Reading Time: 4 minutesFive years after the University of South Florida was founded and long before there was a football team, USF had no mascot. The issue had first been discussed during committee meetings convened to develop the school’s constitution, but it wouldn’t be revisited again until the University Center sponsored a contest to name the school mascot.
Tag: USF Digital Collections
Vote for Your Favorites to be Included in our 2022 Celebration of the Public Domain
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEvery year in January, the copyright protection of a new group of material will expire and those items will become part of the public domain. In celebration, the USF Libraries select titles from our physical collections to digitize. 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 by July 21st!
Celebrating Earth Day with a look at ELAPP
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Environmental Lands Acquisition and Protection Program (ELAPP) was established by Hillsborough County voters in the late 1980s. Since its establishment, ELAPP has protected over 61,000 acres of rare habitat in Hillsborough County. Digital Dialogs celebrates Earth Day with a closer look at this program.
What’s March have to do with war?
Reading Time: 4 minutesWelcome to the month of March. According to the Roman calendar, it was the first month of the year, so if your new year’s resolutions got off to a bad start in January, try again this month. As a matter of fact, …Continue Reading
Celebrating Black History Month with a Portrait of Blanche Armwood
Reading Time: 5 minutesIn honor of Black History Month, Digital Dialogs would like to highlight the story of one local leader for her commitment to education and equality. Blanche Armwood became a prominent figure on the national stage, known for her dedication to education and social reform.
The Roseate Spoonbill: A Fight for Survival
Reading Time: 5 minutesAs a result of the “feather craze” that decimated Florida’s bird populations, the Florida Audubon Society found that the roseate spoonbill had been the mostly heavily hit. Plume hunters and poachers sought out the roseate spoonbill for its beautiful, bright pink and orange plumage. The Audubon Society “understood that in order to save endangered birds from extinction, [it] would have to bring more resources to bear than wardens and sanctuaries.” Because the population of spoonbills had been so devastated, their “critical situation called for careful study of the living birds in the wild” and Robert Porter Allen was the perfect person for the job… (Continue Reading)
USF Digital Collections for Environmental and Natural Sciences Research: Oral History Collections
Reading Time: 3 minutesPost written by Lesley Brooks, Carla Fotherby, and LeEtta Schmidt This is the fourth and final post in a four part series introducing USF digital collections for environmental and natural sciences. In this post, we will be reviewing our oral history collections …Continue Reading
USF Digital Collections for Environmental and Natural Sciences Research: Historical Collections
Reading Time: 3 minutesPost written by Lesley Brooks, Carla Fotherby, and LeEtta Schmidt This is the third post in a four part series introducing USF digital collections for environmental and natural sciences. The USF Libraries Digital Collections have been steadily growing collections on various aspects …Continue Reading