From the Chronicle of Higher Education Feb 15, 2008: David Parry, an assistant professor of emerging media and communications at the university, writes that students need to become familiar with new and non-static forms of communication. He encourages his students to read Wikipedia’s “history” and “discussion” pages, saying they explain how articles were produced. And … Continue reading Professor Praises Wikipedia
I confess to being a lazy reader. When I’m reading for fun I don’t like to work hard. I like a nice linear plot and a good story. Aside from professional literature I read a lot of mysteries. I have bouts with science fiction too. I just finished Jasper Fforde’s latest literary-fantasy-mystery romp, First Among … Continue reading What are you reading?
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I am very pleased with the interest that Gleeson Gleanings has generated. Way to go Bloggers! Continue reading The Blog is Happening!
Recently we had a faculty member who was looking for an attribution to a quote of Kierkegaard. We could find the quote in many places on the web, but couldn’t verify where it was coming from. The quote was “There are two ways to be fooled: one is to believe what isn’t true, the other … Continue reading Finding Kierkegaard
Gleeson Library is sad to note the passing of Elizabeth Reynolds, a librarian and former director of the Gleeson Library Associates. Rare Book Room librarian John Hawk said “she was a wonderful person who had a very kind spirit. I always remember how warmly she welcomed me when I arrived at USF.” Continue reading Elizabeth Reynolds
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
Attention all USF Faculty and Staff! You are invited to join the USF Book Club’s next meeting, where we will be discussing Gabriel García Márquez’s Love in the Time of Cholera We will meet on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 from 12 noon – 1 pm in the Seminar Room (2nd Floor) of Gleeson Library Bring … Continue reading USF Book Club: Love in the Time of Cholera
The Digital Repository is sponsored by the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU) Library Deans to showcase historic images from AJCU libraries and archives that document the tradition of Catholic higher education. You can find Gleeson Library’s contribution by selecting “University of San Francisco” in the “Browse by Institution” pull-down menu. Continue reading AJCU Digital Repository now live online
Most of the library’s DVDs and VHS tapes are acquired when professors want their classes to see a film. As a result our video collection is an eclectic blend of documentary, educational, and feature films, with a few popular Hollywood movies thrown into the mix. For instance we have quite a few titles from California … Continue reading Checking out DVD and VHS videos in the library