New ScanPro 3000 microfilm scanners were recently installed: four on the 2nd floor of Davidson Library and one in the Music Library. Some features of the digital ScanPro 3000 machines are:

• high-resolution optics
• on-screen magnification
• advanced OCR technology in almost any language
• ability to create word searchable PDFs

Library staff can assist anyone with the new machines.

Check out how the Library can help you make the most out of your classes! Travel the Library with a Library passport -- stop at highlighted tour points, meet staff and learn about essential Library spaces and services, and collect treats and passport stamps along the way. Your completed passport can be entered for a chance to win one of three $50 gift certificates to the UCSB Bookstore.

The Open Access Policy Implementation (OAPI) Project wiki is a public space that allows UC faculty, librarians, and other stakeholders to track implementation planning activities, timelines, and deliverables concerning the UC Open Access Policy that the Academic Senate adopted on July 24, 2013. The wiki reflects the current status of the project and will continue to be updated as it evolves.

Can you see beauty in science?

In science, as in art, the practitioner pursues moments of discovery when observations become greater than the sum of their parts and begin to reveal an untold story. The Art of Science initiative recognizes the creative and experimental nature of science.

Princeton University Press has just published Correspondence 1: 1834-1848, the inaugural volume in the first full-scale scholarly edition of Thoreau's correspondence in more than half a century. This is the seventeenth volume in The Writings of Henry D.

The Map & Imagery Lab is home to a large collection of aerial photography.  Our collection documents some fascinating bits of history, including before and after views of natural disasters.  In the photos below, you’ll see some of the damage along Mountain Drive caused by the 2008 Tea Fire.  The first image shows the area several years before the fire, while the second image was taken just days after the fire was contained. 

The first annual UCSB Art of Science Competition closed to submissions last week with 37 entries received that visually communicate the beauty in scientific investigation.  Please visit the voting webpage to cast your vote for the best entries!  Votes are due by Sunday, August 11. Prizes will be awarded for first, second, and third place winners as well as the winner of the popular vote