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
The Ignacio Catalog now displays the status “New Book Areas” for all the new material displayed in Gleeson Library! There are three New Book Areas to browse. The first New Book Areas is located just west of the main entrance between the Circulation and Reference desks. The second highlights new art books, and is located … Continue reading New Book Areas
Puzzle Mania Now has Take-Out service. To show appreciation and expand opportunities to our PUZZLE loving patrons Jig Saw Puzzles are now available for borrowing. To see available puzzle pictures look up in Course Reserves, under either Faculty or Course Name: “Puzzle Mania“. Request puzzles at the Circulation Desk. Loan period is 1 week. It … Continue reading PUZZLE MANIA – TO GO
On behalf of the Gleeson Library | Geschke Learning Resource Center it is my pleasure to extend an enthusiastic congratulation to the University of San Francisco’s 2009 graduating class. We applaud your achievements, and wish you great opportunities and success in your future endeavors. Tyrone H. Cannon Ed. D., Dean, University Libraries Did you know … Continue reading Congratulations Graduates!
Faculty can now check out bound and unbound periodicals. In addition to bound periodicals, unbound periodicals will now circulate to faculty members only. Newspapers and current issues of magazines will not circulate. The Periodicals Unit will no longer be checking out bound or unbound periodicals. Faculty can check out their bound or unbound periodicals at … Continue reading Faculty Periodicals Borrowing
Update: See more current information in the Faculty Periodicals Borrowing post of March 6, 2009. With the new semester come some changes to Gleeson Library|Geschke Center. To ensure that important materials are available to everyone, unbound periodicals and newspapers will only be available for use in the library. Bound periodical volumes will now circulate to … Continue reading Periodicals migration to Access Services
The top floor of the Gleeson library was recently remodeled. A large part of the space is for use by students and the south side of the floor was designed for use by USF adjunct faculty. If you haven’t checked out the 4ht floor recently – we hope you will. It’s a great place to … Continue reading Gleeson Library 4th Floor Reopens to Students!
Busy? We can help! Gleeson Library is offering a new on-campus book delivery service for USF faculty and a book paging option for all library borrowers. If you are designated as a USF Faculty Member by USF HR, to request a book for delivery, go to the library catalog, find the book you are … Continue reading New Library Services
Good people, There is work occurring in several locations around the library. The workmen make every attempt to minimize the disruption to Gleeson Library patrons and staff. Unfortunately sometimes the noise and disruption is unavoidable. Today’s (9-9-08) noise was related to work on the third floor near the “R” stacks. Facilities is apologetic for the … Continue reading Facilities work and noise in the Library
Four students in one of J.P. Allen’s courses (School of Business and Management – SOBAM) recently completed a class project that involved developing a proposal to solve a complex problem we’ve had at the library for some time – automating the reservation process for group study rooms. Willis, David, Phoebe & Eddie came by Gleeson … Continue reading USF School of Business and Management Gleeson Library Project