Reading Time: 5 minutesGuest 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
Category: Uncategorized
IP Issues in Digital Collections & Archives
Reading Time: 3 minutesDigital 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 minuteThis 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 minuteBefore 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 minuteSince 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 minutesImagine 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
Women’s Suffrage Project
Reading Time: 2 minutesAugust 18, 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the adoption of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which established women’s right to vote, and nicely coincides with the 2020 presidential election. To celebrate the anniversary, honor the advocates, and document the …Continue Reading
Swing Along!
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTalented. Undeterred. History Shapers. These are but some of the attributes found in the musicians of the “Swing Along!“ exhibit. In spite of prejudice and lack of opportunities, these men changed the history of music. Each story is unique as the individual …Continue Reading
Digital Collections Rights Statements
Reading Time: 2 minutesOur online world has made finding information and media easier than ever, but knowing what can be done with that material, legally, isn’t always clear. U.S. Copyright law and international trade agreements mean that most of the material you may find online …Continue Reading