In celebration of Latinx Heritage Month we’re proud to call attention to a few relevant subject sets of Gleeson databases. Use the drop-down menu “All Subjects” to scroll through all the various subject areas we have databases grouped into. Although we’re highlighting just one database per subject area you’ll find a broad host of individual … Continue reading Key Databases for Latinx Heritage Month
Learn the basics of finding and using our electronic resources. Continue reading Overview of Key E-Resources
We hope you are learning a lot during Fair Use Week and feeling empowered to create and innovate. Fair use is your right and works together with copyright law. The Association of Research Libraries Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries (2012) points out that “without fair use and related exceptions, copyright would create an unconstitutional constraint on free expression” (p. 6). An important third factor is the contracts that Gleeson Library signs with vendors to provide electronic databases to you. Those contracts, or licenses, guide how you can use the database contents and, in general, take precedence over fair use guidelines.
Continue reading “Copyright, contracts, and using Gleeson databases”Today on 2/22/22 let’s talk about TWO ways to get the most recent news: print and online.
Continue reading “Get the latest news at Gleeson Library”Enhance your learning on the new O’Reilly-Safari platform. Gleeson Library | Geschke Center now brings you unlimited access to their Academic Catalog: over 48,000 books, videos, case studies, learning paths, and content from O’Reilly conferences, from beginner to advanced. Read online or download to their app for offline use. You might know O’Reilly-Safari for its … Continue reading O’Reilly-Safari: new look, more books
In December, the Library notified faculty of our preliminary plans for database and journal cancellations for the coming fiscal year. This will mark the fifth consecutive year that the Library’s budget has been cut, and each cut necessitates increasingly significant cancellations for the Library and the faculty & students whom we support. Two years ago, … Continue reading 2019 Library Database and Journal Cancellations
The USF community has access to tens of thousands of videos and clips owned or licensed by Gleeson Library. You’ll find the library’s streaming video collections listed here; individual titles from these collections as well as DVDs, where streaming access is not available, are listed in the library catalog. Beginning September 1, 2018, the Library … Continue reading Library Streaming Video Changes Sept. 1
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”Have you got company research projects on your mind? Need to download financials for your finance class? Searching for company ratios or filings? Or would you just like to create a list of companies based on your own criteria? If any of these sound like you, check out our new business database, Mergent Online! Mergent … Continue reading Need Company Information? Try Mergent Online!
The database list at Gleeson Library has a new look! Find it from the home page: Search > Databases and on the Databases page, click “A to Z List of Databases.” Here you will see the treasure trove of electronic resources. Search by subject Discover a subject-specific database beyond your old favorites. Search by type … Continue reading A new look for the database list
