As National Poetry Month continues to roll along, the Electronic Resources and Systems department wishes to draw special attention to an important online historical resource for small press poetry magazines, Independent Voices. Continue reading Key Database for National Poetry Month
The library has you covered! Check out our service updates and research tips to set you up for success this Spring 2022 semester. Continue reading Spring 2022 Service Updates and Research Tips
Since our building closed in mid-March along with the rest of campus, Gleeson Library staff have been working hard to provide remote access to our services and collections for students, staff, and faculty. We are here to support you — classes are online and so is the library. Here are new ways students and faculty are … Continue reading At Your Fingertips: Remote Library Services
You’ve worked in some great libraries, and have accomplished some really great things at these different places. Tell us a little bit about your background — library-related or not — and projects you are proud of or were excited to be a part of. I am Ngāti Paoa Māori and grew up in Tāmaki Makaurau, … Continue reading Welcome Nicky Andrews – Instruction and First-Year Experience Librarian
We asked some of our student assistants what they think are the top five resources offered at Gleeson Library. Check out their awesome food recommendations and favorite viewpoints in San Francisco! Delia – Access Service Student Assistant Zoe – Access Service Student Assistant Alana – Reference Student Assistant Heidi – Cataloging Student Assistant Continue reading Top Five Library Resources from Gleeson’s Student Assistants
Welcome back all to campus! In case we haven’t met, I’m Shelley Carr the new Interlibrary Loan coordinator at Gleeson Library. I started in March of 2018, and have met some but not all of you. If you want to know more about me, feel free to check out my brief bio here. Just in … Continue reading Interlibrary Loan for Faculty: What’s New
Here’s a book review by Reference student assistant Juliana Molina! A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini is a historical fiction novel that takes place in many cities across Afghanistan and tells the stories of two girls, Mariam and Laila. Though they are years apart in age, their stories intertwine in a heart-wrenching way. This … Continue reading What Reference Students are Reading: Pt. 1
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!
At our yearly Student Assistant Orientation held this past Sunday, August 26th, one of the “ice breaker” activities for the Reference Student Assistants was to discuss a book read over the summer. Here’s a list of the books we read and some of our thoughts on them. 1. Love in the Time of Cholera – … Continue reading Reference Students’ Summer Reading List
This summer the Library’s electronic classroom underwent a complete renovation. The new space allows for increased group collaboration and active learning. Some of the new features include: All of our PCs are equipped with Faronics Insight, a software that allows instructors to take over student’s screens and display what is on the lectern’s screen. This … Continue reading Active Engagement in the Electronic Classroom
