On March 6th the Donohue Rare Book Room hosted a Thacher Gallery talk that coincided with the opening of “Power Up: Serigraphs by Corita Kent.” The talk included a presentation by Sasha Carrera of the Corita Art Center, as well as presentations by Professors Amy Franceschini and Stuart McKee of the University’s Visual Arts Department. … Continue reading Donohue Rare Book Room Hosts Corita Kent Presentation
Dave Wolber and Colin Bean (USF Computer Science grad) were by the Gleeson library and presented the USF Live Directory Personos application to a packed audience of library staff. I know my description is far from ideal, but the way I think of Personos is Facebook meets del.icio.us with an academic/USF twist. The about USF … Continue reading USF Live Directory / Personos Presentation
The deadline to register for the AJCU 2008 Joint Conference on Information Technology Management, Libraries and Educational Technology has been extended to March 14. Continue reading IT Conference Deadline Extended
Register for the AJCU 2008 Joint Conference on Information Technology Management, Libraries and Educational Technology, a joint conference including librarians and leaders in technology management and educational technologies, hosted by USF. Continue reading USF Hosts Conference on IT, Library & Educational Techology
Event: Davies Forum Speaker: Brewster Kahle “Founder of the Internet Archive (with the Wayback Machine!)” What: Lecture When: Thursday, February 21 at 6:30pm Where: Cowell 113, University of San Francisco The Facebook invite reads “Brewster Kahle serves as founder and digital librarian at the non-profit Internet Archive and helps direct the Open Content Alliance. Brewster’s … Continue reading Davies Forum Speaker: Brewster Kahle
Join the library in celebrating the Geschke Learning Resource Center’s 10-year Anniversary! Friday, February 15, 2008 4 – 6 pm in the Monihan Atrium Refreshments will be served and all members of the USF Community are welcome! For those that don’t know, the Geschke Learning Resource Center is the South Wing of the library building, … Continue reading Party! Celebrate Geschke’s 10th Anniversary
The USF catalog provides the following description of the Davies Forum: It was established by Mrs. Louise M. Davies of San Francisco to enhance the University’s efforts to produce future leaders dedicated to public service and committed to ethical leadership. The continuing theme of the Forum is “The Search for Values in Contemporary America” and, … Continue reading Davies Forum 2008 — Digital Literacy
Gleeson Library’s Thacher Art Gallery welcomes the 2008 Faculty exhibit, Between the Lines. The exhibit features work from many media and includes paintings, prints, photography, sculpture, installation works, and architectural and graphic design. There will be an opening reception on Friday, January 25, 2008, from 3 – 5 pm. Continue reading Between the Lines: Jan. 22 – Feb. 24, 2008
(Click to enlarge) The Donohue Rare Book Room is currently hosting an exhibit called Books (?) by Poets (!), which is an installation of books made by the members of Jaime Robles’ MFA workshop. The books feature unique poems written by the artists. Stop by and take a look! Donohue Rare Book Room Third floor … Continue reading Books (?) by Poets (!)