Welcome to USF! We hope your time here will be happy and productive.
The Gleeson Library/ Geschke Center’s web site at http://www.usfca.edu/library/ will link you to information on the library’s hours, departments, and services.
USF is a private institution and access to the Library by the general public is limited.
USF patrons must bring their USF ID to the Library. It is used as a “swipe card” to enter the building, functions as a library card to check out materials,
and can be used to pay for photocopies and printing with DONS Dollars added to your account.
LIBRARY HOURS
Sundays: Open at 12:00 noon
Mondays-Thursdays: Open 24 hours
Fridays: Closes at 8 PM
Saturdays: 10 AM - 8 PM
Note that hours vary during finals, holidays, intersession and summer. For current hours, click here.
SOME BUSINESS-RELATED DATABASES YOU WILL COME TO KNOW AND LOVE
ABI/Inform Complete:
Includes citations and summaries and full text from about 1000 business periodicals that contain company and industry information, as well as products, services and notable people.
Business Source Premier: Offers full-text articles for more than 2150 titles including the Harvard Business Review. Also provides country reports, company profiles, industry reports, market research reports, and SWOT analyses.
EIU: Contains current country economic profiles, including economic reports and current economic events for nearly 200 countries or economic territories. Generally covers 5-7 years.
Europa World Online: Online version of the Europa World Year Book, which the library has in print back to 1991. Includes economic, political and geographic background information and statistical data by country; thousands of directory contact details with click-through web links and a comprehensive listing of some 1,700 international organizations.
IBISWorld: Great, comprehensive information on over 700 US Industries in the US economy. Each Industry Report is some 35-50 pages in length with abridged, 6-page Executive Summaries also available.
LexisNexis Academic:
Use Search the News section for business news from national and international sources. Use the Get Company Info section for company data.
Net Advantage:
Includes research, data, and commentary on companies, industries, stocks, bonds, and funds, from popular Standard & Poor’s research products such as Industry Surveys, Stock Reports, Corporation Records, The Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives, The Outlook, and Mutual Fund Reports among others.
OneSource:
Use this database for company and industry data and information:
Companies: detailed financial data; corporate family showing parent, subsidiaries, branches; competitors; analysts' reports; SWOT, etc.
Industries: market research reports; Datamonitor industry profiles; RMA Industry Norms, etc
Passport GMID: Global Market Information Database:
Excellent for country, industry, and consumer statistics and market research. Search consumer leisure and lifestyles, attitudes, and other information, as well as industry surveys and statistics.
WRDS: Wharton Research Data Services:
The USF School of Management subscribes to three databases in WRDS: COMPUSTAT, CRSP, and OptionMetrics.
OptionMetrics:
OptionMetrics' IvyDB is a comprehensive source of historical price and
implied volatility data for the US equity and index options markets.
COMPUSTAT:
(from Standard & Poor's) provides more than 300 annual and 100
quarterly Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Statement of Cash Flows, and
supplemental data items on more than 24,000 publicly held companies. The
COMPUSTAT databases on WRDS include Industrial, Full Coverage,
Research; Prices, Dividends & Earnings; Segments; Bank; Canadian;
Global Vantage; and EXECUCOMP. EXECUCOMP offers executive compensation
data in addition to detailed breakouts of compensation data under the
pre-2006 reporting rules for those who are researching historical
compensation trends.
CRSP: The Center for
Research in Security Prices maintains the most comprehensive collection
of security price,return, and volume data for the NYSE, AMEX and NADSAQ
stock markets. Additional CRSP files provide stock indices, beta- and
cap-based portfolio, treasury bond and risk-free rates, and mutual fund databases. CRSP
also provides CRSP/COMPUSTAT Merged Database, a database that
simplifies matching COMPUSTAT financial data to the CRSP security price
data.
TableBase:
Used for finding statistical information, including market share from journals and reports on companies, industries, products, countries and markets.
Other library databases on a variety of subjects can be found here.
ALL of our databases can be accessed from off campus!
FINDING BOOKS
Ignacio is the Library’s online catalog of books, periodicals, videos, and other materials. To access Ignacio:
Go to our library home page: http://www.usfca.edu/library/
On the right side of the screen you will see a button that says: Catalog
Type in your search words to begin searching for books.
WHERE THINGS ARE
Lower Level Book Stacks (Call numbers A-G), USF dissertations and selected Masters theses, University Archives, Group Study Area
1st Floor Circulation Desk, Reserve Desk, Reference Desk, Reference computers, Government Documents, Atrium, Thacher Gallery, Disability-Related Services Room, Photocopiers, Public Telephones, ITS-managed computers and Help Desk, Electronic Classroom
2nd Floor Periodicals Desk and Periodicals Stacks, Photocopiers, Group Study Rooms, Book Stacks (Call number H), ITS-managed computers
3rd Floor Book Stacks (Call numbers J-Z), Rare Book Room, Folio (oversized books), Group Study Rooms
4th Floor Adjunct faculty workspace, student study lounge
HOW TO GET HELP!
There are several ways to obtain assistance from a Reference Librarian. Read on!
The School of Management has a library liaison named Penny Scott, and you can contact her for help.
Her contact information is: email: plscott@usfca.edu * phone: 415-422-5389
It is best to call or email ahead, or make an appointment, to make sure she is available!
If Penny is not available, or any time you need help, you can always get help, just
Ask a Librarian!
You can also get help in all these ways:
Via Text Message:
Text us from your mobile device!
Here's how:
Text us at 66746
Begin your question with the word: gleeson
Example: gleeson What are the library hours on Saturday?
(after your first message to us, you don't have to use the word gleeson any more).
We'll respond as soon as possible. Save us in your contacts and text us your questions when you're on the go (standard message rates apply).
In Person: at the Gleeson Library/Geschke Center Reference Desk, First Floor
Via Telephone: 415-422-2039
Instant Messaging:
Use the chat widget on our Ask a Librarian site, or contact us through these chat services:
AIM: LibraryUSF
Yahoo: LibraryUSF
MSN: reference@usfca.edu
Google: LibraryUSF
Live 24/7 Reference Chat:
Live 24/7 is a reference service provided by Jesuit colleges and universities throughout the country. You can ask research questions through a real-time instant messaging service. Following a chat session, you will receive a transcript of the online discussion via email. To access this service, please go to: http://www.usfca.edu/library/ask/ and click on Live 24/7.
Email:
You can send a question to the Reference Desk by email, and your email will be answered within one business day.
One-on-One or Small Group Research Appointments:
Sometimes your research requires more intensive work with a librarian, and it becomes useful to meet one-on-one for in-depth help with your research. These sessions can be general ("How can I get full-text articles from the library’s databases?") or specific ("I need information on this particular topic."). To submit a request for a one-on-one research session, go to this form and fill in the information. NOTE: Please give us at least 48 hours to schedule your appointment, so that we make sure someone is available. Same day appointments are not available. For immediate help, use IM, phone, in-person, or 24/7 services.
Online Research Guides:
Subject specific research guides, including business research guides, are available here:
CHECKING OUT MATERIALS & RESERVES
The normal loan period is 30 days for undergraduates, graduates, and University staff. Materials may be renewed online through your library record, by clicking on "My Lib Record" on the library home page, or in person at the Circulation Desk and all materials are subject to recall. RESERVE materials circulate from 2 hours to 1 week; some may be “library use only.” There are fines for overdue materials, so please return/renew materials on time. For more information on Circulation policies, see Borrowing & Renewing on the Library’s home page or contact the Access Services Department at 422-2662.
OBTAINING MATERIALS FROM OTHER LIBRARIES
Interlibrary Loan: Students, faculty and staff may request books, photocopies of articles, and dissertations not available at the Library. Materials take 2-3 weeks to arrive and may require a fee. For more information or to submit request forms online, see Interlibrary Loan on the Library’s home page.
Link+: The Library has a service called Link+ that allows USF patrons to electronically request books that are checked out or that we don’t own and have them quickly delivered to the Library. The time between making a request for an available item and picking up the item is approximately 4 business days. For more information on Link+, go to Link+
GOVERNMENT INFORMATION
The Government Documents Room, located adjacent to the Reference area, houses primarily federal government documents; however, government documents from all jurisdictions are found throughout the Library. The Library is a selective depository for publications issued by U.S. Government agencies. For research assistance with this collection, please consult a Reference Librarian. Also visit the Government Information website here.
PERIODICALS/MICROFORMS
The Library’s print periodical (newspapers, magazines, and journals) and microform collections are housed on the 2nd floor of the library. There is a service desk on that floor if you need help locating a periodical. For more information, call 415-422-2051.
STUDY AREAS AND GROUP STUDY ROOMS
There are quiet study areas as well as group study rooms available in the library. For more information on how to reserve a group study room, as well as use other study areas within the library, please visit Study Areas.
CITING SOURCES
RefWorks:
The main reason to use this database is to format your bibliographies for papers and projects. No more tedious format issues!! But this database also has many other tools to help keep you organized, including keeping all of your alerts and RSS feeds in one place, easily transferring bibliographies to your manuscripts, and more. Check it out!
Also, information on print and online style guides, including APA, MLA and Chicago/Turabian can be found on the library’s web site. Here you will find examples, rules, and links to other resources on citing: http://www.usfca.edu/Library/research/Citing_Sources/
