The Gleeson Library | Geschke Center is pleased to announce that it is a recipient of a Jesuit Foundation grant for the project Digitizing Early Editions of the Spiritual Exercises for Free Online Access. In the letter informing the Library of the decision by the Advisory Board Committee of the Jesuit Foundation to fund the … Continue reading Library Awarded Jesuit Foundation Grant
While pivoting our services to a remote-first model in response to COVID-19, and continuing to support students and faculty in creative ways, Gleeson Library faculty and staff also published articles, presented papers and posters, and delivered keynote addresses. Let’s take a moment to recognize and congratulate our colleagues on their inspiring scholarly work from 2020. … Continue reading The 2020 Gleeson Library Scholarship Roundup
We missed building and gathering around the library’s book Christmas tree this year, but we did look through pictures of our past book trees — and, wow, what great memories! We made some of our favorites into Zoom backgrounds for you. Merry Christmas, and Happy Holidays, Dons! (photo of a Christmas tree made of books … Continue reading Merry Christmas from Gleeson Library
Congratulations to Gleeson Library | Geschke Center’s Reference Student and Technology Coordinator, Ariana Varela, for completing her Masters Degree in Library and Information Sciences (MLIS) at San Jose State University this month! Ariana is a USF alum, and first generation college graduate. She earned her Bachelors Degree in History with an emphasis in Latin American … Continue reading Congratulations, Graduate!
It has been a long, challenging year, and for many of us in the USF community, our holiday festivities will be different from what we may have hoped for. Additionally, as we head into winter, we could all use a little bit of comfort, celebration, and connection. This holiday season, Gleeson Library | Geschke Center … Continue reading Send a Gleeson Greeting!
Welcome, Dons! Welcome to Fall Semester, Dons! As the academic year begins, we are excited to virtually welcome you to Gleeson Library. Our staff have been working hard to support learning and teaching at USF, including showing vast creativity, care, and responsiveness to deliver services during shelter-in-place. We’ve made a number of changes to our … Continue reading Gleeson Library Fall Service Updates
Starting Tuesday, August 25th, Gleeson Library will begin processing ILL borrowing requests for print/ physical materials in addition to requests for electronic (PDF) materials that we are fulfilling now. While we will make every reasonable effort to fulfill every borrowing request, please keep in mind the following: Due to limited on-site library staffing and other … Continue reading Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Update
Ignacio: USF Libraries Catalog has a new look! The redesigned catalog was made public last week on August 6 and features a modernized interface that more closely aligns with library and university websites. The catalog redesign has been under development for quite some time, but it was important for the library to roll out the … Continue reading New Look for the Library Catalog
This week we added to the library catalog several notable titles from Docuseek, a robust collection of streaming video documentaries from top distributors like Bullfrog Films, First Run Features, and dGenerate Films. All of them are available to USF students, faculty and staff. Some of the latest additions are: ’63 Boycott– Connects the massive 1963 … Continue reading New Documentaries from Docuseek
Gleeson Library has recently been informed about a data breach at The Chronicle of Higher Education (chronicle.com) where user login information, including passwords, was compromised. This is a popular resource used by members of the USF community. If you have an account at The Chronicle of Higher Education, you should have received an email from … Continue reading Data Breach at The Chronicle of Higher Education
