The Library building project is underway and will affect some Library services. This will be the first of many changes the Library will undergo over the coming months.
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The Graduate Faculty Reading Room in 426C
will be permanently CLOSED on Friday, April 25, 2008 at 5:00 p.m.
The Silent Study area in Library 438 will remain open through the Spring semester. The room was kept open as long as possible, but the building project is now underway.
Government Publications (5th Floor)
is CLOSED to public access effective Friday, April 25, 2008 at 5:00PM
Access to Government Publications, microforms, and most maps will still be available. Go to the Research Assistance Desk (1st floor) to request these materials and get assistance.
Library Administration
will MOVE from the 6th floor to 426C on the 4th floor, the week of April 28 - May 2.
We are sorry for the inconvenience.
April 18, 2008
CSU libraries needs students’ help!
Please take a 5 minute survey
to let us know a little bit about how you use the library and if you use online tutorials.
Thanks!
Survey
April 4, 2008
JPL Library’s own Shawn Heiser and Thomas Iwatsubo worked as film extras in the new Gus Van Sant film “Milk” starring Sean Penn as Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected official. Milk was assassinated in 1978 by fellow San Francisco city supervisor Dan White, a former policeman. Dan White is played by Josh Brolin.
Heiser and Iwatsubo, who work in the Library, were surprised to run into each other on the film set. Dressed in period “hippie” fashion, Heiser was filmed as an audience member in the re-enactment of Milk’s speech following the 1978 Gay Freedom Day Parade. Heiser, in his first major feature film appearance, participated in eight days of shooting. “I jumped at the opportunity to be in the film and work with Gus Van Sant. When I first came to San Francisco I read The Mayor of Castro Street about Harvey Milk’s history. Being involved with the film was a very positive experience.”
Iwatsubo, an experienced film actor, played a politician/ city hall employee who attends Milk’s memorial service. “The story has come full circle for me. I was a student at SFSU when Harvey Milk was assassinated, now I’m acting a politician of that time while working at SFSU.” Iwatsubo’s character shows up in several scenes; he describes the production as a very collaborative environment, “I found myself in a room discussing the next shot with Gus Van Sant, Sean Penn, Josh Brolin and the cinematographer Harris Savides. I’m not used to the lead players and directors mixing so freely.”
The film is scheduled for national release in Fall, 2008.
The Library has resources to research Harvey Milk and LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) studies:
“Harvey Milk” InvestiGator Keyword Search
“Harvey Milk” Link+ Keyword Search
LBGT Life w/ Full Text database
Research Guide on Human Sexuality
April 1, 2008
Instant Messaging (IM) can now be used for general library questions as well as research assistance. The service now uses a pop-up browser so you can continue your Library website session without losing your IM session helper. Find the IM button on pages where you are likely to have questions like the Find Articles and Databases page. The service is available only during library hours. All you need is a computer connected to the internet. Try it.
March 14, 2008
OASIS is a set of online lessons designed to help improve your skills at finding, using, and evaluating information of all kinds. Fulfill the Basic Information Competence Requirement for graduation by taking the OASIS (Online Advancement of Student Information Skills) tutorial. Its a good idea to get it done early so you are not surprised when you go to apply for graduation.
March 14, 2008
The Michelangelo Club presents
a reading of poetry and prose:
The City in the Literature of Italy
Friday April 18, 2008 2:00 pm
De Bellis Collection, Main Library 6th Floor
Deadline for contribution of readings is March 21, 2008.
For more info e-mail mdanders@sfsu.edu.
(The Michelangelo Club is a student organization dedicated
to promoting the study of Italian language, culture, and civilization.
Students of all backgrounds welcome!)
March 13, 2008
The Library has an extensive collection of DVDs, video tapes, and 16mm films for viewing in the Media Access Center. You can find copies of movies, documentaries, televison and more. The Library houses the San Francisco Bay Area Television Archives which includes footage from local broadcasting companies as far back as 1955, great for local or cultural interest research. Use of the San Francisco Bay Area Television Archives is limited and requires a prior appointment.
March 3, 2008
Look for the Union Label: A Celebration of Union Logos and Emblems
Online Exhibit by Jeff Rosen and Susan Parker Sherwood
This collection of over 150 images surveys union labels, their history, and related artifacts. American Union labels evolved from the seals and coats of arms of European craft unions and were a great source of tradition and pride. Beginning as early as 1880, the union label movement became an important economic tool as organized workers looked for ways to support union jobs and to protest unfair working conditions through tactics other than strikes.
Labor Archives & Research Center
February 22, 2008
Labor Archives and Research Center 22nd Anniversary Evening Program
Featuring Guest Speaker:
Dawn Mabalon
San Francisco State University
“We Must Eat Dust: Filipino Migratory Labor and Labor Organizing on the West Coast and Alaska, 1920s-1970s”
The event will be held at the ILWU, Local 34
4 Berry Street (2nd and King) on the Embarcadero
next to Giant’s Stadium. map
Friday, February 29, 2008 ~ 6 p.m.
Light Refreshments served at 6:00 p.m.,
program begins at 7:00 p.m.
Pinoy Jazz and Blues Music
by Little Brown Brother
Free and Open to the Public
This event is wheelchair accessible
LARC website
February 14, 2008
