IT Conference Deadline Extended
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
Library Installs LCD Information Screen
Gleeson Library installed a new LCD in the library a few weeks back and a number of questions have come up about how we got it (thanks Dean Cannon!), how it works and how we decide what content is displayed. Dean Cannon charged the Gleeson Public Services Council with the project in 2007. After much … Continue reading Library Installs LCD Information Screen
USF Book Club: Water For Elephants
Faculty and Staff: Please join the USF Book Club for a lively discussion of Sara Gruen’s Water for Elephants. We will meet on Tuesday March 25 from 12 noon – 1 pm in the Seminar Room (2nd Floor) of Gleeson Library | Geschke Center. Bring your lunch! Although the library’s affiliated libraries in the Link+ … Continue reading USF Book Club: Water For Elephants
Gleeson Library-Geschke Learning Resource Center – Public Services Council
Dean Cannon formed the Public Services Council in 2007 and gave the group the following charge: The Gleeson Library-Geschke Learning Resource Center Public Services Council is charged to review new and existing policies, programs, and services that are provided to the University of San Francisco community. The Council will work to ensure coordination, explication, and … Continue reading Gleeson Library-Geschke Learning Resource Center – Public Services Council
Vote for the oddest book title
The Bookseller magazine has announced the shortlist for the Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year, and invited the public to vote. Unfortunately my choice Cheese Problems Solved is currently lagging in third place behind If You Want Closure in Your Relationship, Start With Your Legs and I Was Tortured By the Pygmy … Continue reading Vote for the oddest book title
USF Hosts Conference on IT, Library & Educational Techology
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
Gleeson Lending Laptops!
The Gleeson Library/ Geschke Learning Resource Center is now lending laptops to students. Laptops are available to check out from the Circulation desk. The laptops circulate for a four hour period and are for use inside the library only. There are only ten laptops currently in circulation so students may want to book them in … Continue reading Gleeson Lending Laptops!
Ignacio makeover–sneak peek
Check out the new look: Ignacio Librarians from Gleeson and Law have been collaborating with Innovative Interfaces to bring an updated look to the online catalog. It’s not only cosmetic. Updated coding provides better functionality to integrate existing services and to offer new ones. Log in to your library record to see what you can … Continue reading Ignacio makeover–sneak peek
Davies Forum Speaker: Brewster Kahle
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
Professor Praises Wikipedia
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