
Libraries and Librarians in Children’s Books
September 19th, 2009 by Larry T. Nix No comments »
Constitution Day
September 15th, 2009 by Carol Spector No comments »
In honor of Constitution Day and The September Project, the library has created a display highlighting books and government documents from our collection on the First Amendment.
The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution was ratified on December 15th, 1791. It reads:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
You can check-out any of the books on display. We’re also giving out free pamphlets on the Constitution and the U.S. Government, while supplies last. For online resources, see our Constitution Day Research Guide.
USF Book Club: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
September 15th, 2009 by Kelci Baughman McDowell No comments »Hello! The USF Book Club will discuss The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson on October 13, 2009 (Tuesday) from 12-1 pm.Weather permitting we will meet in the USF Community Garden, just west of the School of Education, on the side of Lone Mountain.
The book club is an informal drop-in group of USF staff and students who meet at lunch time to discuss the pick of the month. All members of the USF Community are welcome to join us. Bring your lunch and your friends!
How to get the book through the library:
Since Gleeson’s copy is checked out, you can request the book through Link+ which is a free service. The book will be delivered to Gleeson within 4 business days. Click here to request it.
From Library Journal: Wealthy young Harriet Vanger disappeared 40 years ago, and Uncle Henrik always thought she was murdered. Now he’s drafted a hotshot journalist and a tattooed hacker to investigate. An expert on right-wing extremists, Swedish author Larsson died in 2004. This international best seller arrives here with a 100,000-copy first printing.

twitter assignment
September 14th, 2009 by david silver No comments »1. if you have not yet joined twitter, join twitter.
2. create a profile. use your real name. make your profile public.
3. find and follow all members of digital media production class.
4. search for and follow all people mentioned in all of our previous readings. this includes people who wrote the articles, people mentioned in the articles, people who made the videos, and people featured in the videos. you are free, of course, to unfollow any or all of these people, but only after first following them for a few days and reading through portions of their archive.
5. keep in mind that we will be using twitter extensively and in many different ways throughout the semester. the goal of this assignment is to get all of us up and running and connected with one another.
6. reply to at least one tweet.
7. post at least one RT.
8. post at least one #followfriday.
9. on tuesday, we will discuss in class the difference between thin and thick tweets. post at least one thick tweet. make it good.
10. in no more than a one-page single-spaced essay, discuss why you created your profile the way you did, introduce one person you follow, and explain why you find her/him interesting.
rules: a) on tuesday, september 22, be prepared to demo your work. demo whatever you wish to demo but be sure to include a discussion of your profile, one person you follow, and one thick tweet. if you have no work to demo, do not come to class; and b) your one page paper is due in class on thursday, september 24. no late work accepted.
hints: if you are an experienced twitter user, use this assignment and class to up your skills. if you have not yet used twitter, give it a chance before declaring it silly. finally, read and follow all the directions included in this assignment.













