Reading Time: 2 minutes Our 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
Tag: USF Digital Collections
USF Libraries 3D Biological Specimens
Reading Time: < 1 minute The School of Geosciences Research Platform Team (RPT) and Digital Heritage and Humanities Collection (DHHC) at the USF Libraries worked with paleo-biologist professors Jen Bright and Greg Herbert to create 3D models of six biological specimens for use in an out-of-classroom …Continue Reading
Tampa in Time
Reading Time: < 1 minute Tampa was incorporated in 1849, but for a long time was overlooked or considered a town with dubious morals—a town for mobsters or corrupt politicians. In spite of these unfortunately accurate accusations, Tampa grew, and as it grew changes took place. From …Continue Reading
Digitization in Celebration of African American History Month
Reading Time: < 1 minute Black Migrations is the theme of 2019’s Black History Month as chosen by the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH). The theme focuses on the movement of African American people in the U.S. from the south to the north, …Continue Reading
Celebrating the Public Domain: 19 in 2019
Reading Time: 3 minutes What is the public domain? The public domain consists of material that is not protected by copyright and is therefore considered to belong to everyone for every kind of use (find more info on the copyright guide). Items enter the public domain …Continue Reading
New Digital Collection: Dr. Garald Gordon Parker
Reading Time: < 1 minute Journals, reports, maps, and photographs from the ‘Father of Florida groundwater hydrogeology’ Digital Scholarship Services is happy to announce the launch of a new digital collection pulled from the USF Libraries’ Tampa Special Collections: the papers of Dr. Garald Gordon Parker. Dr. …Continue Reading
Digital Scholarship Services Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
Reading Time: 2 minutes In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month and this year’s theme: Hispanics: One Endless Voice to Enhance our Traditions, Digital Scholarship Services has digitized a small selection of musical and theatrical materials from our Special Collections Sheet Music and Centro Asturiano Collections. First, in …Continue Reading
Archive Awareness Week
Reading Time: < 1 minute Happy Birthday City of Tampa. For people who like cake, July 15th was another day to indulge without guilt. It’s also a time to remember Tampa’s history and take part in Archive Awareness Week. During the week of July 15 – 21, local archivists …Continue Reading
ELAPP Recap
Reading Time: < 1 minute After several months of diligent work, USF Library Digital Scholarship Services unveiled the Environmental Lands Acquisition and Protection Program (ELAPP) Oral History Collection on Thursday October 12th, 2017. This collection features audio interviews and transcripts from many of the founders, partners, and …Continue Reading
Robert Porter Allen, Savior of the Whooping Crane
Reading Time: 2 minutes The world is at our fingertips, and we are awash with information. This exciting experience can become a predicament when quality resources are required and time is short. There is so much “stuff” returned with a search string. If the building is …Continue Reading