Every year in January, the copyright protection of a new group of material will expire and those items will become part of the public domain. What is the public domain? It is a state where a creative work is free to use by anyone for any purpose. There are a few different ways that a work can fall into the public domain, but the most common is through expiration of copyright protection. You can find more information about the public domain on the Libraries’ Copyright guide.
In celebration of this key characteristic of copyright law, USF Libraries select titles from our physical collections to digitize:
- Public Domain Digitizing for 2019
- Public Domain Digitizing for 2020
- Public Domain Digitizing for 2021
This year we intend to digitize 22 items. We have narrowed the possible titles down to 50 and need your help to decide which will be highlighted by our public domain celebration. Vote for your favorites below! You can choose up to 22. Please cast your votes before July 21st!
What titles do you want the USF Libraries to digitize for the Public Domain 2022 celebration?
- A pictorial history of the Florida hurricane, September 18, 1926. 5%, 21 vote21 vote 5%21 vote - 5% of all votes
- The Florida hurricane disaster by L.F. Reardon 5%, 20 votes20 votes 5%20 votes - 5% of all votes
- Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne Illus. by Ernest H. Shepard, colored by Hilda Scott. 4%, 18 votes18 votes 4%18 votes - 4% of all votes
- In the heart of the Everglades; being the story of the adventures of Allan Lawton in the early homesteading days of Florida and when the Seminole Indians had no legal rights that the white man was bound to respect,cby Kirk Monroe [!]... illustrated by H. Burgess and P.L. Martin. 4%, 17 votes17 votes 4%17 votes - 4% of all votes
- The hungry tiger of Oz: founded on and continuing the famous Oz stories by L. Frank Baum by Ruth Plumly Thompson 4%, 17 votes17 votes 4%17 votes - 4% of all votes
- South Florida hurricane scenes :September 17th and 18th, 1926; Miami, Miami Beach, Buena Vista, Little River, Hialeah, Coral Gables, Hollywood and Fort Lauderdale 4%, 17 votes17 votes 4%17 votes - 4% of all votes
- Tampa theatre opening souvenir, October 15, 1926. 4%, 15 votes15 votes 4%15 votes - 4% of all votes
- Going to Florida? a complete guide to the state, with excursions to Havana and Nassau 3%, 14 votes14 votes 3%14 votes - 3% of all votes
- What's the matter with Florida? by Con O. Lee 3%, 13 votes13 votes 3%13 votes - 3% of all votes
- Florida's great hurricane by Joe Hugh Reese 3%, 13 votes13 votes 3%13 votes - 3% of all votes
- Tarpon Springs, Florida, the Venice of the South; high elevation, bayous, bays, river, and Gulf of Mexico. 3%, 12 votes12 votes 3%12 votes - 3% of all votes
- Excelsior :the senior class annual of Booker T. Washington High School, Tampa Florida 3%, 12 votes12 votes 3%12 votes - 3% of all votes
- Florida, the moon and you, (song) words by Gene Buck, music by Rudy Friml 3%, 11 votes11 votes 3%11 votes - 3% of all votes
- Roll, Jordan, roll :song : negro spiritual, words by Paul Laurence Dunbar ; music by Frederick Hall. 3%, 11 votes11 votes 3%11 votes - 3% of all votes
- A hand book on Florida land titles; a treatise for title examiners and abstracters [sic]. A reference for the use of property owners; an elementary text for students of the law of real property. A library of elementary principles respecting the division and alienation of lands and the laws relating to ownership. By H.R. Partlow. 2%, 10 votes10 votes 2%10 votes - 2% of all votes
- The cultivation of citrus fruits by H. Harold Hume 2%, 10 votes10 votes 2%10 votes - 2% of all votes
- My lost millions,Florida, past, present and future; Florida as reviewed by President Harding, Gen. W.T. Sherman, Gen. U.S. Grant, Brig. Gen. Chas E. Sawyer.cby Geo. B. Christian. 2%, 10 votes10 votes 2%10 votes - 2% of all votes
- Florida, road condition map prepared by the State Road Department 2%, 10 votes10 votes 2%10 votes - 2% of all votes
- Plat book, city of Tampa by D. W. Everett 2%, 10 votes10 votes 2%10 votes - 2% of all votes
- Girl Scouts in the redwoods by Lillian Elizabeth Roy 2%, 10 votes10 votes 2%10 votes - 2% of all votes
- Animal stories by P.T. Barnum :ban account of the author's famous expedition in search of wild animals for the circus, presenting natural history from a new standpoint 2%, 9 votes9 votes 2%9 votes - 2% of all votes
- Curlux atlas of Florida. by Curlux Map Company, Tampa, FL 2%, 9 votes9 votes 2%9 votes - 2% of all votes
- The land of mist by A. Conan Doyle 2%, 9 votes9 votes 2%9 votes - 2% of all votes
- Jerry Muskrat at home by Thornton W. Burgess with illustrations by Harrison Cady 2%, 8 votes8 votes 2%8 votes - 2% of all votes
- Street map of Orlando, Florida by Florida Associated Engineers, Inc. 2%, 8 votes8 votes 2%8 votes - 2% of all votes
- Ponce de Leon Celebration souvenir program :April 6, 7, 8, 1926, St. Augustine, Florida. 2%, 7 votes7 votes 2%7 votes - 2% of all votes
- For the state of Florida (song) words by George A Kalar, music by Harry Jay 2%, 7 votes7 votes 2%7 votes - 2% of all votes
- The boys' life of Barnum by Harvey W. Root 2%, 7 votes7 votes 2%7 votes - 2% of all votes
- The sunshine city in the rain : a mid-summer reality, words by Jo' Trent ; music by Peter De Rose [and] Harry Richman. 1%, 6 votes6 votes 1%6 votes - 1% of all votes
- City of Orlando, showing the location of Orwin Manor, "Florida's sculptured community." 1%, 6 votes6 votes 1%6 votes - 1% of all votes
- Miami storm :waltz song, words and music by Fred Rose & Paul Whiteman. 1%, 6 votes6 votes 1%6 votes - 1% of all votes
- Valencia: with piano tune ukulele 1%, 5 votes5 votes 1%5 votes - 1% of all votes
- Florida's inventory : Proceedings of the Florida Takes Inventory Congress held at Palm Beach, Florida, April 16, 1926 1%, 5 votes5 votes 1%5 votes - 1% of all votes
- A college, cramped but creative : a city, lovely and lively; a campaign, lauded alike by town and gown. by Frances Barber Harris 1%, 4 votes4 votes 1%4 votes - 1% of all votes
- Tom Swift and his airline express; or, From ocean to ocean by daylight by Victor Appleton 1%, 4 votes4 votes 1%4 votes - 1% of all votes
- Do you know my garden? song, arranged by F. Henri Klickmann 1%, 4 votes4 votes 1%4 votes - 1% of all votes
- Tom Swift and his airline express, or, From ocean to ocean by daylight. 1%, 4 votes4 votes 1%4 votes - 1% of all votes
- Album Maria Guerrero, Tampa, Fla. : Industrial Printing Co. 1%, 4 votes4 votes 1%4 votes - 1% of all votes
- Rand McNally junior road map Florida prepared for Standard Oil Company (Kentucky) 1%, 3 votes3 votes 1%3 votes - 1% of all votes
- Mark Tidd in Egypt by Clarence Budington Kelland 1%, 3 votes3 votes 1%3 votes - 1% of all votes
- Romancin' through Floridy with Mandy and me. by Joshua Wipple 1%, 3 votes3 votes 1%3 votes - 1% of all votes
- Sweetheart mine (song) by Florence Sharpe Till 1%, 3 votes3 votes 1%3 votes - 1% of all votes
- The Riddle Club at Shadybrook bwhy they went there, what happened on the way and what occurred during their absence from home by David F. Houston 1%, 3 votes3 votes 1%3 votes - 1% of all votes
- Gulf Refining Co. official road map no. 13 :Florida 1%, 3 votes3 votes 1%3 votes - 1% of all votes
- If I could be with you : song, lyric by Earl Hanson, Music by Evans Lloyd 1%, 3 votes3 votes 1%3 votes - 1% of all votes
- Number four Joy Street : a medley of prose & verse for boys and girlscby Walter De La Mare [et al.]. 1%, 3 votes3 votes 1%3 votes - 1% of all votes
- Florida boost song by Edward Riley 0%, 2 votes2 votes2 votes - 0% of all votes
- Florida news real estate investors guide by Miami, Florida, Atlas Pub. Co. 0%, 2 votes2 votes2 votes - 0% of all votes
- Baby face: song by Henry Creamer and Jimmy Johnson 0%, 2 votes2 votes2 votes - 0% of all votes
- Sleepy head (song) by Benny Davis and Jesse Greer 0%, 1 vote1 vote1 vote - 0% of all votes
Total Votes: 414
Voters: 30
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