“Noise in the library” is not limited to patrons who have been bothered by noise. Perhaps you think there should be more group study rooms–that is a noise issue because students must talk to do group study. Perhaps you think the library should be more of a place to socialize and talk (some people I have spoken to hold this opinion). Maybe you like the library just the way it is and don’t want to see it change. Whatever the case, we want to invite you to join one of our remaining four groups:
The Civil Rights Digital Library (CRDL) is a comprehensive civil rights Web site and portal hosted by the University of Georgia Libraries. CRDL is a partnership among librarians, technologists, archivists, educators, scholars, academic publishers, and public broadcasters.
From the CRDL/University of Georgia Web site:
“The struggle for racial equality in the 1950s and 1960s is among the most far-reaching social movements in the nation’s history, and it represents a crucial step in the evolution of American democracy. The Civil Rights Digital Library promotes an enhanced understanding of the Movement by helping users discover primary sources and other educational materials from libraries, archives, museums, public broadcasters, and others on a national scale.”
With all the talk about printed newspapers dying out, there’s a funny video on YouTube from a 1981 news program on San Francisco’s KRON channel 4. On it, they describe how some people are now able to read the San Francisco Examiner and San Francisco Chronicle using their home computers.
It’s a great reminder of what the early internet looked like before hypertext, before using a mouse, pointing and clicking, etc. They mention at the end of the story that it takes two hours to download the whole paper. It’s amazing how newspapers (and libraries!) have changed so much that the early 1980’s now look like ancient history
Participants needed! USF Gleeson Library | Geschke Center is holding focus groups* about noise in the library.
*A controlled group interview of a target audience, led by a facilitator. A set series of questions or topics are covered, and the results are used to guide improvements in services.
The meetings will take place in the seminar room of Gleeson Library (Room 209) on the following days and times:
Wed. 2/18 5-6 p.m.
Sat. 2/21 3-4 p.m.
Mon. 2/23 7-8 p.m.
Wed. 2/25 9-10 a.m.
Thur. 3/5 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Fri. 3/6 1-2 p.m.
Tues. 3/10 9-10 p.m.
Thur. 3/12 12-1 p.m.
If you sign up, you only have to attend one meeting. We want different people in all the meetings. Maximum 8 participants are needed per time slot. These focus groups are voluntary.
You will be entered to win one of two iPod shuffles for your participation.
Today marks the 200th birthday of Abraham Lincoln. Interestingly a student at Miami University in Ohio recently discovered a rather rare example of Lincoln’s fingerprint on a letter housed in Miami’s library. Thinking about Lincoln’s hands sent me looking for a picture of them from the Lincoln Memorial statue. It turns out there are casts of his hands in museum collections all over the place, made from original casts made in Springfield, Illinois in May 1860, right after Lincoln’s presidential nomination. Tangible tokens of a president in whom so many have invested their hopes — reminds me of all the Obama memorabilia.
You can see some fantastic Lincoln materials in the digital collections of the Library of Congress. They’ve uploaded some of the photos to their Flickr stream. (Read more about the Library’s “The Commons” project on Flickr here.)
A bit blurry but the images help bring history to life don’t you think?
Abraham Lincoln, 1846 or 1847. From Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, LC-USZC4-2439
Abraham Lincoln, circa 1864. From Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division LC-USZ6-2094
For March the Book Club is reading A Confederacy of Dunces: A Novel by John Kennedy Toole.
This Pulitzer Prize winning novel was originally published in the early 1980s, but the “tragi-comedy” is sure to amuse readers in 2009. Library Journal describes the protagonist as a “modern day… Don Quixote… [who is a] fat, flatulent, gluttonous, loud, lying, hypocritical, self-deceiving, self-centered blowhard who masturbates to memories of a dog and pretends to profundity when he is only full of beans.” Sounds like fun!
We will meet on Thursday, March 12, 2009 in the Seminar Room (2nd floor, room 209) of Gleeson Library from 12 noon – 1 pm. Bring your lunch, friends, professors, students, colleagues… and anyone else in the USF Community to join us.
If you want to get the book through the library, you can request it through Link+ (Gleeson’s 2 copies are checked out). Your book will come in about 4 business days and will be available for pick-up at the Circulation Desk of Gleeson Library.
2. Enter your name and USF ID number to access your library record.
3. Review your fines and/or fees and click “Pay Online.”
4. Enter your credit card information and click “Submit.”
5. Verify that the information you submitted is correct and click “Submit” again.
6. Print the confirmation page for your records.
If all of your library fines and fees are paid, any library holds on your university record related to these fines/fees will be lifted within 24 business hours.
If you have questions about your Gleeson Library fines and/or fees, please contact the Access Services Department at 415-422-2662 or email access_services@usfca.edu.
This resource is great for deciding where to send manuscripts for possible publication. The directories available are in the following subject areas : marketing, accounting, economics & finance, management, educational curriculum & methods, educational psychology & administration, educational technology & library science, and psychology & psychiatry.
Each journal entry contains information on the topic areas the journal emphasizes, the type of review process used, acceptance rate and number of external reviewers, manuscript formats and styles, turn around time for manuscripts, any fees involved, and other important details.
We’ve had the print version of this excellent resource for years, but now you can access the online version from anywhere, and it is updated much more frequently than the print version.
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We will meet on Thursday, March 12, 2009 in the Seminar Room (2nd floor, room 209) of Gleeson Library from 12 noon – 1 pm. Bring your lunch, friends, professors, students, colleagues… and anyone else in the USF Community to join us.
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