Category: Antiracism, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

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ARLIS/NA + VRA 2016 conference sessions available

By Gina Solares, Head of Cataloging & Metadata Management I recently had the opportunity to attend the 3rd joint Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) & Visual Resources Association (VRA) conference in Seattle. Over 800 library and arts information professionals from universities, public libraries, museums, design schools, corporate libraries, & other special libraries gathered to discuss topics … Continue reading ARLIS/NA + VRA 2016 conference sessions available

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Second Annual Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon Held at Gleeson Library

By Janet Carmona and Colette Hayes Last week at Gleeson Library, a group of budding information activists — many of them students in USF’s Art and Architecture Department — considered the coverage of women on the widely used online encyclopedia, Wikipedia.  Past surveys have shown that only 8%-15% of editors on Wikipedia are women, which … Continue reading Second Annual Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon Held at Gleeson Library

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Public Historian by way of Archives and Reference

This is a guest post by Reference and Research Services student assistant Ariana Varela.  The definition of public history is fluid and debated between the various types of public historians. One form of public history is archival work where documents and other types of media are collected, preserved, and cataloged in order to facilitate research. … Continue reading Public Historian by way of Archives and Reference

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International Education Week 2015

  This week (November 13-21st) is International Education Week at USF, and across the United States. IEW is a national celebration of education exchange. International Education Week encourages American students to consider studying abroad and welcomes international students who are studying abroad here. The week reminds us that we are a global community that learns from the meaningful connections … Continue reading International Education Week 2015

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中文: The World’s Most Widely-Spoken Language

How much do you know about Mandarin Chinese, the world’s most widely-spoken language? Oxford Dictionaries‘ infographic (below) offers an overview to the Chinese language family, introducing you to key elements such as the number of native speakers worldwide, where different Chinese-speaking populations are located, the names of the major dialects, and the different types of … Continue reading 中文: The World’s Most Widely-Spoken Language

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POETRY POP-UP!

Gleeson Library and the Donohue Rare Book celebrate National Poetry Month As we honor American Poets of Color, come see special editions and unique printings, from some of our featured poets. Our POP-UP will located next to the Poets of Color display in the Gleeson Library lobby. THURSDAY, APRIL 23rd, Noon – 1:00 PM Continue reading POETRY POP-UP!

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Poets of Color

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