Reading Time: 2 minutesEarlier this semester the USF Libraries catalog, powered by Primo and hosted by the Florida Virtual Campus Library Services, was upgraded with an AI research assistant. When searching with the Primo Research Assistant, your keywords or question will now be turned into …Continue Reading
Category: Latest Dialogs
Remembering Roberts City Through the Stories of Its Community
Reading Time: 4 minutesOnce a vibrant community in West Tampa, Roberts City was notable for its residents, bustling businesses, and nationally recognized athletes. Today, it is remembered only through historical markers, cherished memories of former residents, and the archives they preserved.
Annual Vote for the Public Domain
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEach year, more material reaches the end of its copyright protection and falls into the public domain. And each year, the USF Libraries invite our community to participate in selecting which public domain works from the Libraries’ collections will be digitized and made freely available online.
Preservation Spotlight: Turning Negatives into a Positive with the Skip Gandy Collection
Reading Time: 3 minutesFor Preservation Week 2025, we are excited to provide an update on the digitization of the Gandy Collection of Commercial and Aerial Photography. With more than 125,000 photographs, the collection showcases more than 50 years of Tampa history from behind the lens of Skip and Sandy Gandy.
Mapping Minds, Shaping the World: Recap of ESRI GIS Day 2024 at USF Libraries
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.
National Reading Month: Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson, and Olympians
Reading Time: 5 minutesIn honor of National Reading Month, Digital Dialogs asked members of USF Libraries’ faculty and staff to share a story about a book sparked their love of reading. Read one of these stories below! This post was guest authored by Henesis Veras, …Continue Reading
Baking the Archives: Blueberry “muffins”
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
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.