Furry Friends for Finals-Event Recap!
Animals from San Francisco SPCA’s Animal Assisted Therapy Program visited during Finals Week. Continue reading Furry Friends for Finals-Event Recap!
Category: Events, Displays, Exhibits
Furry Friends for Finals
De-stress from studying for finals by spending quality time with animals at Gleeson Library! Continue reading Furry Friends for Finals
Fall 2022 Library Dean’s Update
Welcome and welcome back! It’s mid-August as I write and every day I’m seeing more students, faculty and staff around The Hilltop – the campus is quickly returning to the vibrant, dynamic place we all enjoy. I am truly excited that there is so much news to share from Gleeson. While there were a number … Continue reading Fall 2022 Library Dean’s Update
Gleeson Library’s Book to Movies Display
You might have noticed a new display at the entrance of the library! We are showcasing our Books to Movies collection. This display gives patrons a glimpse of the books in our collection that have recently been or will be turned into films or tv series! If you want to read the book first, now … Continue reading Gleeson Library’s Book to Movies Display
Go Together: Shola Richards Inspires USF
Shola Richards, the CEO and Founder of Go Together Global™, delivers a motivational speech in a special professional development event for USF faculty and staff. Continue reading Go Together: Shola Richards Inspires USF
Gleeson Library Observing Sexual Assault Awareness Month
The first of April marks the first day of National Sexual Assault awareness month. The purpose of the Sexual Assault Awareness Month is to raise awareness about what Sexual Assault is and to educate our communities on how to prevent sexual violence. The organization of this campaign is created by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center. They collaborate every year with assistance from various anti-sexual assault organizations throughout the United States. Sexual Assault Awareness Month officially got its start in 2001, when the National Sexual Violence Resource Center founded the campaign. Continue reading Gleeson Library Observing Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Happy Day of the Dons!
Consider donating to Gleeson Library for USF’s biggest fundraising campaign of the year, Day of the Dons! Continue reading Happy Day of the Dons!
Spring is for Planting Seeds – And Learning about their Origins
Commonstrust: artists and the commons, on view in Thacher Gallery in Gleeson Library through April 10, presents six artists whose works interweave essential elements of the commons: ecology, culture, and trust. Continue reading Spring is for Planting Seeds – And Learning about their Origins
Inside Outreach
Creating an entire department for Library Outreach has its advantages! Learn about the Outreach Team and what they can do for you. Continue reading Inside Outreach
Copyright, contracts, and using Gleeson databases
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.
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