The USF Libraries has been offering an ebook service provided by Elsevier known as “Evidence-Based Acquisition (EBA)”. With EBA, the titles of numerous scholarly books were automatically added to the USF Libraries Catalog so that faculty and students could easily discover and …Continue Reading
Category: Books & E-books
Summer 2021 Reads for Teachers
This blog post from edutopia offer titles that can help teaches reflect on their past year and plan for the future. If there are titles you think the library needs to acquire for our preservice teachers, contact the education librarian. Book suggestions …Continue Reading
Featured E-books: APA Handbook of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
A product of PsycBooks, The 2021 APA Handbook of Intellectual and Developmental Disablities, volume 1 and volume 2, offers the latest research in the study of assessment, treatment and intervention related to intellectual and developmental disabilities. Each chapter of this important reference …Continue Reading
Library Spotlight on Dr. Joan F. Kaywell
In honor of National Support Teen Literature Day (April 23rd, 2021), the USF Libraries acknowledge Dr. Joan F. Kaywell’s contributions to Special Collections’ Ted Hipple Collection, a collection of over 10,000 autographed titles and one of the largest young adult literature collections …Continue Reading
Featured E-Book: Academic Motherhood: How Faculty Manage Work and Family
Academic Motherhood is based on a longitudinal study that takes a look at women faculty on the tenure track and how they manage work and family issues early in their careers when their children are young and then again in mid-career when …Continue Reading
Celebrate Women’s History Month with the USF Libraries
Women have made significant contributions to the world’s history that often go unnoticed. In honor of Women’s History Month, Assistant Librarian Barbara Lewis has curated a guide of online items in the USF Libraries catalog. The Women’s History Bibliography provides a list …Continue Reading
Children’s Books that Feature Characters with Disabilities
Children’s Books that Feature Characters with Disabilities offers a book list of titles that include main characters or secondary characters with a disability. Some of these titles are part of the USF Libraries holdings– Emmanuel’s Dream, Just Ask: Be Different, Be Brave, …Continue Reading
Celebrate Black Heritage Month with Resources from the USF Libraries
The Antiracist Reading List includes books categorized by Antiracism and Talking about Race, #BlackLivesMatter, Criminal Justice and Policing, Education, Fiction, History, Intersectional Feminism, Memoir, Science, Structural Racism, and Voting Rights. You can find TED Talks and podcasts and recommended reading for children …Continue Reading
2021 Books Save Lives Award Event
You are invited to attend the annual Books Save Lives Award Reception celebrating Janice Lynn Mather, author of Learning to Breathe. The event will be Thursday, February 4th at 2 PM. It will be hosted virtually through Microsoft Teams. RSVP Ginny Puckett …Continue Reading