Congratulations to Gleeson Library’s rare book librarian, John Hawk, on the publication of his book Mallette Dean, a Printmaker and His Art, published by the Book Club of California. The book documents the work of Mallette Dean (1907-1975) who was a California artist, illustrator, and letterpress printer. Dean was a W.P.A. artist who contributed panels to Coit … Continue reading Mallette Dean, a Printmaker and His Art by John T. Hawk
In honor of Constitution Day, we are celebrating voting rights at Gleeson Library. Continue reading Happy Constitution Day!
Timely topics across many disciplines in Gleeson’s recently purchased eBooks :
Continue reading “Recent ebooks at Gleeson Library”Twenty years ago, students and faculty relied almost exclusively on text-based resources, but these days, people increasingly turn to video content for learning and teaching. Besides a wealth of educational, how-to, and documentary films and video clips available, fiction films let us travel through time to explore how people looked, dressed, spoke, worked and played … Continue reading Film and Video for Classroom and More
As the Spring semester comes to a start, the library service known as Course Reserves is in full swing. Course Reserves are required and recommended reading materials set aside, or reserved, in the library by faculty for their students. Materials on course reserve are loaned out for short loan periods, usually 2 hours. Think of … Continue reading Faculty: Try Using Course Reserves
Do you like lists? Look back at 2017 with these Top Fives at Gleeson Library! (Updated January 29, 2018)
Continue reading “2017 by the numbers”Read about multiculturalism, postcolonialism, Japanese music, content warnings in education, video games, and sports—then build a website about it—with these recently purchased eBooks:
Continue reading “New eBooks at Gleeson”The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot tells the story of the woman—Henrietta—whose cells led a scientific revolution. Henrietta died from cervical cancer in 1951, but her cells are still used in many laboratories to this day. This book takes you through the life of Henrietta as well her children’s lives after her … Continue reading The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Book Review
New Oxford Handbooks are available. The scholarly review articles in Oxford Handbooks provide both a solid foundation and the latest research in a field.
Continue reading “New Oxford Handbooks Online for December 2017”Gleeson Library recently purchased some new nursing eBooks, available on the Ovid platform. These are unlimited access, so read away!
Continue reading “New and Updated Nursing eBooks Available from Ovid”
