Spring Database Trials
Gleeson Library/Geschke Center offers short-term trials of databases we are considering adding to our collection. Continue reading Spring Database Trials
Tag: databases
Date with a Database: Valentine’s Day Edition
For a bit of research-oriented “fun” this Valentine’s Day we dipped into a few of our e-resources to see what might turn up worth sharing. Continue reading Date with a Database: Valentine’s Day Edition
Key Databases for Native American Heritage Month
In celebration, here are a number of significant library databases delving deeply into Native American culture, history, and activism. Continue reading Key Databases for Native American Heritage Month
Key Databases for Latinx Heritage Month
In celebration of Latinx Heritage Month we’re proud to call attention to a few relevant subject sets of Gleeson databases. Use the drop-down menu “All Subjects” to scroll through all the various subject areas we have databases grouped into. Although we’re highlighting just one database per subject area you’ll find a broad host of individual … Continue reading Key Databases for Latinx Heritage Month
Overview of Key E-Resources
Learn the basics of finding and using our electronic resources. Continue reading Overview of Key E-Resources
Key Databases for LGBTQ+ PRIDE Month
The Electronic Resources & Systems department at Gleeson joins the USF community in celebrating Pride month with some offerings from our library databases with an LGBT focus. Continue reading Key Databases for LGBTQ+ PRIDE Month
Spring Database Trials
In March and October of each year, Gleeson Library/Geschke Center offers short-term trials of databases and other electronic resources we are considering adding to our collection. Continue reading Spring Database Trials
Copyright, contracts, and using Gleeson databases
We hope you are learning a lot during Fair Use Week and feeling empowered to create and innovate. Fair use is your right and works together with copyright law. The Association of Research Libraries Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries (2012) points out that “without fair use and related exceptions, copyright would create an unconstitutional constraint on free expression” (p. 6). An important third factor is the contracts that Gleeson Library signs with vendors to provide electronic databases to you. Those contracts, or licenses, guide how you can use the database contents and, in general, take precedence over fair use guidelines.
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Get the latest news at Gleeson Library
Today on 2/22/22 let’s talk about TWO ways to get the most recent news: print and online.
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Japanese American Day of Remembrance 80th Anniversary
February 19, 2022 marks the 80th anniversary of signing of Executive Order 9066 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, which granted the U.S. Army the authority to establish military zones in California, Oregon, Washington, and Arizona, during World War III. This act resulted in the forced displacement and incarceration of some 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry living on the West Coast—including thousands from the San Francisco Bay Area—to concentration camps throughout the United States. Continue reading Japanese American Day of Remembrance 80th Anniversary