Hilltop Campus: Come visit me in the lobby of Malloy Hall every Tuesday morning from 11:30-12:30. Downtown Campus: Stop by and see me on the 5th Floor in the Agora from 10-6. Outside of those times, please call or email me for help or an appointment. Appointments can be done in person or via Zoom, individually or as a group.
Database Accounts
Many databases allow you to create a personal account so you can save your searches and search results in folders after you logout. Look for "Sign in" at the top of the opening screen and follow the prompts.
Fusion allows you to search - in one place - the majority of the Library’s books, e-books and articles. It includes all the materials in our Ignacio Library Catalog, as well as the content of most of our journal article databases.
The Library also subscribes to several e-book collections. Individual e-books are included in Fusion, the Ignacio Library Catalog, and several databases.
Articles can be found in different kinds of periodicals: news, popular magazines, trade publications, and scholarly (or peer-reviewed/refereed) journals. For a list of sports-related periodicals from Gleeson's collection, click here.
Google Scholar: Searching Google Scholar can retrieve some useful articles and information. Use the date ranges on the left for more precision. Adjust the Settings for "Library Links" and choose the two University of San Francisco options. Your search results will show if USF has full text access. Use the Advanced Search to do a more complex search and/or to limit results to a particular domain (.gov, .edu, .com).
To find the full text of known articles, use our Journal Finder.
If the full text is not immediately available in your search result, the Full Text Finder icon will guide you to options for locating the complete article, whether it’s in our collection, from Google, or through our Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery service.
If you’re looking for articles on more narrowly focused subjects, statistical data, encyclopedia articles or images, use Databases targeted to specific types of information.
Databases are arranged in 3 sections:
If you’re interested in finding only books, or a specific book title, then our library catalog Ignacio Library Catalog is a good place to begin. Named after the founder of the Jesuits, Ignatius of Loyola, Ignacio also links to government reports and some of our full text journals.
Books from other libraries can be requested online in the Ignacio using Link+ (a consortium of libraries) or through interlibrary loan via ILLiad. Distance students: To have all books shipped to your home address, contact Gleeson Library's Access Services Dept. (415) 422-2662.
Whenever you do research, you will need to cite the information sources that you use. Most business scholars use APA style. Here are some tools that can help you with this task:
There are several ways to obtain assistance with your research. 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!
