News & Announcements
Access to the Washington Post
Aug 14Provides historical coverage of first-hand accounts, politics, society and events of Washington, D.C. and the nation.
New Library Website
Jul 21The Library is launching a new website on August 1, to better align with the campus's site.
Exploring Race in Society
Jul 19A full-text research database that offers essential content covering race-related issues
Temporary Closure of 2nd Floor Love Library
Jun 5Heads up! The 2nd floor of Love Library will be completely closed from June 5 to June 9. This includes access to the staircases, so be prepared to use the elevators to move around.
Status of the San Diego Computer Museum Collection
Jan 4The San Diego Computer Museum (http://www.computer-museum.org/) donated its collection to the San Diego State University Library in 2005 and, since then, materials from that collection have been used occasionally in library exhibitions and public programs. The collection is currently unprocessed and unavailable for use by the public.
¡Micro Misterio!
Apr 27Special Collections and University Archives is beyond thrilled to announce our acquisition of a collection of cover art from rare Mexican pulp mini-comics!
Collection Spotlight: Historic Astronomy
Feb 26Special Collections is home to the Ernst Zinner Historic Astronomy Collection. This world-class collection contains some of the oldest and rarest titles in the library, including thirteen incunabula (books printed before 1501), the first edition of Nicolaus Copernicus’ seminal text, De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium (1543), and Tycho Brahe’s Astronomiae Instauratae Mechanica (1602).
The Vote in Words and Pictures
Oct 6November is Coming! And this year, with it comes another national election in the United States. We thought it would be fun to raise awareness about our democratic system by taking a look at some comic books that explore democracy and voting in the United States.