  We have studied globular cluster systems (GCSs) around elliptical galaxies in
Hickson compact groups using multi-band deep, high quality images from Keck,
VLT and CFHT. Analyzing the luminosity functions, specific frequencies, color
and spatial distributions, we could determine the properties of the GCSs of
those galaxies and trace their star formation histories. We have found poor
populations, concentrated toward the center of the galaxies, with bimodal color
distributions. The study of GCSs around galaxies in small groups are a blank on
the globular cluster literature.
