News & Announcements

  • Banned Books Week

    Banned Comics Exhibit Returns

    The annual Banned Comics Exhibit is up in the Comics Corner and will remain through October.

  • Drawings of amoebas, test tubes, microscope, DNA helix

    New Resource: ProQuest Biological Sciences

    ProQuest Biological Sciences database contains full text, peer-reviewed articles across the biological and life sciences, as well as conference proceedings and trade journals.

  • Woman reading comics

    Spotlight on the SDSU Comics Hub

    Special Collections & University Archives holds more than 80,000 single issue "floppy" comic books. We are working hard to make them browsable in our online comics catalog, the SDSU Comics Hub.

  • Comics @ SDSU

    SDSU Panelists at Comic Con

    Scientists, artists, librarians, and historians from the Comic Studies Collaborative will come together at this year's Comic Con to showcase research on topics of social and racial justice, activism, science, and academics, all tied to comics. 

  • Mural

    New Digital Collection - Art in the SDSU Library

    This collection documents artwork on public display in the San Diego State University (SDSU) Library as of June 2026. The content includes artwork that relates to and supports the Africana Studies Collection and the Chicana/o Collection, as well as two major photography collections and several significant large-scale murals.

  • Stack of books

    Improvements in Interlibrary Loan

    The San Diego Circuit system has been integrated into our Rapido/ILL workflow, allowing for seamless borrowing for SDSU users.

  • Stack of newspapers and a cup of tea

    Research Tip: How to Access Newspapers

    Our newspaper FAQ explains how you can access current and past issues of papers like the New York Times and the San Diego Union-Tribune.

  • Juneteenth

    Juneteenth Resources

    We'll be closed on Juneteenth, but you can still check out our guide with recommended books in honor of the holiday.

  • Social Justice Collection

    Featured Collection: Social Justice

    Materials found in this collection include those on race discrimination, anti-racism, police violence, and systemic racism in America, as well as broad collections supporting research and teaching on social justice topics, diversity, equity and inclusion across the curriculum at SDSU.

  • Three books in LGBTQ+ Studies

    New books in LGBTQ+ Studies

    In honor of Pride Month, here's a few of the latest titles in LGBTQ+ Studies.