Here at the library we’re proud to co-sponsor USF’s celebration of International Education Week 2009. Now in the lobby we’re featuring film, recent fiction and poetry by international newcomers to the Bay Area and across the U.S., in honor of IEW and our international students. You might have already spotted photos from the IEW photo … Continue reading The World at our Doorstep– with a photo contest
The USF Book Club will meet to discuss American Born Chinese on July 14, 2009. Continue reading USF Book Club: American Born Chinese
The USF Book Club is discussing King of Shadows by Aaron Shurin on June 9, 2009 in the USF Community Garden. Continue reading Book Club: King of Shadows
It took 1 year before I ever said anything. I never actually said yes. You took a lot away from me, but I’m still here & you can’t hurt me any more. This week the Office of Residence Life and Students Taking Action Against Sexual Violence are shining a spotlight on sexual assault in a … Continue reading Clothesline Project in the library
The Civil Rights Digital Library (CRDL) is a comprehensive civil rights Web site and portal hosted by the University of Georgia Libraries. CRDL is a partnership among librarians, technologists, archivists, educators, scholars, academic publishers, and public broadcasters. From the CRDL/University of Georgia Web site: “The struggle for racial equality in the 1950s and 1960s is … Continue reading Civil Rights Digital Libraries Enhance Americans’ Understanding of Important Era
The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) recently published a bibliography of resources that focus on the documentation and preservation of African American Collections. The author, Karla Y. Davis (davisk@stolaf.edu) from St. Olaf College wrote: This article profiles African American collections held at libraries, both public and academic, museums, and cultural organizations dedicated to … Continue reading African American cultural collections and museums: Archiving and preserving Black history
Gleeson’s video collection is an eclectic mix of documentaries and feature films on DVD and VHS. Although they’re all in the catalog, they’re somewhat hidden because you have to ask for them at the circulation desk. We’re featuring some of them in connection with USF’s celebration of International Education Week. Along with films from Africa, … Continue reading Spotlight on world cinema for International Education Week
Check out our resource guide in celebration of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month Feel free to share other resources and events on our blog! Continue reading Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
and Prof. David Silver’s Digital Literacy class is helping us celebrate, in part by letting us know what students wish we would do as well as what they appreciate about the library. I’m looking forward to seeing more students’ ideas. Here’s what National Library Week is all about. Continue reading It’s National Library Week
The USF catalog provides the following description of the Davies Forum: It was established by Mrs. Louise M. Davies of San Francisco to enhance the University’s efforts to produce future leaders dedicated to public service and committed to ethical leadership. The continuing theme of the Forum is “The Search for Values in Contemporary America” and, … Continue reading Davies Forum 2008 — Digital Literacy