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Publisher: University of California, San Diego San Diego/Tijuana Border Aerial Photo Set 
 An exhibit of ten "scanned sections of the joint USGS/US Customs Service series produced in 1979," representing border areas of San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico. From the University of California, San Diego. http://gort.ucsd.edu/mw/border/sdtab2.html Topics: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Aug 16, 2003 Otolaryngic Gerontology (Issues of Aging)
Provides general information on illnesses "common later in life," including those affecting the ears (earwax, itchy ears, decreased hearing, tinnitus); nose (aging rhinitis, bloody nose, allergic rhinitis); and throat (sore throat, cough). From the Division of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, San Diego. http://drdavidson.ucsd.edu/Portals/0/Aging/ Topics: Health & Medical Disciplines, Medical Treatments & Devices, Senior Health Last updated Jun 6, 2008 The Advertising Artwork of Dr. Seuss
Brief information and images of illustrations created by Dr. Suess (born Theodore Seuss Geisel) before he "found fame as a children's book author." Includes work created for oil, ball bearing, beer, and sugar companies, bug spray ("Quick, Henry, the Flit!"), and radio promotional spots. From the Mandeville Special Collections Library at the University of California, San Diego. http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/dsads/index.shtml Topics: Advertising & Marketing, Artists Last updated Oct 26, 2004 The UCSD Guardian Online
Online version of "the official student newspaper of the University of California, San Diego." Includes local news, editorials, sports, entertainment, classified ads, and an events calendar. Contains searchable issues dating back to 2000. http://www.ucsdguardian.org/ Topics: California: Education, College and University Education, Magazines, Newspapers, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Oct 26, 2009 Health Information
Topics include conditions and concerns; medications; women's, men's, children's, and teens' health; food and nutrition; sports and fitness; sexuality and health; alternative health; travel and health; mental health; and diagnostic and surgical procedures. Also features interactive tools (anatomy and condition explorers, healthy living calculator); a quick reference guide to diseases, conditions, and injuries; and a medical dictionary. From the University of California, San Diego, Medical Center. http://health.ucsd.edu/healthinfo/ Topics: Health Last updated Jul 24, 2006 Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Cancer Patients
A browsable list of complementary and alternative therapies for treating cancer, promoting wellness, and coping with the side effects of conventional cancer treatments. Includes a description of each therapy, its believed functioning and reported benefit, potential risk and harm, and cost. From the Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego. http://cancer.ucsd.edu/Outreach/PublicEducation/cams.asp Topics: Cancer, Health, Medical Treatments & Devices Last updated Jul 6, 2004 California Explores the Ocean: San Diego Historical Society - Oral Histories
A searchable collection of over 50 transcribed interviews with "fishermen, cannery workers, fishing boat owners and captains, fishmongers, and others involved in commercial fishing, sport fishing, and boat building. Many belonged to immigrant Italian and Portuguese families that settled in San Diego from around 1910 to 1930." More than half of the interviews feature audio. A collaboration of the San Diego Historical Society and the University of California, San Diego. http://ceo.ucsd.edu/photographs/sdhs/oral/ Topics: Agriculture, History, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Aug 4, 2003 Climate Change
This brief site explains the importance of changes in climate, and provides information on global warming, the greenhouse effect, and determining ancient climates from trees, coral reefs, polar ice caps, and the ocean floor. From the Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego. http://aquarium.ucsd.edu/climate/ Topics: Environment, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife Last updated Mar 25, 2007 Secrets of the Seahorse
This online exhibit includes articles about seahorses in the San Diego Bay, a family tree of the Gasterosteiformes (seahorses, pipefishes, sticklebacks, and their relatives), interactive games, video, and information on threats, conservation, and the use of seahorses as medicine, pets, and curios. From the Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), University of California, San Diego. http://aquarium.ucsd.edu/Education/Learning_Resources/Secrets_of_the_Seahorse/history.html Topics: Animals, Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians, Pets, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife Last updated Mar 26, 2007 Voyager: Giant Kelp
Contains a map of world kelp distribution (shrub kelp and kelp with air bladders) and information on kelp harvesting, anatomy, use as food, and ecological importance. Features activities and quizzes. Part of the Voyager for Kids website from the Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), University of California, San Diego. http://aquarium.ucsd.edu/Education/Learning_Resources/Voyager_for_Kids/kelpvoyager/ Topics: K-12 Education, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Plants by Name Last updated Apr 1, 2007 Scripps Institution of Oceanography Library: Collections
Thousands of "still images (prints, slides, negatives, digital images) of people, ships, oceanographic instruments, buildings, meetings, events, expeditions, marine environments & specimens collected by or associated with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. These collections include works of individual photographers, ... collections of official photographs, ... & individual photo albums & single prints donated to the SIO Archives." From the SIO Archives, University of California, San Diego. http://libraries.ucsd.edu/locations/sio/scripps-archives/resources/collections/ Topics: California: History, History, Photograph Collections Last updated Sep 22, 2009 Sheldon Brown
Contains images of eight projects from Sheldon Brown's "public artworks and installations that combine architectural settings with mediated and computer controlled elements." Includes virtual reality artwork, sculpture "created with a variety of computer controlled processes," and video installations. From the Center for Research in Computing and the Arts, University of California, San Diego. http://www-crca.ucsd.edu/~sheldon/ Topics: Art by Region, Artists Last updated Aug 16, 2003 Little Animals: Big Bag of Tricks
Information on nudibranchs (a type of sea slug), including food, smell, and camouflage. From the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), University of California, San Diego. http://www.sio.ucsd.edu/voyager/nudibranch/ Topics: Animals, Biology, Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Science Last updated Apr 4, 2006 Muscle Physiology Home Page: The Introduction to Muscle Physiology and Design
Includes a general overview essay with information on the cross-bridge cycle; cellular energy stores; glucose and fat metabolism; creatine phosphate; fiber types and lengths; microscopic, macroscopic, and myofilament structure; hypertrophy; anabolic steroids; electrical stimulation; and eccentric contraction. Also includes abstracts of recent publications by Muscle Physiology Lab personnel, full text of selected articles, and a bibliography. Searchable. From the Muscle Physiology Lab, University of California, San Diego. http://muscle.ucsd.edu/musintro/jump.shtml Topics: Drugs & Medications by Type, Energy, Health & Medical Disciplines, The Human Body Last updated Aug 11, 2003 Stuart Collection: Site Specific Sculpture at the University of California, San Diego
Contains profiles and images of works of 15 contemporary artists commissioned to create sculptures for the UC San Diego campus. Includes a map of where the sculptures are located on campus and a chronology. From the University of California, San Diego. http://stuartcollection.ucsd.edu/ Topics: Last updated Oct 4, 2004 KSDTRadio.org
Site of KSDT, "a student-run radio station located on the campus of the University of California, San Diego." KSDT "broadcasts solely via streaming MP3 on the internet." The site contains a program schedule, a searchable playlist, discussion forums, the KSDT online magazine, a calendar of local events, and lists of record stores and music venues in the San Diego area. http://ksdt.ucsd.edu/ Topics: California: Education, College and University Education, Media, Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Apr 10, 2009 California Explores the Ocean: Expeditions
A collection of reports, letters, clippings, ships' logs, published research, and photos of numerous expeditions of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography "to study the seas, marine life and the geology of the sea floor." Includes the Mid-Pacific Expedition (1950), the Capricorn Expedition (1952), the Lusiad Expedition (1962), and the Nova Expedition (1967). A collaboration of the San Diego Historical Society and the University of California, San Diego. http://ceo.ucsd.edu/expeditions/ Topics: Correspondence, Geology, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Science Last updated Mar 7, 2006 California Explores the Ocean: San Diego Historical Society - Photographs
A searchable collection of photographs from the 1870 to the 1970s, including images of "the ocean and coastline around San Diego ... its boat and ship industry, the U.S. Navy's early presence in the area, marine life, kelp harvesting and processing, sea salt production, sport fishing, commercial fishing, the tuna industry, canneries, fish trade, and oceanographic research." A collaboration of the San Diego Historical Society and the University of California, San Diego. http://ceo.ucsd.edu/photographs/sdhs/photographs/ Topics: California: History, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife Last updated Aug 4, 2003 Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) Archives: Histories
Essays, biographies, and administrative histories by staff of the Archives of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Includes photographs of and information about the philanthropy of Ellen Browning Scripps and the Scripps family, oral histories, and an essay about Hugh Bradner's invention of the wet suit. From the SIO, University of California, San Diego. http://scilib.ucsd.edu/sio/archives/histories/ Topics: California: Education, Education, Geology, History, Science Last updated Apr 17, 2007 Dr. Seuss Went to War: A Catalog of Political Cartoons
"Over 400 editorial cartoons" created by Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss) during 1941-1943 for the New York newspaper "PM." Browsable by date, and subject (people, countries/regions, war/domestic issues, battles and battlefields). Also includes a set of war bonds cartoons by Geisel. From the Mandeville Special Collections Library at the University of California, San Diego. http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/dspolitic/ Topics: Art, Arts and Humanities, Media, Media, Politics, World War II Last updated Oct 26, 2004 Scripps Institution of Oceanography Timeline
A timeline of key events concerning the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, beginning with the birth of philanthropist Ellen Browning Scripps in 1836. Opens directly into a PDF file. From the SIO Archives, University of California, San Diego. http://repositories.cdlib.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1031&context=sio/arch Topics: California: Education, Education, Geology, Science Last updated Apr 24, 2007 They Still Draw Pictures: Drawings Made by Spanish Children During the Spanish Civil War, circa 1938
"A collection of over 600 drawings made during the Spanish Civil War by Spanish school children, both in Spain and in refugee centers in France, rendered in pencil, crayon, ink, and watercolor." Features digital reproduction of the book with the same title (including the original introduction by Aldous Huxley). From the Mandeville Special Collections Library, University of California, San Diego. http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/tsdp/ Topics: Art by Region, Arts and Humanities, Arts and Humanities, History By Place, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Aug 23, 2003 The Visual Front: Posters of the Spanish Civil War
Over 40 propaganda posters from the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), representing the Republican Spain point of view. Includes introductory essay, chronology of the war, and bibliography. From the Mandeville Special Collections Library, University of California, San Diego. http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/visfront/ Topics: Communications, History By Place, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Aug 23, 2003 Latin American Election Statistics: A Guide to Sources
Contains a chronology of elections in Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. Features information on elections at the municipal, state, and federal levels from independence to the present, and a glossary of Spanish elections terms. From librarian Karen Lindvall-Larson, University of California, San Diego. http://libraries.ucsd.edu/locations/sshl/resources/featured-collections/latin-american-elections-statistics/index.html Topics: Government, Regions of the World, Regions of the World Last updated Nov 1, 2009 Weathering the Weather: The Origins of Atmospheric Science
Annotated images of covers and selected pages from over 50 "early and important works on meteorology," dating from the 1500s through the 1800s. Browsable by author. From the Mandeville Special Collections Library, University of California, San Diego. http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/weather/ Topics: Weather Last updated Apr 4, 2007 The Center for Comparative Immigration Studies: Working Papers
Collection of dozens of publications on immigration topics such as U.S. immigration reform, illegal immigration, refugees, the U.S.-Mexico border, and health and education of immigrants. Archives go back to 2000. From the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies (CCIS), University of California, San Diego. http://ccis.ucsd.edu/category/working-papers/ Topics: Emigration & Immigration Last updated Oct 29, 2009 Grey Matters: From Molecules to Mind
Grey Matters "is an educational [television and online video] series that seeks to enhance public awareness of recent developments in brain research. Topics include stem cells, brain development, perception, addiction and sleep." Features online video lessons and related study guides, teacher resources, and links for selected segments. Also available in Spanish. From the Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind, University of California, San Diego. http://www.ucsd.tv/greymatters/ Topics: Health & Medical Disciplines, The Human Body Last updated Sep 6, 2006 California Explores the Ocean: Fish Bulletin -- Calif. Dept. of Fish and Game
"The California Department of Fish and Game's Fish Bulletin is a core resource for the study of fish and fisheries in California. Continuously published as a monographic series since 1913, but slowing down publication in recent years, the Fish Bulletin contains in-depth monographs on a variety of topics, primarily marine, and also including some non-fish marine species." This site provides full text of the bulletins. From the University of California, San Diego. http://ceo.ucsd.edu/fishbull/ Topics: Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians Last updated Sep 12, 2006 The Missions of Alta California: Photographs by William Henry Jackson
Exhibit of selections from William Henry Jackson's series of albumen photographs (1885-1890) of the Franciscan missions in California. Features images of twelve missions including Mission Dolores in San Francisco, and missions in San Luis Rey, San Juan Capistrano, and Santa Barbara. Includes multiple images of some of the missions. From the Mandeville Special Collections Library, University of California, San Diego. http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/missionsites/ Topics: California: History Last updated Sep 6, 2006 Shots of War: Photojournalism During the Spanish Civil War
Collection of photographs taken by photojournalists during the Spanish Civil War. Browsable by date, place, people (combatants and civilians), news agency, and war damage. Includes an introductory essay about the Spanish Civil War and war photography in the 1930s, and a bibliography. From the Mandeville Special Collections Library, University of California, San Diego. http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/swphotojournalism/ Topics: Photograph Collections: Regional, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Sep 6, 2006 Images of Baja California: Images by Harry Crosby
Exhibit of dozens of annotated photographs of Baja California taken in 1967-1992. Includes sections on "Pre-history and History of Antigua California," "Life at Remote Ranches in Baja California," and "Landmarks Along the Wheeltracks Grandly Known as the 'Trans-Peninsular Highway.'" From the Mandeville Special Collections Library, University of California, San Diego. http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/baja/crosby/ Topics: Photograph Collections: Regional Last updated Sep 6, 2006 Images of Baja California: Images by Marquis McDonald
Exhibit of dozens of annotated photographs of Baja California taken in 1949-1950. Marquis McDonald "set out in the fall of 1949 to visit all the known mission locations in Baja California. In 1968 McDonald published a book about the adventure." This site features a selection of photos of the peninsula's missions, ruins, and scenery with associated text from McDonald's book. From the Mandeville Special Collections Library, University of California, San Diego. http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/baja/mcdonald/ Topics: Photograph Collections: Regional Last updated Sep 13, 2006 SIOExplorer Digital Library Project
"Data, documents and images from 822 expeditions by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) since 1903 are becoming web-accessible under a usage policy through the new SIOExplorer project, and will become part of the overall NSF-funded National Science Digital Library (NSDL). The effort is a collaboration among researchers at Scripps, computer scientists from the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), and archivists and librarians from the UCSD Library." Includes links to shipboard and geophysical data. http://nsdl.sdsc.edu Topics: California: Education, Geology, Water Last updated Sep 13, 2006 Early and Clairvoyant Journals by Hannah Weiner
Images of hundreds of pages or works by Hannah Weiner, a "largely unknown and practically unread" author who invented "large-sheet poetry" (also called "avant-garde journalism"). Weiner's work is described in the lengthy introductory essay as "stemming from Ralph Waldo Emerson and Gertrude Stein's radical narrative theories." From the Mandeville Special Collections Library, University of California, San Diego. http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/m504/ Topics: Poetry Last updated Sep 13, 2006 Call to Arms: Communist Ephemera of Madrid During the Spanish Civil War
"This exhibit focuses on the printed ephemera of the Partido Comunista de España (PCE) and affiliated groups produced in Madrid during the Spanish Civil War. Throughout the conflict, the PCE emerged as one of the prominent organs of propaganda in Madrid." Features images and translations of handbills and posters on topics such as mobilization, unity, and morale. Also includes a brief bibliography. From the Mandeville Special Collections Library, University of California, San Diego. http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/calltoarms/ Topics: History By Place, Political Parties & Theories, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Sep 13, 2006 Images of Baja California: Images by Howard E. Gulick
Exhibit of dozens of briefly annotated photographs of Baja California taken in 1950-1967. "Gulick made hundreds of photographs of Baja California's landscapes, coastlines, cities and built environment." This exhibit provides a selection of Gulick's Baja California images. From the Mandeville Special Collections Library, University of California, San Diego. http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/baja/gulick/ Topics: Photograph Collections: Regional Last updated Sep 13, 2006 Earthguide
This interactive "educational resource about Earth, oceans and the environment" features presentations and animations on topics such as Southern California weather and earthquakes, science of the sea floor, tsunamis, global change and global warming, geologic time, and tides and waves. Also includes links to related websites with news, images, maps, data, teaching tools, activities, and more. From the Geosciences Research Division at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego. http://earthguide.ucsd.edu Topics: Science Last updated Feb 4, 2007 Forces of Nature: Southern California Weather
Designed for elementary school students, this website features interactive activities on temperature, wind, and weather forecasting. Also includes material for teachers, a glossary, and links to related websites. (It is anticipated that activities about the water cycle, precipitation, extreme weather, and atmosphere will be available in the near future.) Produced by Earthguide, a part of the Geosciences Research Division at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego. http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/weather/ Topics: Weather Last updated Oct 26, 2009 Machine Perception Laboratory: Projects
Overviews of projects from this lab whose goal is to "gain insights into how the brain works by developing systems that perceive and interact with humans in real time using natural communication channels." Learn about facial action coding systems (FACS), real-time face detection and feature detection, 3-D head tracking, human-robot interaction, and similar projects. From the University of California, San Diego. http://mplab.ucsd.edu/grants/project1/projects.html Topics: Computers, The Human Body Last updated Nov 6, 2007 Search Field (California) Polls, 1979-Latest Release, Questions and Answers
Find questions and answers from California Field polls for 1979-2006. "The Field (California) Poll was founded in 1947 by Mervin Field. ... The Field Poll tracks voter preferences in all major statewide candidate and proposition election contests, assesses California public opinion about elected officials and major issues facing the state, obtains reaction to political and social developments, and covers topical news stories of general public interest." From the University of California, San Diego, Libraries. http://gort.ucsd.edu/calpol/ Topics: Society & Social Science Last updated Jun 29, 2009 |
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