The USF Book Club is looking towards 2011 with the ferocity of scholars ~ we’ve picked a nonfiction title for our first selection of the new year! We’ll read Bright-sided : how the relentless promotion of positive thinking has undermined America by Barbara Ehrenreich, the author of Nickel and Dimed. We’ll meet on Wednesday, January … Continue reading USF Book Club: Bright-Sided
I left my ‘cart’ in San Francisco The “I left my ‘cart’ in San Francisco” Cable Car[t] created by the Student assistants (with a little help from their staff friends) in the Access Services Department of Gleeson Library won 1st prize in the 2010 “Unshelved: Pimp my Bookcart” contest. The Judges commented: “This year’s first … Continue reading Gleeson Library, Cable Car[t] Wins 1st Prize!
I left my ‘cart’ in San Francisco Student assistants (with a little help from their staff friends) in the Access Services Department of Gleeson Library are participating in the 2010 “Unshelved: Pimp my Bookcart” contest. They created the cable car[t] which represents their love for this city. It reminds us of a little song by … Continue reading I left my ‘cart’ in San Francisco
This past summer librarian Vicki Rosen took a research leave to discover What is Ignatian Pedagogy? She shares some insights with us below. What is Ignatian Pedagogy? by Vicki Rosen We all know that USF is a Jesuit university. Officially known as the Society of Jesus, the Jesuits are an Order of the Catholic church. … Continue reading What is Ignatian Pedagogy? by Vicki Rosen
David Silver’s Digital Media Productions class (#dmp10 on Twitter) has been shooting the library as part of a class assignment. The photos have been amazing. But more importantly, their insights into how Gleeson Library fits into their lives on campus are inspiring. From banned books to studies in color and texture, they have captured the … Continue reading USF’s Digital Media Productions Class Captures Gleeson
(Click to enlarge) Collection Growth compiled by Carmen Fernandez-Baybay, Office of the Dean, Gleeson Library | Geschke Learning Resource Center Library Space Use by M. Kotlanger, SJ, USF Archivist Image designed by Kelci Baughman McDowell Continue reading Library Milestones
Update: The preventative maintenance work on our elevator has been completed…ahead of schedule! Please note: due to preventative maintenance work, the library elevator that travels from the lower level all the way to the fourth floor is currently out of service. It will be back in action on Friday, 9/17/2010. In the meantime, there are … Continue reading Elevator Back in Action!
Welcome to Gleeson Library | Geschke Center! — updated with complete fall tour schedule Library tours are given at the beginning of the semester, and on the first Monday of each month. These tours introduce you to the building and many of our services. Meet in front of the fountain across from the Circulation Desk … Continue reading More Library Tours
This year the USF Reading Project selection is a mural entitled “Man at the Crossroads,” by artist Diego Rivera. This mural was commissioned by J.D. Rockefeller for the Rockefeller Center in New York, but was destroyed before it was even completed. For the USF Reading Project the campus will use the visual reference of “Man, … Continue reading USF Reading Project – Diego Rivera Mural
Hello everyone! From what I hear, Isabel Allende is an amazing writer so it’s high time Book Club read one of her books. Island Beneath the Sea is her newest and it is an historical novel that largely takes place in Haiti, so it is appropriate to the times. Opening in Saint Domingue a few … Continue reading USF Book Club: Island Beneath the Sea by Allende