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The '''UCSF Library''', officially the Kalmanovitz Library, is the library of the [[Organization:University of California, San Francisco|University of California, San Francisco]] and it located at the Parnassus campus. It is one of the world's foremost libraries in the health sciences.
The '''UCSF Library''' is the [[Biology:Library|library]] of the [[Organization:University of California, San Francisco|University of California, San Francisco]]. It is one of the world's foremost libraries in the health sciences.


==Archives and Special Collections==
==Facilities==
The UCSF Archives and Special Collections is part of the UCSF Library located on the Parnassus campus in San Francisco, California. The UCSF archives serve as the official repository for the preservation of selected records, printed and born-digital materials, and realia generated by or about UCSF, including the School of Medicine, School of Nursing, School of Pharmacy, School of Dentistry, the Graduate Division, and the UCSF Medical Center.<ref>https://blogs.library.ucsf.edu/broughttolight/sample-page/</ref> The archives also include rare and unique materials that support research and teaching in the history of the health sciences.<ref>https://archive.org/details/ucsanfrancisco&tab=collection</ref>
The main branch (Kalmanovitz Library) is located at the Parnassus campus, with secondary locations at the Mission Bay campus in the Rutter Center and Mission Hall. Additionally, the library is affiliated with the ZSFG Library at the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, the Fishbon Memorial Library at UCSF Medical Center, the UCSF Fresno Medical Library at UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program, the UCSF Patient Health Library at Mount Zion Medical Center, the Medical Library at Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center Library at the San Francisco VA Medical Center.


The institutional archives were officially established in 1963 by UC President Clark Kerr. He mandated the creation of both a records management system and an archives program at UCSF. The medical history rare book collection began in the 1930s, before the establishment of the institutional archives.<ref>https://blogs.library.ucsf.edu/broughttolight/sample-page/</ref>
===Art===
The main branch hosts artwork by Hiroshige, Georges Mathieu, Helaman Ferguson, Fred Reichman, R.C. Gorman, Bill Woodrow, Robert Cremean, and Sarah Sze.


==Facilities==
==Archives and Special Collections==
The main branch (Kalmanovitz Library) is located at the Parnassus campus, with a secondary location at the Misson Bay campus in the Rutter Center. Additionally, the library is affiliated with the ZSFG Library at the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, the Fishbon Memorial Library at UCSF Medical Center, the UCSF Fresno Medical Library at UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program, the UCSF Patient Health Library at Mount Zion Medical Center, and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center Library at the San Francisco VA Medical Center.
The UCSF Archives and Special Collections is part of the UCSF Library located on the Parnassus campus in San Francisco, California. The UCSF archives serve as the official repository for the preservation of selected records, printed and born-digital materials, and realia generated by or about UCSF, including the School of Medicine, School of Nursing, School of Pharmacy, School of Dentistry, the Graduate Division, and the UCSF Medical Center.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.library.ucsf.edu/broughttolight/sample-page/|title=About|date=June 5, 2013}}</ref> The archives also include rare and unique materials that support research and teaching in the history of the health sciences.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/ucsanfrancisco&tab=collection|title=University of California, San Francisco Library, Archives & Special Collections : Free Movies : Free Download, Borrow and Streaming : Internet Archive|website=archive.org}}</ref>


===Art===
The institutional archives were officially established in 1963 by UC President Clark Kerr. He mandated the creation of both a records management system and an archives program at UCSF. The medical history rare book collection began in the 1930s, before the establishment of the institutional archives.<ref name="auto"/>
The main branch hosts artwork by Hiroshige, Georges Mathieu, Helaman Ferguson, Fred Reichman, R.C. Gorman, Bill Woodrow, Robert Cremean, Sarah Sze.


==Holdings==
===Holdings===
Significant rare book collections and archival holdings include:  
Significant rare book collections and archival holdings include:  
*Pre-20th century works related to the health sciences published in the San Francisco Bay Area or by California authors, includes several early medical and dental journals and San Francisco Department of Public Health reports
*Pre-20th century works related to the health sciences published in the San Francisco Bay Area or by California authors, includes several early medical and dental journals and San Francisco Department of Public Health reports
*[[Unsolved:Homeopathy|Homeopathy]] archival papers and works from the library of the Hahnemann Medical College of the Pacific
*[[Unsolved:Homeopathy|Homeopathy]] archival papers and works from the library of the Hahnemann Medical College of the Pacific
*Speck collection on [[Medicine:Cholera|cholera]], includes pamphlets and reports on cholera epidemics in the US and Europe<ref>https://digital.library.ucsf.edu/exhibits/show/speck</ref>  
*Speck collection on [[Medicine:Cholera|cholera]], includes pamphlets and reports on cholera epidemics in the US and Europe<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://digital.library.ucsf.edu/exhibits/show/speck|title=Cholera: The Reinhard S. Speck Collection · UCSF Digital Collections|website=digital.library.ucsf.edu}}</ref>  
*Ralph H. Kellogg collection for high-altitude physiology
*Ralph H. Kellogg collection for high-altitude physiology
*Incunabula regarding the health sciences and early printed work (16th to 19th century)  
*Incunabula regarding the health sciences and early printed work (16th to 19th century)  
*The East Asian Collection, includes works related to the history of Western medicine in Japan and pharmacy and medical schools in Japan from the middle of the 16th century to 1900
*The East Asian Collection, includes works related to the history of Western medicine in Japan and pharmacy and medical schools in Japan from the middle of the 16th century to 1900
*Japanese Woodblock Print Collection<ref>http://asian.library.ucsf.edu/</ref>
*Japanese Woodblock Print Collection<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://japanesewoodblockprints.library.ucsf.edu/|title=UCSF Japanese Woodblock Print Collection|website=japanesewoodblockprints.library.ucsf.edu}}</ref>
*HIV/AIDS epidemic material from the UCSF AIDS History Project
*HIV/AIDS epidemic material from the UCSF AIDS History Project
*Tobacco Control Archives<ref>http://www.dlib.org/dlib/november96/11butter.html</ref>
*Tobacco Control Archives<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dlib.org/dlib/november96/11butter.html|title=The Cigarette Papers: Issues in Publishing Materials in Multiple Formats|website=www.dlib.org}}</ref>
*Biotechnology Archives, including the collections of [[Biography:J. Michael Bishop|J. Michael Bishop]], Choh Hao Li, the Radiologic Imaging Laboratory, and Harold Varmus<ref>http://cshl.libguides.com/content.php?pid=368410&sid=3017075</ref>
*Biotechnology Archives, including the collections of [[Biography:J. Michael Bishop|J. Michael Bishop]], Choh Hao Li, the Radiologic Imaging Laboratory, and Harold Varmus<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cshl.libguides.com/c.php?g=474065&p=3243810|title=LibGuides: History of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology: Archives/Special Collections|first=Tom|last=A|website=cshl.libguides.com}}</ref>
*Digitized collection of UCSF university publications, yearbooks, pamphlets, and books dating from the  16th century through the 2000s accessible through [[HathiTrust]]<ref>http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/mb?a=listis;c=1849849722</ref>
*Digitized collection of UCSF university publications, yearbooks, pamphlets, and books dating from the  16th century through the 2000s accessible through [[HathiTrust]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/mb?a=listis;c=1849849722|title=Collections: University of California, San Francisco &#124; HathiTrust Digital Library|website=babel.hathitrust.org}}</ref>


==Industry Documents Library==
==Industry Documents Library==
The Industry Documents Library (IDL) is a repository of documents created by the tobacco and pharmaceutical industries. Hosted by the UCSF Library and Center for Knowledge Management, this resource aims to aid the investigation of cross-industry corporate practices that are detrimental to public health. The collection includes the  Truth Tobacco Industry Documents and the Drug Industry Document Archive.<ref>{{cite web|title=Industry Documents Library: About|url=https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/|publisher=UCSF Library|accessdate=12 August 2017|language=en}}</ref>
The UCSF [[Chemistry:Industry Documents Library|Industry Documents Library]] (IDL) is a digital archive of internal tobacco, drug, food, chemical, and fossil fuel corporate documents, acquired largely through litigation, which illustrate industry efforts to influence policies and regulations meant to protect public health. The mission of the UCSF Industry Documents Library is to "identify, collect, curate, preserve, and make freely accessible internal documents created by industries and their partners which have an impact on public health, for the benefit and use of researchers, clinicians, educators, students, policymakers, media, and the general public at UCSF and internationally".<ref>{{cite web|title=Industry Documents Library: About|url=https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/about/policies/|publisher=UCSF Industry Documents Library|access-date=5 March 2019|language=en|archive-date=March 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043409/https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/about/policies/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The collection includes the  Truth Tobacco Industry Documents and the Drug Industry Document Archive.<ref>{{cite web|title=Industry Documents Library|url=https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/|publisher=UCSF Library|access-date=12 August 2018|language=en}}</ref>


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.library.ucsf.edu/collections/archives UCSF Archives and Special Collections]
* [https://www.library.ucsf.edu/ Official site]
*[https://blogs.library.ucsf.edu/broughttolight/ Brought to Light blog]
* [https://blogs.library.ucsf.edu/broughttolight/ Brought to Light blog] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150605135058/https://blogs.library.ucsf.edu/broughttolight/ |date=June 5, 2015 }}
*[http://www.library.ucsf.edu/collections/digital UCSF digital collections]
* [https://industrydocuments.library.ucsf.edu/ Industry Documents Library]
* [https://industrydocuments.library.ucsf.edu/ Official site]
* [http://www.library.ucsf.edu/tobacco/ UCSF Tobacco Control Archives]
* [http://tobacco.ucsf.edu/ Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education]
* [http://tobacco.ucsf.edu/ Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education]


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Latest revision as of 20:11, 27 May 2026

UCSF Library
UCSF's Kalmanovitz Library
UCSF's Kalmanovitz Library
CountryUnited States
TypeAcademic library
Established1990
LocationSan Francisco
Collection
Size1,129,336
Criteria for collectionHealth Sciences
Access and use
Population served489,348
Other information
DirectorChristopher Shaffer
Websitehttps://www.library.ucsf.edu

The UCSF Library is the library of the University of California, San Francisco. It is one of the world's foremost libraries in the health sciences.

Facilities

The main branch (Kalmanovitz Library) is located at the Parnassus campus, with secondary locations at the Mission Bay campus in the Rutter Center and Mission Hall. Additionally, the library is affiliated with the ZSFG Library at the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, the Fishbon Memorial Library at UCSF Medical Center, the UCSF Fresno Medical Library at UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program, the UCSF Patient Health Library at Mount Zion Medical Center, the Medical Library at Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center Library at the San Francisco VA Medical Center.

Art

The main branch hosts artwork by Hiroshige, Georges Mathieu, Helaman Ferguson, Fred Reichman, R.C. Gorman, Bill Woodrow, Robert Cremean, and Sarah Sze.

Archives and Special Collections

The UCSF Archives and Special Collections is part of the UCSF Library located on the Parnassus campus in San Francisco, California. The UCSF archives serve as the official repository for the preservation of selected records, printed and born-digital materials, and realia generated by or about UCSF, including the School of Medicine, School of Nursing, School of Pharmacy, School of Dentistry, the Graduate Division, and the UCSF Medical Center.[1] The archives also include rare and unique materials that support research and teaching in the history of the health sciences.[2]

The institutional archives were officially established in 1963 by UC President Clark Kerr. He mandated the creation of both a records management system and an archives program at UCSF. The medical history rare book collection began in the 1930s, before the establishment of the institutional archives.[1]

Holdings

Significant rare book collections and archival holdings include:

  • Pre-20th century works related to the health sciences published in the San Francisco Bay Area or by California authors, includes several early medical and dental journals and San Francisco Department of Public Health reports
  • Homeopathy archival papers and works from the library of the Hahnemann Medical College of the Pacific
  • Speck collection on cholera, includes pamphlets and reports on cholera epidemics in the US and Europe[3]
  • Ralph H. Kellogg collection for high-altitude physiology
  • Incunabula regarding the health sciences and early printed work (16th to 19th century)
  • The East Asian Collection, includes works related to the history of Western medicine in Japan and pharmacy and medical schools in Japan from the middle of the 16th century to 1900
  • Japanese Woodblock Print Collection[4]
  • HIV/AIDS epidemic material from the UCSF AIDS History Project
  • Tobacco Control Archives[5]
  • Biotechnology Archives, including the collections of J. Michael Bishop, Choh Hao Li, the Radiologic Imaging Laboratory, and Harold Varmus[6]
  • Digitized collection of UCSF university publications, yearbooks, pamphlets, and books dating from the 16th century through the 2000s accessible through HathiTrust[7]

Industry Documents Library

The UCSF Industry Documents Library (IDL) is a digital archive of internal tobacco, drug, food, chemical, and fossil fuel corporate documents, acquired largely through litigation, which illustrate industry efforts to influence policies and regulations meant to protect public health. The mission of the UCSF Industry Documents Library is to "identify, collect, curate, preserve, and make freely accessible internal documents created by industries and their partners which have an impact on public health, for the benefit and use of researchers, clinicians, educators, students, policymakers, media, and the general public at UCSF and internationally".[8] The collection includes the Truth Tobacco Industry Documents and the Drug Industry Document Archive.[9]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "About". June 5, 2013. https://blogs.library.ucsf.edu/broughttolight/sample-page/. 
  2. ↑ "University of California, San Francisco Library, Archives & Special Collections : Free Movies : Free Download, Borrow and Streaming : Internet Archive". https://archive.org/details/ucsanfrancisco&tab=collection. 
  3. ↑ "Cholera: The Reinhard S. Speck Collection · UCSF Digital Collections". https://digital.library.ucsf.edu/exhibits/show/speck. 
  4. ↑ "UCSF Japanese Woodblock Print Collection". http://japanesewoodblockprints.library.ucsf.edu/. 
  5. ↑ "The Cigarette Papers: Issues in Publishing Materials in Multiple Formats". http://www.dlib.org/dlib/november96/11butter.html. 
  6. ↑ A, Tom. "LibGuides: History of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology: Archives/Special Collections". http://cshl.libguides.com/c.php?g=474065&p=3243810. 
  7. ↑ "Collections: University of California, San Francisco | HathiTrust Digital Library". https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/mb?a=listis;c=1849849722. 
  8. ↑ "Industry Documents Library: About" (in en). UCSF Industry Documents Library. https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/about/policies/. 
  9. ↑ "Industry Documents Library" (in en). UCSF Library. https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/. 



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