One man’s trash is another man’s treasure, and the same applies to the paper used for lining a book’s binding. Hand bookbinders are a frugal lot, and are notorious for recycling pages from old books in the binding of new books, or else using printed waste paper in the bindings. This practice has yielded many … Continue reading Treasure Trash in the Bindings
Classic rounded back binding is the epitome of a sturdy binding that holds up well against the ravages of time/use and will be the featured binding of this post. This post also marks the last installment of my series about examples of bindings found in Gleeson Library’s Rare Book Room. Thanks to John Hawk, Head of … Continue reading Classic Rounded Back Binding
Still looking for something good to read? Here’s the next installment of reading ideas, via book reviews by the student assistants of Gleeson Library. Baby Catcher: Chronicles of a Modern Midwife, reviewed by Simran Kaur Baby Catcher: Chronicles of a Modern Midwife by Peggy Vincent is a real treat for those interested in women’s health. … Continue reading Book Reviews from Students III
Picking up where I left off last week, here’s another batch of reading ideas, delivered to you from the student assistants of Gleeson Library. Room, reviewed by Jenner Wells Room by Emma Donoghue is told entirely through the eyes of 5-year old Jack, who views his world with the curiosity and innocence common to young children. However, … Continue reading Book Reviews from Students II
While the semester is in full effect, the weather feels so much like summer! Channelling that feeling, the student assistants of Gleeson Library have shared reviews of books they read over the summer. This is the first installment of reviews. We hope you can find something to put on your reading list once you catch … Continue reading Book Reviews from Students
Edit 7/24, 2:45 pm: Off-campus database access, my library record, and Link+ requesting has been restored. If you find this to not be the case, please let us know. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A variety of library services requiring authentication are currently unavailable due to an ITS system upgrade that occurred last night. You will not be able to: • … Continue reading Access Restored Re: Error with Off-Campus Database Access
Here’s the next installment of summer reading suggestions and discussions from library staff. Got any books piled next to your bed that you’re going to dive into? Tell us in the comments! What: Dead Wake; the last crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Lawson. Where: On a beach in Hawaii How: Print Why: It’s the centennial … Continue reading More Summer Reading!
It’s a mass of black gowns and caps in front of the library today, so we’re going to kick off summer with our first installment of Staff Summer Reading posts! We’ll tell you what we’re looking forward to reading this summer, or what we’ve read that you might like. Grab a book and get cozy. … Continue reading Time for Summer Reading!
As another way to celebrate National Poetry Month, Gleeson Library is co-sponsoring the issue 27 release party for the IGNATIAN LITERARY MAGAZINE. The IGNATIAN has had a long tradition here at USF, and the library has collected issues from past years. Other past years not held in Gleeson are available in the English Department office. I had … Continue reading IGNATIAN Release Party
Gleeson Library is celebrating National Poetry Month (April) with a display in the lobby foyer of American Poets of Color. We have a couple objectives for the theme of this year’s display: 1) to hear from the poets on the topics of racism, stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination because poetry is often less rhetorically charged than … Continue reading Poets of Color
