Thanks again to David Silver‘s Davies Forum Digital Literacy class for installing the wonderful Reading Fort in celebration of National Library Week. Update: May 5, 2008 by Deborah Malone Check out the audio slideshow done by Lulu McAllister and Lis Bartlett!!! Thanks Lulu and Lis! Also available on youtube: National Library Week at USF. And … Continue reading National Library Week celebration continues (updated)
The USF Book Club will discuss The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls on May 28, 2008 (Wednesday). We will meet in the Seminar Room (2nd Fl) of Gleeson Library | Geschke Resource Center from 12 noon – 1 pm. Bring your lunch! (Faculty and staff only.) If you want to request this book through the … Continue reading USF Book Club: The Glass Castle
The University of San Francisco recently hosted the bi-annual Joint Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities Library Directors/Chief Information Officers/Educational Technology conference. Close to 100 individuals attended and their reviews of the meeting were excellent. While many timely issues facing academic libraries, IT, and the use of technology in the classroom were discussed, we also … Continue reading AJCU Library Directors/Chief Information Officers/Educational Technology Conference hosted at USF
The Gleeson Library’s Atrium is once again open 24/7. The Atrium is a great place for late night studying. The way it works: while the Library is open, anyone in the USF community can access the Atrium through the Library. As the library closes for the evening, access in and out of the Atrium via the library ceases … Continue reading Atrium 24/7 Study Resumes!
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
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
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
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
Join the library in celebrating the Geschke Learning Resource Center’s 10-year Anniversary! Friday, February 15, 2008 4 – 6 pm in the Monihan Atrium Refreshments will be served and all members of the USF Community are welcome! For those that don’t know, the Geschke Learning Resource Center is the South Wing of the library building, … Continue reading Party! Celebrate Geschke’s 10th Anniversary
Due to facilities issues related to safety, the Library Atrium will not be available for 24/7 student study at the beginning of the Spring 2008 semester. USF’s Facilities Management department is working on the issue and has tentatively forecast 4-5 weeks before we have a resolution. During this interim period, the Atrium will be open … Continue reading Library Atrium 24/7 Access Suspended Temporarily