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Randy Souther

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Randy Souther
Contact:
GL 201
(415) 422-5388

Librarian

Full-Time Faculty

Biography

Randy Souther has spent more than 33 years at Gleeson Library, first focusing on reference technology: overseeing the development of the library’s online infrastructure for reference services and content, and including 20 years as the library webmaster.

He currently serves as liaison to the Architecture, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Kineseology, Mathematics, and Physics departments. His past liaison assignments have included Accounting, Business Administration, English, Finance, Marketing, Modern & Classical Languages, and Writing MFA.

He has spent 30 years studying and creating resources for studying the author Joyce Carol Oates, and more recently he is focusing on issues around open inquiry, viewpoint diversity, and constructive disagreement in higher education (as a member of Heterodox Academy); as well as issues around academic freedom, free speech, and institutional neutrality in academia (as a member of FIRE: Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, and of the Association of Library Professionals).

Education


  • Master of Library and Information Studies, University of California at Berkeley

  • BA in English, University of California at Davis

Prior Experience


  • Head of Reference and Research Services, Gleeson Library

  • Head of Access Services, Gleeson Library

  • Reference Librarian, San Francisco Public Library

Awards


  • USF 2000 Team Merit Award

Selected Publications


heterodox academy: great minds don't always think alikefire: foundation for individual rights and expression

A L P: Association of Library Professionals

My Research Guides

Architecture
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BIOL 392: Oceanography
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Biology
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Biology: New Books
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Biotechnology
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Books
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Chemistry
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Chemistry: New Books
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Computer Science
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Data Science
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Dissertations & Theses
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Engineering
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Engineering Standards
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Engineering: New Books
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Faculty Resources
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Kinesiology
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Kinesiology: New Books
Last update: Mar 3, 2025 19 views
Library News Archive
Last update: Apr 17, 2025 36 views
Mathematics
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Mathematics: New Books
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Physics & Astronomy
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Scholarly Articles
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