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Friday : 8am – 5pm
Saturday : 9am – 3pm
Sunday : Closed
Our writing tutor, Floydd Elliott, has a new office and new hours this semester.
LTB 1117 (still inside the Library)
Tuesday: 4:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Wednesday: 4:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Thursday: 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Floydd assists students with reviewing papers, brainstorming ideas, and making suggestions for improvements. He meets with students on a walk-in basis but is also able to schedule appointments during his scheduled hours. His email address is mre@usf.edu.
Starting today, Floydd Elliot is our new writing tutor.
Floydd Elliott received a MFA in English with an emphasis in Creative Writing from New Mexico State University, Las Cruces. He has experience both as a English Instructor and a writing tutor.
Floydd will assist students with reviewing papers, brainstorming ideas, and making suggestions for improvements. He will meet with students on a walk-in basis but will be able to schedule appointments during the following hours. His email address is mre@usf.edu.
Tuesday: 1:00pm to 4:30pm
Wednesday: 5:00pm to 8:00pm
Thursday: 1:00pm to 4:30pm
He will be located in the group study area of the Library, in LTB 1115.
Welcome Floydd!
We are happy to announce the return of our Subject Guides!
Subject Guides are a very useful tool to identify resources for specific subjects or topics, like Business, Information Technology or Education. You will find guides that are Lakeland-specific as well as guides that are prepared by Tampa librarians. You can also access them with a direct link under “Research Help” on the home page.
We welcome suggestions for new resources or new guides, please let us know!
We are working on a new website. We apologize if some links are not working correctly.
We are listing direct links to the catalog, databases, e-journals list and interlibrary loan here for convenience:
Please remember that you have to sign through my.usf.edu (Blackboard) or the VPN to use the electronic resources from off-campus. In Blackboard, look for the USF Libraries tab.
You can also use the Tampa Library’s website at: http://www.lib.usf.edu/
Take note that ILLiad, our online system to request interlibrary loans, will be unavailable for maintenance Wednesday, June 20th, from 8AM until at least 12PM. Please make your requests beforehand or wait until the system is back on.
We hope the inconvenience will be minimal to our users, thank you for your patience.
UPDATE: all links are functional. Please let us know if you still find some that don’t.
We regret that most of the links on the library’s website have unexpectedly stopped working. Please be assured we are working on the issue.
If you are looking to use the catalog, the databases or the e-journals list, please take note that the links to those services in the right-hand side “Related links” menu still function.
We are listing them here too for convenience:
Please remember that you have to sign through my.usf.edu or the VPN to use the electronic resources from off-campus.
Our link to interlibrary loan (to get books/articles we don’t have here) still functions as well in the left-hand menu: http://poly.usf.edu/Offices/Library/Interlibrary-loan.html
You can also use the Tampa Library’s website at: http://www.lib.usf.edu/
Of course, you can always reach us at 863-667-7817 if you need assistance.
The statewide catalog system is being upgraded this month.
The State University Libraries are making some changes to the library system to improve collaboration and efficiency. Though most of the changes are “behind the scenes,” we are asking for your cooperation and patience during the transition:
Why is this still good news for library users?
Interlibrary Loan, electronic resources, database access, and most other services will not be affected. You can still borrow items.
This project has been working behind the scenes since January 2012. The only time that involves users is between June 22 – 28.
(Thank you to the FSU Libraries for their so efficient wording of the changes to come 
)
Wikipedia is going offline for 24 hours – starting at 12:00 a.m. Eastern on January 18th.
Why? And, importantly, what can you do if you need to do research?
Why is Wikipedia going offline? In a statement released January 16, 2012, Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director, Sue Gardner explained, “The blackout is a protest against proposed legislation in the United States — the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the U.S. House of Representatives, and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) in the U.S. Senate — that, if passed, would seriously damage the free and open Internet, including Wikipedia.”
We know Wikipedia is a quick source to look up facts. However, the Library has many other authoritative sources for factual and reference information. You can access them from campus or from home.
Never limit yourself to one source for your information and explore all the resources the Library offers you. And remember, we are here to help!
Lauren Anderson, the writing tutor for USF Poly, will now hold her office hours in the Library, in the Group Study area. She aims to help students review papers, brainstorm ideas, and make suggestions for improvements on a variety of writing projects.
Her office hours for the Spring 2012 semester are:
Ms. Anderson will meet with students on a walk-in basis or with scheduled appointments. Her email is lranderson@poly.usf.edu.
USF Poly Library’s Interlibrary Loan will stop services over the break from December 22th to January 3rd. Please schedule your requests accordingly and take note that other libraries may not be processing loans over the entire break period.
UBorrow will still be available, but may be delayed due to cooperating library schedules and university closing times.
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