Its official – students, faculty and staff can now check out a Kindle at Gleeson Library.
Because the Kindle will likely be quite popular for the next few weeks, the best way to borrow it is to make a reservation (we call it a booking). To make a booking, you need to stop by Gleeson with your OneCard and ask anyone at the circulation desk to help you. When you make your booking, we’ll tell you the date you can pick up the Kindle and you’re good to go.
The Kindle will circulate for one week. We realize that 5 days is not long enough for many to read an entire novel and it is certainly not enough time to read everything we’ve pre-loaded on the Kindle. For now, that’s the best we can do – we only have one Kindle for everyone at USF. That’s where your feedback comes in. If enough folks enjoy using the Kindle and tell us via our online survey, we’ll have the info we need make a case to buy more.
The Kindle will come pre-loaded with a selection of books and other reading materials. If there is something you’d like us to have on the device you can let us know in the user survey or just shoot me an email. I can’t promise that the library will be able to get a hold of everything that’s requested – but either way your feedback is key to the success of this pilot program.
Enjoy!
P.S. Next up, iPads! Stay tuned for more info in the coming weeks.
I commute to USF on Saturdays from Phoenix for my Theology graduate classes. Wiould I be allowed to borrow a Kindle for a week? Must I make the “booking” in person?
(This is s great idea!)
Charlie Daschbach
Hi Charles. Come on in to the library next time you’re at USF and discuss this in person with someone at the Circulation desk. I doubt we’ll be able to make exceptions since we are anticipating this device to be really popular.
Alternately, you can email the Circulation Department here:
http://www.usfca.edu/templates/gleeson_library_inside2_forms.aspx?ekfrm=2147486107
The Kindle has our past 3 or 4 USF Book Club selections on it and will have all future Book Club selections on it!
I would be interested in the kindle if I could get textbook material pre-loaded on the Kindle.
Hi Ben, Buying textbooks is not part of our plan.
How to borrow a Kindle?
Hi Betty. Come on in to Gleeson Library and inquire at the Circulation Desk.
Thanks, Shawn, for sending an iPad to our Sacramento Library for me to explore. I got it to recognize my wirless network at home, browsed books and sites — what a treasurehouse!
Bev Duval