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Tampa Library Building turns 50

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe USF Tampa library building has sheltered students, history, innovation, and distinctive collections for 50 years in 2025. To commemorate this 50-year anniversary, the USF Tampa Libraries have curated a special digital exhibit.

Mapping Minds, Shaping the World: Recap of ESRI GIS Day 2024 at USF Libraries

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Reading Time: 2 minutesFollowing USF Libraries’ incredible GIS Day 2024 event in November, we are thrilled to announce that the presentation recordings are available for viewing in Digital Commons. This annual event brought together students, faculty, and GIS enthusiasts to explore the latest advancements in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and their applications across various fields.

Baking the Archives: Blueberry “muffins”

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Reading Time: 6 minutesThis post was guest authored by Alexandra Vargas-Minor, Florida Studies Curator and Campus Archivist at the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library on the St. Petersburg campus   Growing up in a family of bakers, I have always had an affinity for baking and …Continue Reading

AI and Fair Use: Celebrating Fair Use Week 2025

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Reading Time: 2 minutesFair Use Week 2025 takes place from February 24-28, 2025.  This year, we are continuing to watch several court cases that could decide how generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools function or establish new understanding of how U.S. copyright law enables innovation and creative uses of copyrighted content through an exception known as fair use.

Library Lovers’ Day: Superpowers around me

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Reading Time: 3 minutesIn honor of Library Lovers’ Day, Digital Dialogs asked members of USF Libraries’ faculty and staff to share a story about a book that impacted their life. Read one of these stories below! This guest post was written by Mrudula Ravada, Research …Continue Reading

Gasparilla 101

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Reading Time: 3 minutesThis post was guest authored by Andy Huse, Florida Studies Curator and Librarian in Special Collections at the Tampa Library   There has been a lot of ink spilled about the authenticity of the Jose Gaspar myth. For the better part of …Continue Reading

Celebrating the Public Domain in 2025!

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Reading Time: 3 minutesThe USF Libraries celebrates its seventh year digitizing material from our collections in order to celebrate the public domain and Public Domain Day!