VSA (Vietnamese Student Association) has been hard at work at the student organization showcases during Freshman Orientations this summer.
Co-Social Chair Tara and President Anh
Display boards and giveaways
Awesome VSA pens
VSA’s cool banner
Candid shots recruiting Freshmen
The JAM Monkey
VSA T-Shirts. Now on sale for $10. Shirts are available in blue or pink and say “Let’s Pho” with a cool logo of pho. Buy yours today 
ITS and Gleeson Library | Geschke Center are pleased to announce the introduction of USFmobile. USFmobile is a new mobile web site specifically designed for your smart phone or PDA. Please take a moment and browse to m.usfca.edu from your phone’s browser. You’ll find a number of new phone friendly information resources, including:
- Library Services – Search the library catalog by keyword, title, author, subject, or call number. Find stacks locations and more. Library hours are also available.
- USFcalendar – Find out what’s going on across campus by browsing USF’s Events Calendar
- Campus Map – Navigate USF’s campus via this convenient map. Be sure to click on the various buildings for more information.
- ITS Services – ITS Service Desk hours are available, with more services on the way
- Transportation – Find out when the next bus is due to arrive , search the Muni/BART schedule, and much more.
Be sure to bookmark USFmobile on your phone’s browser, as more services will be arriving soon. If you have questions or require assistance, please contact the ITS Help Desk at itshelp@usfca.edu or 422-6668.
At the American Library Association Annual Conference in Chicago last week I went through the hundreds of library vendor exhibits in the area that ALA is calling "The Stacks". I stopped by the Gaylord Bros. booth to look at their display cases and was very pleasantly surprised to find that one of their display cases contained early examples of their well know library charging machines. Thanks to Amanda Rose, National Sales Manager, for Gaylord for taking time to show me the charging machines (she is pictured in the photo above). It's good to know that Gaylord Bros. is preserving this important piece of the history of so many of the nation's libraries. In 1999 on a post to the PubLib listserv, Karen Schneider wrote the following on the occasion of the retirement of the Gaylord Charging Machine at the Garfield Library in Brunswick, NY.:
Hello! The Book Club’s next selection is Alive in Necropolis by Doug Dorst, which is the San Francisco Public Library’s 2009 pick for One City One Book.
We will meet to discuss the novel on Wednesday, August 12, 2009 from 12 noon – 1 pm in the USF Community Garden (just west of the Education Building).
How can I get a copy?
Gleeson Library does not yet own this book, but now owns this book, and if it’s checked out you can get it delivered to Gleeson within 4 business days by requesting it through our free service, Link+, or you can get it from one of the many San Francisco Public Library Branch locations.
San Francisco Public Library has a webpage devoted to the selection with a lot of cool resources, like interviews with the author, reviews of the book, a reader’s guide and more! SFPL describes the novel:
Dorst’s thriller, set in the city of San Francisco and the cemeteries of Colma, is one part crime novel, one part ghost story, tinged with humor and heart. Among many colorful characters, the book features a rookie Colma cop navigating a world of both the dead and alive, and a San Francisco teen, struggling with his own version of reality.
Sounds cool! We hope to see you there.
*If you would like to join the USF Book Club mailing list, email kbaughmanmcdowell@usfca.edu or call 415-422-2036*
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