The U.S. State Department and Africa The United States Department of State (often referred to as the State Department) is the federal executive department responsible for international relations. The State Department has a blog called, Dipnote where you can read blog entries from State Department officials about their work and international travels. “Dipnote” refers to … Continue reading Government Documents: Africa and the State Department
The U.S. HELP Committee Gleeson’s Government Documents collection has a number of interesting documents from the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions that goes by the easy-to-remember-acronym, HELP. The committee presides over the country’s health care, education, employment and retirement policies. Here are some examples of HELP documents in the collection: *If … Continue reading Documents from the HELP Committee
We are what we eat! But eating well can be challenging for busy people with odd hours or maybe not much money or running low on Dons Dollars. The library has hundreds of cookbooks in print and online and we’d like your recommendations, either of something we already have or a book we should acquire. … Continue reading Cookbooks for students
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
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
Writing for a Real World: a multidisciplinary anthology by USF students is the latest addition to Gleeson Library’s digital collections. The collection includes all the 7 volumes of the publication since its inception in 2002. It features the best of USF students writing with both writer’s and instructor’s comments. Come check it out here! To … Continue reading Writing for a Real World now online
To observe Sexual Violence Awareness Week, the library has a display of tee shirts from the Clothesline Project which were made by USF students. It’s next to the entrance gate, by the fountain. Along with the tee shirts, there are also library materials and other resources to learn about and prevent sexual violence. All books … Continue reading Sexual Violence Awareness Week Display in Library
Want to get informed about the death penalty debate? Check out the library’s latest display of books, videos, and government documents on this controversial issue in the lobby. Our display coincides with the USF College Players’ performance of Dead Man Walking this weekend, Friday, December 11 and Saturday, December 12, at 8pm in Studio Theater … Continue reading Dead Man Walking
Here at the library we’re proud to co-sponsor USF’s celebration of International Education Week 2009. Now in the lobby we’re featuring film, recent fiction and poetry by international newcomers to the Bay Area and across the U.S., in honor of IEW and our international students. You might have already spotted photos from the IEW photo … Continue reading The World at our Doorstep– with a photo contest
A display to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the publishing of Charles Darwin’s book “On the Origin of Species.” We have selected for display a number of books that demonstrate the pervasive influence of Darwin’s theory of natural selection on a broad range of disciplines. No single researcher has matched his impact on the natural and social sciences; on … Continue reading Darwin’s Originality and Its Consequences