By now you might have seen a few of these funny looking things around Gleeson Library or the Lone Mountain Reading Room. They are called Quick Response (QR) codes. When scanned by a smart phone you can download all sorts of information. For example, if you scan the code to the right with your smart … Continue reading Quick Response Codes
April 1 is almost here… and with it comes the start of National Poetry Month 2010! Here at Gleeson we are celebrating National Poetry Month by doing a couple things. First we’re putting up a display of cool books written by California and Bay Area poets and books of poems written about California and the … Continue reading National Poetry Month @ Gleeson
For those who want to be able to make the library catalog work better for themselves, we provide a growing group of tools that allows USF community members to log in and keep track of their own library use. One way you can help all our library users and add value to the catalog is … Continue reading How to customize the library catalog with your tags, reviews, and virtual class collections
U.S. Congressional Committee Hearings are a great primary source for research papers. Included in hearings are: expert testimonies statistics first-hand accounts of current events political intrigue What more could you possibly want? Here are some examples of recent topics debated in Congressional Committee Hearings: Steroids in Baseball Medical Marijuana Genocide in Darfur Cost of War … Continue reading Hot Hearings
February is Black History Month. I encourage everyone to take a look at the Oxford African American Studies Center database that the library subscribes to. It has a wealth of biographical and encyclopedic information for “those looking for information on people and events which have shaped African American and African history and culture.” You can … Continue reading During Black History Month make sure to check out the Oxford African American Studies Center
Looking for in-depth analysis of a federal program you’ve heard about in the news? Then you’ll be really pleased to discover the reports issued by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). GAO is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress. Sometimes referred to as the “congressional watchdog,” GAO investigates how the federal government spends taxpayer … Continue reading GAO Reports
The American Psychological Association (APA) recently published a new, sixth edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. You can find a copy of the manual at the library reference desk, on course reserve, and in the Gleeson library online catalog. Shortly after the new edition was released, news began to circulate about … Continue reading APA Publication Manual Sixth Edition Corrections
Need a book that Gleeson Library doesn’t own and isn’t available through Link+? The Library doesn’t have a journal you’re looking for? This doesn’t happen often, but if it does, don’t worry. Gleeson Library/Geschke Learning Resource Center’s Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Department can help. And now, all current USF students, faculty, and staff * can easily … Continue reading ILLiad is Here!
Did you know Gleeson Library/Geschke Center’s Interlibrary Loan Department can help you borrow books or journal articles that the library doesn’t have and that aren’t available through our Link+ service? On Monday, September 28th, the Gleeson’s ILL Department will be launching a new online Interlibrary Loan system called ILLiad (InterLibrary Loan internet accessible database), an … Continue reading Introducing ILLiad
Looking for some credible information on Swine Flu? EBSCO is providing free access to its Evidenced-based Information Portal for Influenza. Also, the library has a handy Swine Flu guide. Stay healthy this season! Continue reading Scholarly Info on Swine Flu