The “Private Lives” of Gleeson Library’s Books

The National Library of Scotland’s “The Private Lives of Books” website notes that “Books can tell all kinds of surprising stories through inscriptions people wrote in them, through the signatures of their owners, special bookplates and bindings.” Did you know that many of Gleeson Library’s books had “private lives” before they reached our stacks? Peruse … Continue reading The “Private Lives” of Gleeson Library’s Books

Do Mandrakes Really Scream? (and other online government documents!)

Starting immediately the library’s catalog, Ignacio, will include records that link to online U.S. government documents that are not distributed in print. This is a critical new service for USF because the U.S. government is increasingly distributing information solely online, and discovering these documents can be very difficult without the help of a catalog. The … Continue reading Do Mandrakes Really Scream? (and other online government documents!)

Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography

Version 71 of the Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography is now available from Digital Scholarship. This selective bibliography presents over 3,250 articles, books, and other printed and electronic sources that are useful in understanding scholarly electronic publishing efforts on the Internet. The Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography (SEPB) presents selected English-language articles, books, and other printed and … Continue reading Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography

AJCU Digital Repository now live online

The Digital Repository is sponsored by the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU) Library Deans to showcase historic images from AJCU libraries and archives that document the tradition of Catholic higher education. You can find Gleeson Library’s contribution by selecting “University of San Francisco” in the “Browse by Institution” pull-down menu. Continue reading AJCU Digital Repository now live online