Collection Highlights – Page 16

November 14, 2016July 7, 2023

Digital Library Collections: Treasures from Around the World

Treasures from library collections around the world are in the spotlight at Gleeson Library, in honor of International Education Week. Stop by the reference desk to see books that feature amazing collections from some of the world’s most fabulous libraries, a beautiful slideshow, and an interactive display of more treasures from international library and archives’ digital … Continue reading Digital Library Collections: Treasures from Around the World

August 29, 2016June 29, 2023

The Foghorn: A Student History of USF

If newspapers publish the “first rough draft of history,” it is fascinating indeed to view those rough drafts from the perspective of USF students. Gleeson Library is in the process of digitizing back issues of USF’s student newspaper, the “Foghorn,” and the first major batch is available now. The parallels between some articles from nearly 50 … Continue reading The Foghorn: A Student History of USF

June 8, 2016July 6, 2023

Go Read Summer Challenge

Gleeson Library joins with GoUSF to bring you our first-ever Go Read Summer Challenge. We encourage you to read a book (or more if desired) this summer. Enjoy the liberty and discover new adventures found in its pages. Join the challenge by logging into your Hubbub account or signup if you haven’t already! Log in … Continue reading Go Read Summer Challenge

May 12, 2016July 7, 2023

Where Have All the Reference Books Gone?

Over the last several months, Gleeson Library patrons have noticed a decreasing number of books on the shelves surrounding the Reference Desk. Those shelves are now almost completely empty! This is due to work on the large-scale Reference Integration Project, which is incorporating all physical reference materials into the main stacks. The project began late … Continue reading Where Have All the Reference Books Gone?

March 17, 2016June 23, 2023

Mysterious Misattributions of the Quoting kind

This is a guest post by Reference & Research Services student assistants Jacqueline Cao and Andrew Gonzales. William James vs. Gerald G. Jampolsky “To perceive the world differently we must be willing to change our belief system, let the past slip away, expand our sense of now and dissolve the fear in our minds.” It … Continue reading Mysterious Misattributions of the Quoting kind

January 7, 2016June 23, 2023

Treasure Trash in the Bindings

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

December 8, 2015June 23, 2023

Pop-Up Exhibition

Did you know that the Gleeson Library has a collection of miniature books housed in the Donohue Rare Book Room? Have you ever read or handled a miniature book? Books are classified as miniature books when they are 10 cm. or smaller. Ones in the Rare Book Room range from under a half an inch … Continue reading Pop-Up Exhibition

October 16, 2015June 23, 2023

Classic Rounded Back Binding

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

September 17, 2015August 8, 2023

In Celebration of the Launch of Nursing Communication and More…

A champagne reception was held today in the library atrium to celebrate the launch of a new open access, peer-reviewed research journal: Nursing Communication, edited by our esteemed faculty member Bryan B. Whaley and published by, drum roll please, the Gleeson Library | Geschke Center! Yes, the library is officially launching digital publishing support service … Continue reading In Celebration of the Launch of Nursing Communication and More…

August 6, 2015July 7, 2023

Japanese Films & Festival

The Japan Film Festival of San Francisco and J-POP Summit begin this weekend (that’s tomorrow!), so we thought you might want to get in the mood by watching some Japanese films courtesy of Gleeson Library. Supplement your festival viewing pleasures with streaming Japanese independent films straight from the library’s web site in our new database Asian Films Online: … Continue reading Japanese Films & Festival

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