The History Thesis phase of the Masters Thesis Project is now completed. There are 194 USF history theses online, all of which are searchable by text. For instance, searching “California mission” in “Thesis Keyword,” under Advanced Keyword Search in Ignacio, produces a selection of diverse theses, which also can be searched individually by keyword. There are a number … Continue reading History Theses Online
Hello friends! Today Book Club picked its next two titles: On June 15, 2011 we will discuss Delicate Edible Birds by Lauren Groff. Gleeson does not yet own a physical copy of this, but you can view it on one of our iPads or our Kindle, request it through Link+, or get it from SF … Continue reading USF Book Club: June & July Selections
Bookends: Illustrated Works Spanning 500 Years From The Donohue Rare Book Room Reception: Thursday, May 12, 3:00-4:30, Gleeson Library, Donohue Rare Book Room Exhibition Dates: April 29th-June 17th, Gleeson Library, Donohue Rare Book Room Curated by the University of San Francisco’s Spring 2011 Museum Studies I class and drawn from the Donohue Rare Book Room’s permanent collection, this exhibit celebrates … Continue reading Student Curated Exhibit: Illustrated Books in the Rare Book Room
While our April meeting is coming up in a couple days, the Book Club had the foresight to pick our May selection ahead of time. In May we will discuss The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery, translated from the French by Alison Anderson. I’m looking forward to this book because folks were raving … Continue reading USF Book Club: The Elegance of the Hedgehog
Hi everyone! Today at Book Club we chose the titles for the next two months: Thursday, April 14, 2011 – Parfum by Patrick Süskind (trans. from the German) Thursday, May 12, 2011 – The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery (trans. from the French) To get Parfum, you can put a hold on Gleeson’s … Continue reading USF Book Club: April and May Selections
The Donohue Rare Book Room is pleased to exhibit two recent acquisitions: Moth and Bonelight and a facsimile edition of the Szyk Haggadah. Moth and Bonelight with poems by Steven Brown and photographs by Jerry Uelsmann, is an important addition to the Rare Book Room’s growing collection of fine press books with an emphasis on … Continue reading Two Recent Acquisitions
Happy New Year! The USF Book Club has selected its next book. We are reading Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese and will meet on Thursday, March 3, 2011 to discuss it. We’ll be in the seminar room (#209) of Gleeson Library from 12 noon – 1 pm. This book is somewhat longer than our … Continue reading USF Book Club: Cutting for Stone
The USF Book Club is looking towards 2011 with the ferocity of scholars ~ we’ve picked a nonfiction title for our first selection of the new year! We’ll read Bright-sided : how the relentless promotion of positive thinking has undermined America by Barbara Ehrenreich, the author of Nickel and Dimed. We’ll meet on Wednesday, January … Continue reading USF Book Club: Bright-Sided
The Gleeson Library is now loaning Video Games for Play Station 3, Xbox 360 and Wii! We currently have over 50 games and will be ordering more in the coming months. Video games can be checked out at the Circulation Desk and are loaned for a period of 7 days with a potential for 3 … Continue reading Gleeson’s Got Games!
Hello book lovers and library patrons! The USF Book Club has selected its final title for 2010: The Help by Kathryn Stockett. We will meet on Wednesday, Dec 8, 2010 from 12-1 pm in the electronic classroom of Gleeson Library, which is room #139. Better pick up this book fast! It’s insanely popular right now … Continue reading USF Book Club: The Help by Stockett