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
Hello! The USF Book Club will read and discuss Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons for our November selection. We will meet on November 17, 2010 from 12 noon – 1 pm in the seminar room (#209) of Gleeson Library. Feel free to bring your lunch! How to get the book: since Gleeson’s copy is … Continue reading USF Book Club: Cold Comfort Farm
Three John Muir manuscripts from the Donohue Rare Book Room have been added to the Gleeson Library Digital Collections. John Muir (1938-1914) was a naturalist and key advocate of preserving wilderness areas in the western United States. His writings inspired the U.S. Congress to preserve the Yosemite Valley, Sequoia National Park and King’s Canyon National … Continue reading Muir Manuscripts Digitized
The rights that are derived from the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights have come about through popular activism, war, and jurisprudence. As we are in the midst of election season, it is important to consider the origins of our rights as embodied in the Constitution, especially when we go to the polls to … Continue reading Reference Books of the Week
Are you looking for a database with full text articles on literature and criticism, history, visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, or gender studies? The best part is that even if you are not, this is a captivating database to browse through, with frequently updated articles, and links to recent publications. Check … Continue reading Database of the Week: Project Muse
The desire to recapture and remember lost episodes from history is not limited to our current time, but has been present in times past. Below are some fascinating reference works containing information about days gone by. It is important that we have these works and that they be preserved to help us remember who we … Continue reading Reference Books of the Week
This begins the first week of a series of posts to share some of the main attractions featured in our many databases. American Memory contains digitized materials from the Library of Congress covering 1400s to present. This database is an interesting resource for those doing research or simply learning more about various aspects of American … Continue reading Database of the Week: American Memory
We are what we eat! But eating well can be challenging for busy people with odd hours or maybe not much money or running low on Dons Dollars. The library has hundreds of cookbooks in print and online and we’d like your recommendations, either of something we already have or a book we should acquire. … Continue reading Cookbooks for students
If you are interested in mythology and folklore, whether it’s for a class assignment, or for your own personal edification, the Gleeson Library/Geschke Learning Center has a wide array of resources on the subject. Here are just four titles that you may find interesting. These and many more works on mythology and folklore can be … Continue reading Reference Books of the Week
Greetings! The USF Book Club’s next pick is The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver. We picked this book to support the USF Reading Project, which is examining a mural by Diego River as the selection for this year. That’s not the only way Gleeson is supporting the USF Reading Project. Government Information Librarian Carol Spector has … Continue reading USF Book Club: The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver