Portions available in French and German. A joint project of the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science and the University of California, Los Angeles. http://www.cdli.ucla.edu/ Topics: Language, Photograph Collections, Writing Last updated Dec 11, 2007 Bloodletting
"A brief selection of material, in word and image, on bloodletting." Includes excerpts from "On the Proper Administration of Blood-Letting, for the Prevention and Cure of Disease" (1840), by Henry Clutterbuck; and images from medical texts representing anatomical figures with points identified for bloodletting, and instruments used in the process. From the Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library, University of California, Los Angeles. http://www2.library.ucla.edu/specialcollections/biomedicallibrary/12193.cfm Topics: Health, Medical Treatments & Devices Last updated Dec 1, 2008 Online Archive of American Folk Medicine
A database of approximately 200,000 folk medicine records, illustrating "a variety of beliefs and practices such as home remedies, the activities of traditional healers ... and many therapies that fall under the rubric of complementary and alternative medicine." Records include condition, belief, method of treatment, and source of information. Searchable. From the Folklore and Mythology Archives, University of California, Los Angeles. http://www.folkmed.ucla.edu/ Topics: Medical Treatments & Devices Last updated Aug 12, 2003 SO CALled Books: Diversity in Artists' Books from Southern California
An exhibit of works by contemporary "Southern California book artists." Contains selected images of book art from over 30 artists. Includes introduction and brief information about each artist. From the Charles E. Young Research Library Department of Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles. http://unitproj.library.ucla.edu/special/socalledbooks/ Topics: Artists, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Feb 17, 2009 Melencolia I: Albrecht Dürer
Devoted to the life and work of artist Albrecht Dürer. Includes images of Dürer's woodcuts and engravings; a profile of Nüremberg, Germany, during the Renaissance; a guide to symbols featured in Renaissance art; and technical information on printmaking. Also explores themes of melancholy in Dürer's work and Renaissance music, and past and present perceptions of clinical depression. From the Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, University of California, Los Angeles. http://www2.hammer.ucla.edu/etc/durer/ Topics: Artists, Arts and Humanities, Mental Conditions, Schools of Art Last updated Feb 7, 2004 Register of the Japanese American Research Project (JARP): The Estelle Ishigo Papers, 1941-1957
Contains correspondence, writings, drawings, and paintings of Estelle Ishigo, documenting World War II Japanese American internment life "in the Heart Mountain Relocation Camp [Wyoming] and the Federal Public Housing Authority resettlement trailer camps in Southern California." Includes biography. From the Library, Department of Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles. http://hamachi.library.ucla.edu/ishigo/ Topics: Art by Region, California: History, Correspondence, Notable People: Women, United States History, World War II Last updated Jul 6, 2006 Hausa
Devoted to the Hausa language, spoken primarily in Nigeria and other parts of West Africa. Includes a map of where Hausa is spoken, an online grammar, an online dictionary, audio phrases, a list of resources, and information on dialects, pronunciation, writing, and Hausa poetry and song. From the University of California, Los Angeles. http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/aflang/Hausa/ Topics: Languages Last updated Aug 10, 2003 Neighborhood Knowledge California (NKCA)
"NKCA serves as statewide, interactive website that assembles and maps a variety of databases that can be used in neighborhood research. Its aim is to promote greater equity in housing and banking policy by providing a set of web-based tools for documenting and analyzing trends." The site presents reports and maps of California counties with associated demographic, housing, and lending information. From the Center for Neighborhood Knowledge, University of California, Los Angeles. http://www.nkca.ucla.edu Topics: Communities & Groups Last updated Aug 15, 2006 Contributions of 20th Century Women to Physics
Profiles of nearly 90 20th-century women "who have made original and important contributions to physics" before 1976. Includes "descriptions of some important work they have done and also biographical information regarding their lives, work, [and] achievements." Searchable, and browsable by field of study. Includes writings, an annotated gallery of photographs, and a collection of quotes. From the University of California, Los Angeles. http://cwp.library.ucla.edu/ Topics: Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections, Physics Last updated Dec 6, 2005 Picturing Childhood: Illustrated Children's Books From University of California Collections, 1550–1990
An online version of an exhibition catalog. Contains essays focusing on the history and tradition of children's publishing; movable and pop-up books, toys, and games; 19th-century illustrators; and 20th-century technology used in illustrating children's books. Features over 30 illustrations, checklist of works, and selected bibliography. From the Department of Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles. http://unitproj.library.ucla.edu/special/childhood/pictur.htm Topics: California: Education, Children's Literature, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Jan 27, 2009 Cosmetic Surgery
An overview of cosmetic surgery. Includes information on surgical procedures for the face, eyes, and breasts; liposuction; body contouring; and skin care/botox. Features illustrations. Browsable. From the Department of Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles. http://www.surgery.medsch.ucla.edu/plastic/cos_face.shtml Topics: Medical Treatments & Devices, The Human Body Last updated Aug 6, 2003 UCLAtv
UCLAtv is a student-run television station broadcasting to the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles, existing "to give students an opportunity to practice television-related skills, as well as to provide information, entertainment, and a forum for the free expression and exchange of ideas to the UCLA community." The site includes live video of station broadcasts, profiles and video of past programs, and information for students interested in working at the station. http://www.uclatv.com/ Topics: California: Education, Media, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Recreation, Television Last updated Jul 6, 2006 Photographs of Oscar Wilde and His Circle at the Clark Library
A collection of over 50 thumbnail photographs of Oscar Wilde. Also features photographs of Wilde's family and Lord Alfred Douglas. From the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, University of California, Los Angeles. http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/clarklib/wildphot/ Topics: Authors by Region, Literature by Place, Notable People: Arts & Humanities Last updated Dec 29, 2005 John Snow
Devoted to Dr. John Snow, a prominent figure "in the history of public health, epidemiology and anesthesiology." Includes a biography, bibliography, photographs, maps of the 1854 London cholera outbreak studied by Snow, and full text of Snow's "On the Mode of Communication of Cholera." Also contains competing theories of the cause of cholera, and news on current worldwide cholera epidemics. From the Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles. http://www.ph.ucla.edu/epi/snow.html Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Health, Health & Medical Disciplines, Infectious Diseases, Maps by Place, Notable People, Photograph Collections: Regional, Public Health & Safety, Scientific Themes Last updated Jun 21, 2004 Spices: Exotic Flavors & Medicines
Contains basic facts, photographs, and illustrations of nearly 30 herbs and spices. Explores the importance of spices, culinary aspects, perfumes and incense, and the use of spices as aphrodisiacs and medicines. Includes a timeline history of the spice trade and a chart measuring the hotness of various spices. Searchable and browsable. From the Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library, University of California, Los Angeles. http://unitproj1.library.ucla.edu/biomed/spice/ Topics: Medical Treatments & Devices Last updated Nov 15, 2006 UCLA in LA
A directory of "programs, classes, centers and activities that engage UCLA [University of California, Los Angeles] with the [local] community." Searchable, and browsable by map or by category (business, education, environment, ethnic and gender studies, health, legal services, libraries, performing arts, and community service programs). From the University of California, Los Angeles. http://la.ucla.edu Topics: California: Education, College and University Education Last updated Jul 6, 2006 National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST)
CRESST conducts "research and development that improves assessment and accountability systems" for K-12 and adult education. The site features policy briefs on current subjects including No Child Left Behind, newsletters, articles on topics of interest to parents and K-12 teachers, and a glossary. Also includes summaries of reports. CRESST is located within the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. http://www.cse.ucla.edu/ Topics: California: Education, Education Last updated Apr 17, 2007 UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
This center conducts "studies on an array of important health issues, including access to health care, health care economics, health status and chronic conditions, health insurance coverage, disparities in health services, and methodological studies related to data collection for public health and health policy." The site contains news; publications; and information on educational, outreach, and public service programs and activities. Searchable. From the University of California, Los Angeles. http://www.healthpolicy.ucla.edu/ Topics: Health, Health, Public Health & Safety Last updated Mar 15, 2007 Relief of Pain and Suffering
An illustrated history of "pain research and modern pain treatment." Includes information on anesthesia, neurophysiology, gate control theory, John Bonica, the Liebeskind lab, and the hospice movement. Features browsable index of illustrations and key terms. From the Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library, University of California, Los Angeles. http://unitproj.library.ucla.edu/biomed/his/painexhibit/ Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Health, Health, Long-term Care, Medical Treatments & Devices Last updated Jan 27, 2009 LILA: Living Independently in Los Angeles
Information for "people with disabilities living in Los Angeles County." The site identifies and maps "services and programs benefiting people with disabilities, local businesses serving the community, the ADA accessibility features of public buildings, accessible routes of travel to bus stops, inclusive recreation programs, independent living resource information," and more. Searchable, and browsable by interactive map and category. Includes related links and a discussion forum. From the University of California, Los Angeles. http://lila.ucla.edu Topics: Disabilities Last updated Apr 3, 2006 Digital Archive: Popular American Music
Contains images of sheet music for hundreds of popular American songs published from 1885 through 1953. Searchable, and browsable by title and date. From the Digital Library Program, University of California, Los Angeles. http://digital.library.ucla.edu/apam/ Topics: Music, Musical Genres Last updated Feb 28, 2005 A&M Records Collection
"Founded by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss in 1962, A&M Records helped shape the history of American music. This legendary company featured an all-star roster of artists including Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, The Carpenters, Joe Cocker," and others. This exhibit "celebrates A&M's intellectual and creative history" with annotated images of record sleeves, photos, gold records, promotional material, and more. From the University of California, Los Angeles, Library. http://www.library.ucla.edu/amrecords/ Topics: Industries, Music, Musical Genres Last updated Aug 2, 2006 UCLA Language Materials Project (LMP)
A "bibliographic database of teaching and learning materials for over 100 Less Commonly Taught Languages." Features annotated entries for dictionaries, textbooks, grammar books, phrasebooks, readers, reference books, and "authentic materials" (language materials that were originally intended for native speakers). Also includes "language profiles," which briefly describe the "historical, cultural, and social roots" of each language. From the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) International Institute, Center for World Languages. http://www.lmp.ucla.edu Topics: K-12 Education, Language Last updated Mar 19, 2007 Comitatus: A Journal of Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Contains the complete articles of all issues of the journal "Comitatus," published annually since 1970 by the UCLA Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies. Features "articles by new scholars working in any field of the Middle Ages or Renaissance." Searchable by title and author; browsable by journal volume and author/contributor. From the Digital Library Program, University of California, Los Angeles. http://digital.library.ucla.edu/comitatus/ Topics: History Last updated Aug 6, 2003 Horace's Villa Project
Devoted to the villa of Augustan Age poet Horace, located in Licenza, Italy (35 miles from Rome). Contains photographs and a model of the villa, a map with information on nearby places, 18th and 19th century artwork and testimonies, images of various objects found at the site, poems from Horace that mention the villa, and information on recent excavations. Searchable. Includes bibliography. From the University of California, Los Angeles. http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/horaces-villa/ Topics: Archaeology, Architecture by Place Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Sheet Music Consortium
Contains tens of thousands of images of sheet music from collections throughout the United States. Browsable by title, and searchable by composer, subject, publisher, and date. A project of "a group of libraries working toward the goal of building an open collection of digitized sheet music." Hosted by the University of California, Los Angeles. http://digital.library.ucla.edu/sheetmusic/ Topics: Music Last updated Nov 28, 2005 On the Corner: Day Labor in the United States
This January 2006 report on day labor in the United States "is based on a national survey of 2,660 day laborers." The "findings reveal that the day-labor market is rife with violations of workers' rights." Data in the report covers areas such as top occupations, wages, injuries, abuses, day laborer country of origin, and other aspects of day labor. From the Center for the Study of Urban Poverty, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/issr/csup/pubs/papers/item.php?id=31 Topics: Labor Last updated Aug 23, 2006 UCLAradio.com
UCLAradio.com is "the official student-run radio station" of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). In addition to live audio of programs (the station broadcasts only over the Internet), the site contains a program schedule, a calendar of concerts in the Los Angeles area, a blog, links to articles about the station in the Daily Bruin (UCLA's student newspaper), and more. From the University of California, Los Angeles. http://www.uclaradio.com Topics: College and University Education Last updated Mar 15, 2007 The UCLA Film and Television Archive Collections
This overview of the film, television, news, and audio collections at the University of California, Los Angeles, Film and Television Archive features brief background about topics such as animation, Cecil B. DeMille, Film Noir, the Pre-Code era, Jean Renoir, "soundies" ("considered the precursors to music videos"), television commercials, and Hearst Metrotone newsreels. Also includes a link to a database of the collection. http://www.cinema.ucla.edu/collections/collections.html Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Libraries & Archives by Type, Television Last updated Mar 15, 2007 Hallmark Hall of Fame: The First Fifty Years
This site celebrates television broadcasts sponsored by Hallmark from 1951 through 2001. It features an introductory essay, timeline, and synopses of programs (browsable by title or by decade) such as for the memorable live premiere in 1951 of "Amahl and the Night Visitors" and the 1953 production of "Hamlet," which "marked the first presentation of a Shakespearean play on U.S. network television." From the UCLA Film and Television Archive. http://www.cinema.ucla.edu/hallmark/ Topics: Television Last updated Mar 15, 2007 Hammer Projects
"Hammer Projects are a series of exhibitions that focus primarily on the work of emerging artists, and reflect the [Hammer] Museum's commitment to contemporary art." Features links to pages with introductory essays and images of works of individual artists in areas such as painting, drawing, collage, photography, and sculpture. From the Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center, at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). http://hammer.ucla.edu/exhibitions/projects Topics: Artists Last updated Nov 6, 2009 A Letter From Japan: The Photographs of John Swope
Companion to "the first in-depth presentation of vintage prints from the late Los Angeles photographer's 1945 journey through post-war Japan. Shot during a three-and-a-half-week period, Swope's photographs vividly document the impact of World War II on the local population." Also includes highlights from Swope's career as a Hollywood photographer. Features a dozen selected images. From the Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center, at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). http://hammer.ucla.edu/exhibitions/detail/exhibition_id/101 Topics: Photograph Collections: Regional, World War II Last updated Oct 21, 2009 A Centenary Celebration of Ralph J. Bunche
"One of UCLA's most distinguished alumni, Ralph Johnson Bunche (1903-71) fought poverty and racism on his way to becoming one of the twentieth century's leading peacemakers. ... [T]his exhibit celebrates his remarkable legacy by focusing on his accomplishments in three main areas: as a student, a scholar, and a diplomat." Features illustrated essays covering topics such as his receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1950. From the University of California, Los Angeles, Library. http://www.library.ucla.edu/bunche/ Topics: Black Resources, Notable People, Notable People: Government Last updated Aug 16, 2006 The Sleepy Lagoon Case: Constitutional Rights and the Struggle for Democracy: A Commemorative Symposium and Exhibition
Account of "the notorious trial that took place in Los Angeles in 1942, popularly known as the Sleepy Lagoon case," which concerned the murder of a Mexican American man by alleged "zoot suiters." Topics include wartime hysteria, the accused, the defense committee and the appeal, and the overturning of the conviction. Includes images of primary source documents and photographs. From the Charles E. Young Library Department of Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles. http://unitproj.library.ucla.edu/special/sleepylagoon/slexhibit.htm Topics: Last updated Feb 17, 2009 Medieval Manuscripts From the Collection of Richard and Mary Rouse
An exhibit of annotated images of pages of medieval texts from various European countries (including Austria, England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland). From the Charles E. Young Library Department of Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles. http://unitproj.library.ucla.edu/special/rouse/rouseindex.htm Topics: Literary Movements and Periods Last updated Jan 27, 2009 Not Tantamount to Rarity: Fifty Years of Collecting
Companion to an exhibit "celebrating a half century of special collections at the UCLA Library." Features an annotated checklist from the exhibit and images of selected items (such as a page from a Raymond Chandler manuscript and a photo of a California mission by Carleton E. Watkins). Browsable by topic, including Californiana, ethnic studies, literature, photography, and women. From the University of California, Los Angeles. http://unitproj.library.ucla.edu/special/rarity/introduction.htm Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type Last updated Jan 27, 2009 Index of Medieval Medical Images
"The Index of Medieval Medical Images project began in 1988 and aimed to describe and index the content of all medieval manuscript images (up to the year 1500) with medical components held in North American collections." Contains images and descriptions of each text. Search, or browse by subject, date, country of origin, and other factors. Includes a list of contributing collections. From the Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library, University of California, Los Angeles. http://digital.library.ucla.edu/immi/ Topics: Health, History Last updated Aug 28, 2006 Rat Spinal Cord Image Archive
Collection of hundreds of images of rat spinal cord cells designed to accompany an instructional project from the Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, about "Sex Differences and Organizational Effects of Androgen in Spinal Cord Motor Nuclei." Searchable, or browsable by subject. From the University of California, Los Angeles. http://digital.library.ucla.edu/ratscia/ Topics: Mammals, The Human Body Last updated Sep 8, 2006 S. Charles Lee, Architect
Collection of photographs and illustrations of works by this architect who designed numerous buildings primarily in Southern California during the 1930s and 1940s. Searchable, or browsable by name of building or subject (such as apartment buildings, drive-in theaters, luncheonettes, movie theaters, and unbuilt projects). Also includes a brief biography and background on selected projects. From the University of California, Los Angeles, Library Special Collections Department. http://digital.library.ucla.edu/sclee/ Topics: Architecture, Architecture by Place Last updated Sep 12, 2006 Musica de la Frontera: Archive of Mexican-American Music
A collection of sound clips and images of labels of commercially produced musical recordings which are "primarily in Spanish, recorded during the first half of the twentieth century, predominantly in the United States and Mexico." Searchable, or browsable by title or subject (such as adultery, deportation, and drinking). Note: complete songs available only to the UCLA community. In English and Spanish. From the University of California, Los Angeles, Library. http://digital.library.ucla.edu/frontera/ Topics: Music, Musical Genres Last updated Sep 13, 2006 DPF 99: Proceedings of the Los Angeles Meeting
Technical papers from the "1999 meeting of the Division of Particles and Fields (DPF) of the American Physical Society," which took place at UCLA. Searchable, or browsable title. Topics of papers include quarks, neutrinos, heavy flavors, string theory, and dark matter. From the University of California, Los Angeles, Library. http://www.dpf99.library.ucla.edu Topics: Physics Last updated Sep 3, 2006 Changing Times: Los Angeles in Photographs, 1920-1990
"The UCLA Department of Special Collections is selecting and digitizing approximately 5,000 of the more than 3 million images contained in the Los Angeles Times and Los Angeles Daily News photographic archives. The photographs chronicle the history and growth of Los Angeles from the 1920s to 1990." Photos are searchable, or browsable by subject. From the University of California, Los Angeles, Library. http://unitproj1.library.ucla.edu/dlib/lat/ Topics: Last updated Oct 18, 2009 The AIDS Poster Collection
Images of public health AIDS posters from around the world. The posters "illustrate attempts by a variety of 'institutions' to educate and warn their citizens about AIDS and offer advice and information in visual form about the still deadly autoimmune disease." Browsable by subject or searchable by keyword. From the University of California, Los Angeles, Library. http://unitproj1.library.ucla.edu/dlib/posters/ Topics: Art, Infectious Diseases Last updated Sep 18, 2006 Near Eastern Manuscripts: Caro Minasian Collection Digitization Project
Website of an ongoing digitization project that provides access to "manuscripts written in Ottoman Turkish, Persian, Arabic, and Armenian, primarily in the fields of medicine, literature, philology, theology, law, and history, and ranging from the 11th through the 19th centuries." Features images of hundred of pages of text. From the University of California, Los Angeles, Library, which "holds one of the two largest collections of Near Eastern manuscripts in the United States." http://unitproj1.library.ucla.edu/dlib/minasian/ Topics: Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Sep 25, 2006 Canon Law: Corpus Juris Canonici (1582)
"A digital facsimile edition of the Decretals of Gregory IX as they appeared with marginal commentary in the 'Corpus canonicum glossatum' promulgated by Gregory XIII in 1580. ... This edition of the laws, edited by the Roman Correctors ... will allow historians and legal scholars to study canon law with the aid of the original textual apparatus (glossa ordinaria)." Browsable by volume and subject (in Latin). From the University of California, Los Angeles, Library. http://digital.library.ucla.edu/canonlaw/ Topics: Christianity, Law Last updated Sep 25, 2006 Patent Medicine Trade Cards
Website for an ongoing effort to digitize a collection of 19th century "small, colorfully illustrated advertising cards touting a particular medicine and its many cures. The illustrations often have little to do with any of the ailments purported to be cured. They were pure advertising and very collectible." Searchable by keyword, such as "oil, extract, tonic, disease, ache, consumption, ague, dyspepsia, kidney, liver, heart, bowels, [and] appetite." From the University of California, Los Angeles, Library. http://unitproj1.library.ucla.edu/dlib/medicinecards/ Topics: Advertising & Marketing, Drugs Last updated Sep 25, 2006 Armand Hammer Daumier and Contemporaries Collection
This site provides background about "nineteenth-century French satirist Honoré Daumier" and his prints, drawings, paintings, and sculpture. Includes selected images of a dozen works, including some from the exhibit "The Cutting Edge of Fashion," which poked fun at the modes of 19th century Paris. Also includes a short bibliography. From the UCLA Hammer Museum at the University of California, Los Angeles. http://hammer.ucla.edu/collections/detail/collection_id/4 Topics: Art, Artists Last updated Sep 17, 2009 Masters of American Comics
Companion to a 2005-2006 exhibition of work by "15 artists who shaped the development of the American comic strip and comic book during the past century." Includes images of 30 works by artists such as Winsor McCay (Little Nemo), George Herriman (Krazy Kat), Chester Gould (Dick Tracy), Will Eisner, Charles M. Schulz, R. Crumb, Art Spiegelman, and Chris Ware. From the UCLA Hammer Museum at the University of California, Los Angeles. http://hammer.ucla.edu/exhibitions/detail/exhibition_id/103 Topics: Art Last updated Oct 21, 2009 Jean Prouvé: A Tropical House
Companion to a 2005-2006 installation of a prefabricated metal house that was constructed by French designer Jean Prouvé in 1949 "as a prototype for inexpensive, readily assembled housing that could be easily transported to France's African colonies." Features a dozen images of the house and the installation process. Also includes introductory essay. From the UCLA Hammer Museum at the University of California, Los Angeles. http://hammer.ucla.edu/exhibitions/detail/exhibition_id/105 Topics: Architecture Last updated Sep 14, 2009 World History for Us All
This website provides "a powerful, innovative model curriculum for teaching world history in middle and high schools." Features an overview of the integrative approach to world history, lesson plans arranged by "Big Eras," a glossary, and links to related websites. Some portions in development. A project of San Diego State University in cooperation with the National Center for History in the Schools at the University of California, Los Angeles. http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu/ Topics: History Last updated Jul 8, 2008 Turkish Tutor
Online language instruction for Turkish. "Turkish Tutor consists of interactive lessons in which you watch short video clips from a popular Turkish TV show and listen to clear audio clips of dialogue and vocabulary. You can test your listening comprehension with exercises in English and Turkish." Each lesson includes an audio glossary. From the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Center for Near Eastern Studies (CNES). http://languagetutors.ucla.edu/turkishtutor/ Topics: Languages Last updated Sep 22, 2009 Azeri Tutor
"Instructional program designed to help you understand the Azeri language as people actually speak it in Azerbaijan. Azeri Tutor consists of interactive lessons for elementary and superior level Azeri. The online modules incorporate authentic video depictions of the countryside and urban environment in Azerbaijan. You can test your listening comprehension with exercises in English and Azeri." Lessons include a glossary. From the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Center for Near Eastern Studies (CNES). http://languagetutors.ucla.edu/azeritutor/ Topics: Languages Last updated May 24, 2009 Digital Roman Forum
Maps and panoramic and detailed views of a digital model of the Roman Forum as it appeared in late antiquity (June 21, 400 A.D). Also includes modern views of the sites, "documentation for the archaeological evidence and theories utilized to create the model" (such as texts from Ovid and Plutarch), and basic information about the individual features. From the Cultural Virtual Reality Laboratory (CVRLab), University of California, Los Angeles. http://dlib.etc.ucla.edu/projects/Forum/ Topics: Archaeology, History By Place Last updated May 14, 2007 Auscultation Assistant
"The Auscultation Assistant provides heart sounds, heart murmurs, and breath sounds in order to help medical students and others improve their physical diagnosis skills." It features an introduction to the physiology of murmurs and sound samples of normal heartbeats, an innocent flow murmur, systolic and diastolic murmurs, breath sounds (normal, crackles, wheezes), and sounds for related conditions. From the University of California, Los Angeles. http://www.wilkes.med.ucla.edu/intro.html Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Health & Medical Disciplines, The Human Body Last updated May 16, 2007 WebSpectra
"This site was established to provide chemistry students with a library of spectroscopy problems." Features the chemical formula, a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrum, and structural solutions for beginning, intermediate, and advanced compounds. Also includes an introduction to infrared radiation (IR) spectra and links to related sites. From the University of California, Los Angeles. http://www.chem.ucla.edu/~webspectra/ Topics: Science Last updated May 16, 2007 Urban Simulation Team
"The Urban Simulation Team at UCLA is a research group exploring applications for real-time visual simulation in design, urban planning, emergency response, and education." The main focus of the team is to "build a real-time virtual reality model of the entire Los Angeles basin." The site features images of virtual models of areas such as Little Tokyo, Hollywood, Westwood, Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica, and Pasadena. From the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). http://www.ust.ucla.edu/ustweb/ Topics: Social Science Last updated May 12, 2007 Protesta Humana
"This collection contains rare examples of anarchist, socialist, and communist newspapers published in Buenos Aires during the late nineteenth century." Browse by newspaper (currently includes La Protesta Humana newspaper for 1897-1902) or search in Spanish. Search results feature digitized newspaper pages. From Digital Collections, University of California, Los Angeles, Librariehttp://lii.org/cs/liia/edit/item/24029?x-r=ededit&x-template=editor_e.forms. http://digital.library.ucla.edu/newspaper/ Topics: Newspapers, Newspapers by Place Last updated Oct 16, 2009 AsiaMedia
This is "a daily electronic publication that delivers news about all aspects of the media in Asia, including its role in regional and national economies, societies, and political debate. ... [It also] publishes commentary by a range of journalists, scholars, and policy makers." Covers topics such press policy in Korea, arrests of journalists in Pakistan, and the state of the media in Bangladesh. From the UCLA International Institute, University of California, Los Angeles. http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/ Topics: Media Last updated May 12, 2009 Wilder Shores: Lady Travelers of the 18th and 19th Centuries
This exhibit "features books and manuscripts, both by and about, women who traveled" to regions such as India, Russia, and Turkey in the 18th and 19th centuries. It is "organized geographically, loosely following the structure of Barbara Hodgson's book, 'No Place for a Lady.'" Includes photos, illustrations, and images of books. From the Charles E. Young Library Department of Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). http://unitproj.library.ucla.edu/special/wildershores/ Topics: Women Last updated May 14, 2009 Children of the Atomic Bomb
"This website provides the who, what, and why of UCLA's involvement with the development of the atomic bomb and nuclear issue for over six decades." Find background on Dr. James Yamazaki's research of the health effects of the nuclear bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, general information about radiation and health, drawings (many disturbing) by atomic bomb survivors, video clips, and related material. Developed by Yamazaki with the UCLA Asian American Studies Center. http://www.aasc.ucla.edu/cab/index.html Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Pollutants & Toxic Substances, Weapons Last updated May 23, 2009 Catalogue of Digitized Medieval Manuscripts
This catalog provides "a simple means to discover medieval manuscripts available on the web." Searchable, or browse by location, shelfmark, title, author, language. The site notes that "[a]s the project develops, a richer body of information for each manuscript, and the texts in these codices, will be provided, where available." From the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, University of California, Los Angeles. http://manuscripts.cmrs.ucla.edu/ Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated May 26, 2009 UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology (UEE) : Open Version
This website provides an encyclopedia on ancient Egyptian history and culture with peer-reviewed articles from the world's leading Egyptologists, archaeologists, linguists, art historians, geologists, and others. Topics include scarabs, Osiris and the deceased, famine, and cordage production. Search, or browse papers by year. The articles are in English, each with an abstract in Arabic. From the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, University of California, Los Angeles. http://repositories.cdlib.org/nelc/uee/ Topics: Archaeology, History By Place Last updated May 8, 2009 Digital Karnak
Website devoted to the ancient Egyptian temple of the god Amun in Karnak (near modern day Luxor, Egypt). Features a "timemap" showing the development of the temple complex (view by date or by pharaoh or other leader), video animations of the temple model, modern video footage of Karnak and Luxor, photos, and instructional texts on topics such as daily ritual, architectural features, and construction methods. From the University of California, Los Angeles. http://dlib.etc.ucla.edu/projects/Karnak/ Topics: Archaeology, Architecture Last updated Apr 24, 2009 Fayum UCLA/RUG
Website for this project of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), in cooperation with the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (RUG, the Netherlands) in the Fayum, "the area in Egypt where the earliest evidence of agriculture has been found." Find background about the project, which studies land and water use in relation to agriculture during prehistory and the Greco-Roman period. Includes photos, maps, and reports on research seasons back to 2002. Some website sections still under development. http://www.archbase.com/fayum/ Topics: Archaeology Last updated Jun 1, 2009 Oral History of Human Genetics: The Intelligent Archive
Collection of oral history transcripts on the history of human genetics. As of April 2009, only a few of the oral histories are available, but they are very detailed and contain supplemental material such as timelines and related papers. Also provides a bibliography, chronology of human genetics (1900-2000), and project background. This ongoing project is a collaboration between historians of science at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Johns Hopkins University. http://www.socgen.ucla.edu/hgp/ Topics: Health, Health & Medical Disciplines Last updated Apr 23, 2009 Swahili in the Time of AIDS/Kiswahili Katika Wakati wa UKIMWI
Learning resource for intermediate Swahili students on AIDS in East Africa. "Focused on photographs taken ... in Tanzania and Kenya between 2002 and 2005, and interviews conducted ... in 2006, the lesson encourages students to consider how East African cultures and the Swahili language are changing in the time of AIDS." Brief introduction in English; all other text and video and audio clips in Swahili. From linguistics professors at the University of California, Los Angeles. http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/al/kdthompson/ukimwi/Utangulizi.html Topics: Infectious Diseases, Languages Last updated May 12, 2009 |
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