November is National Picture Book Month, a tribute to the enduring importance of the picture book form. This post features a digital archive of 7,000 historic children books that includes mid to late 19th century titles at University of Florida’s Baldwin Library …Continue Reading
Category: Digital Collections
Highlighting the Weekly Challenger Digital Archive
At the USF Libraries we house a number of digitized and “born digital” material in our repository. Our collections cover a range of subjects including art, science, local Florida studies, and more, and we would like to highlight our digital newspaper archive …Continue Reading
Thank you to USF Sarasota-Manatee campus and the CAS Library Committee
The USF Libraries want to extend our warmest appreciation to the USF Sarasota-Manatee campus and the CAS Library Committee for one-time funding to purchase the following new resources: Bloomsbury History: Theory + Method Bloomsbury Drama Online Playtexts Social Work Online Food Studies …Continue Reading
COVID-19 in Florida: Collecting & Curating Research
The USF Libraries Florida COVID-19 Hub was created as a resource center for academics and the public to obtain information immediately, such as GIS data and news. It was developed by the USF Libraries Geographic Information Systams (GIS) unit of the Digital …Continue Reading
Hidden Treasures: Sage Research Methods Database
The SAGE Research Methods Database is the ultimate methods library with more than 1000 books, reference works, journal articles, and instructional videos by world-leading academics from across the social sciences, including a large collection of qualitative and quantitative methods books available online …Continue Reading
Streaming Media Reminder
Guest post by Carol Ann Davis, Associate Dean, USF Libraries This is a reminder to faculty using streaming media in their courses for the spring 2022 semester and beyond. The USF Libraries will discontinue leasing titles on the Kanopy and Swank streaming …Continue Reading
Freedmen’s Records Help Black Americans Trace Ancestry
More than 3.5 million records documenting the lives of free Black people during the Reconstruction period are now available. Created by the genealogy company Ancestry, the free online portal offers information about United States Black communities between 1846 and 1879. Researchers can …Continue Reading
New Digital Exhibits Highlight the USF Forest Preserve & Piney Point
Two environmental controversies provide USF Libraries with new opportunities for collecting and collaboration. In April of this year, incidents involving the USF Forest Preserve and Piney Point prompted new projects to support the Libraries’ Florida Environment and Natural History (FLENH) initiative launched …Continue Reading
USF Libraries Revisioning Collection Management
As part of the University’s strategic budget reduction process, the USF Libraries – Tampa campus is tasked with reducing recurring spending by $2,033,500, or 15.3 percent of the E&G base budget. To meet the requirements of the reduction, it was necessary to …Continue Reading
