September 17th is the 227th Anniversary of the United States Constitution. Want to test your knowledge of the Constitution? Take this online quiz. Learn more about the Constitution using the library’s Constitution Day Online Guide. Continue reading Happy Constitution Day
We know textbooks can break the bank! Here are some options to getting them for free or on the cheap. • Search by title, author, or ISBN in the library’s catalog to see if USF owns a copy. • Check to see if your instructor has put a copy on reserve in the library. Search here by … Continue reading Looking for a Textbook?
Thanks to the Professional Development Leave program, USF’s Gleeson Library librarians are eligible to apply for a research leave to engage in intensive research. For my professional development leave in 2012 I created Habobib, a bibliography of publications by and about Habonim Dror, an international Jewish youth movement. In conjunction with formulating the bibliography, I also began the process of developing an online repository of Habonim Dror publications.
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We’ve all done it… You want to garner a quick overview of a topic, so without thinking you drop the terms in a Google search, click on the hit to Wikipedia, and engage in information gathering. Of course most of us have at least considered the credibility (or lack thereof) of the information, although we still … Continue reading Wikipedia vs. Peer Reviewed Sources
Launching a series of reports examining the impacts, trends and attitudes around public use of the Internet, the Pew Research Center is marking the 25th anniversary of the creation of the World Wide Web by Sir Tim Berners-Lee. Lee wrote a paper on March 12, 1989 proposing an “information management” system that became the conceptual … Continue reading In honor of the 25th birthday of the World Wide Web
Don’t bother scouring the Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. Check out tweet2cite.com! Enter the tweet’s url (found by clicking on Details) and voilà! You get APA, MLA, and Wikipedia style. Continue reading How do you cite a tweet in APA format?
Gleeson Library | Geschke Center honors the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela, anti-apartheid leader, former president of South Africa, humanitarian, and hero. Selected books, videos and other resources about Nelson Mandela, the African National Congress (ANC), and apartheid, are on display in the library lobby and online. You are invited to contribute your condolences … Continue reading Remembering Nelson Mandela
Ok trivia lovers, a question: what do Mitt Romney, Julia Child, and Harvey Milk have in common? The answer: they all appeared in photographs in the San Francisco Examiner. The Examiner’s historic photograph collection was given to the Bancroft Library at UC Berkeley. They are now arranging, cataloging, and digitizing the collection. They have a … Continue reading Mitt Romney, Julia Child, and Harvey Milk
This week (Oct 21-27) we celebrate the Open Access Week! A global event now in its 6th year, OA week promotes Open Access as a new norm in scholarship and research. Nationally and internationally, universities and research institutions are all celebrating the week with programs and campaigns that promote open access. You can find out … Continue reading Celebrate Open Access Week
It’s that time of year again! People and ghouls are rushing out to buy their fake mustaches, their candy corn, and their capes, and the stores are raking in the money. Right? Well, according to IBISWorld, an industry and market research company that is behind our library database of the same name. Halloween spending is … Continue reading Slow Growth for Halloween Spending This Year, According to IBISWorld