Recent ebooks at Gleeson Library
Timely topics across many disciplines in Gleeson’s recently purchased eBooks :
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National Read a Book Day!
Here is a guest post from Jacqueline Cao, a student assistant in the Reference Department. September 6th is is National Read A Book Day! Take those reading glasses out, a hot mug of tea or coffee, and find a cozy seat to settle down in. Although there are a lot of national days, this one … Continue reading National Read a Book Day!
Gleeson Library Book Club reads “Little Fires Everywhere” by Celeste Ng
The Gleeson Library book club is a friendly group of USF Students, Staff, and Faculty, who come together in Gleeson Library on the first Friday of each month to talk about a book they have all read in common. Everyone in our USF Community is welcome (even if you haven’t quite finished the book yet.) “Little … Continue reading Gleeson Library Book Club reads “Little Fires Everywhere” by Celeste Ng
2017 by the numbers
Do you like lists? Look back at 2017 with these Top Fives at Gleeson Library! (Updated January 29, 2018)
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Merry Christmas from San Francisco
To wish you a Merry Christmas from USF Library I share some season’s greetings from the Rare Book Room. Christmas in California by Edward Rowland Sill printed for Caroline and Hudson Poole by John Henry Nash, 1928 San Francisco at Christmas by Sherwood Anderson printed for Eleanor Anderson by Ted Lilienthal at Quercus Press, 1941 … Continue reading Merry Christmas from San Francisco
New eBooks at Gleeson
Read about multiculturalism, postcolonialism, Japanese music, content warnings in education, video games, and sports—then build a website about it—with these recently purchased eBooks:
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Book Review
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot tells the story of the woman—Henrietta—whose cells led a scientific revolution. Henrietta died from cervical cancer in 1951, but her cells are still used in many laboratories to this day. This book takes you through the life of Henrietta as well her children’s lives after her … Continue reading The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Book Review
New Oxford Handbooks Online for December 2017
New Oxford Handbooks are available. The scholarly review articles in Oxford Handbooks provide both a solid foundation and the latest research in a field.
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Reframing Thanksgiving
Historically, Thanksgiving traditions were celebrated as gratitude to the gods after a successful harvest. These traditions date back to Ancient Greece and Rome; they are not unique to nor did they originate in the United States. As a matter of fact, the day we celebrate as Thanksgiving Day (currently) was not the first Thanksgiving … Continue reading Reframing Thanksgiving
New and Updated Nursing eBooks Available from Ovid
Gleeson Library recently purchased some new nursing eBooks, available on the Ovid platform. These are unlimited access, so read away!
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