Reading Time: 2 minutes What does it mean to be a good digital citizen? Fundamentally, being a good digital citizen reminds us that our digital footprint, or the sum total of information we post and share on the internet, can follow us throughout our lifetime. Photos …Continue Reading
Digital Dialogs
Excavations of a pre-Columbian platform mound
Reading Time: < 1 minute For more than four decades, Charles Stanish has unearthed the mysteries and secrets of ancient societies in the Americas. His work uncovers the interplay of trade, war, and labor organization as villages evolved into complex societies. His discoveries gave new understanding to …Continue Reading
DLF in Tampa
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Digital Library Federation (https://www.diglib.org/) is a library member group that works together to advance research and the development of digital library technologies. Every year DLF has a forum, open to members and non-members alike, where digital library practitioners can gather, share …Continue Reading
Jackson Rooming House and the Tampa through Time Project Connecting Library Collections with Museum Objects and 3D Landscapes
Reading Time: 5 minutes Guest post by Dr. Lori Collins, Research Associate Professor and co-Director of the Digital Heritage & Humanities Collection (DHHC) in the University of South Florida Libraries. The Digital Heritage and Humanities Collections (DHHC) at the University of South Florida Libraries, working in …Continue Reading
IP Issues in Digital Collections & Archives
Reading Time: 3 minutes Digital collections have the exciting ability to shed light upon and provide accessibility to materials that had previously been hidden within locked rooms in the library building. By digitizing and sharing material online, libraries can facilitate advancements in research that were hindered …Continue Reading
Mind Mapping
Reading Time: 3 minutes *post by Barbara Lewis and LeEtta Schmidt Mind and concept mapping are processes by which ideas, knowledge, and problems are visually documented and organized. While there are differences between mind maps (single topic, center-out hierarchical structure, documenting ideas/brainstorming) and concepts maps (complex …Continue Reading
International Friendship Day
Reading Time: < 1 minute This month, 61 years ago, a group of friends meeting for dinner and conviviality proposed the idea that friendships help humanity. This idea was championed by the World Friendship Crusade and in 2011, the 65th General Assembly of the UN passed Resolution …Continue Reading
Catalog of Copyright Entries Project
Reading Time: < 1 minute Before 1976, copyright protection was a lot different than it is today. Material published with a © notice and registered with the U.S. Copyright Office between 1923 and 1963 were only granted 28 years of copyright protection with an optional 28 year …Continue Reading
USF – digitized
Reading Time: < 1 minute Since 1956, the University of South Florida has been amazing people. But, you should expect a bang from an institution built on a World War II practice bombing range, shouldn’t you? The early years definitely have stories, some inspiring and some surprising. …Continue Reading
Free to use media for your projects
Reading Time: 2 minutes Imagine you are putting together the slides for a presentation. Knowing that it is much better to use the slides as dynamic visual aids and not load them with text, you are looking for a picture to help get your point across. …Continue Reading