The USF Libraries invites faculty to apply to participate in a week-long Summer Faculty Information Literacy Institute from June 2-7, 2024. The institute will introduce concepts related to teaching information literacy and research skills to assist faculty with incorporating these concepts into …Continue Reading
Category: Information Literacy
Library Instruction and Research Consultations
The USF Libraries are committed to supporting student and faculty success, research, and information literacy through instruction and one-on-one consultations. We provide synchronous and asynchronous instruction in-person or virtually, through our Canvas workshops, our Workshops for Researchers series, online research guides, and …Continue Reading
Upcoming Events–Workshops for Researchers
Dissertations: Expanding the Literature Review for Social Sciences Tuesday, October 3, 3-4pm You know the basics—the library catalog, the databases in your discipline and many of the tools you have used habitually for your coursework and basic projects, but now you want …Continue Reading
Expanding the Literature Review for Social Sciences
You know the basics—the library catalog, the databases in your discipline and many of the tools you have used habitually for your coursework and basic projects, but now you want to go deeper, either because you are getting ready to write your …Continue Reading
Library Guide–Systematic Reviews for Social Sciences
This library guide to the systematic review process discusses key characteristics of systematic reviews, other types of reviews, librarian involvement in systematic reviews, the role of gray literature, and more. For those who want to learn more about systematic reviews, the library …Continue Reading
Featured USF Resource–Academic Writer
Academic Writer is a web-based application providing interactive tools to help students and faculty learn and apply APA Style®. It features point-of-need quick guides and video tutorials. All of the content from the APA Publication Manual is included in Academic Writer . The …Continue Reading
Planning for the Fall–Including Library Instruction into Your Course
As you plan for the Fall semester, you might want to consider what type of library instruction would best scaffold any research projects for your students. Available to instructors are asynchronous digital badging workshops about such topics as avoiding plagiarism, APA citation …Continue Reading
Course Guides that Curate Class Resources
Along with subject guides to help students get started with research in their academic disciplines, librarians also can assist faculty by creating course-specific guides that curate the most relevant library resources for that particular course. These guides can offer starting points for …Continue Reading
Digital Badging Workshops that Support Student Research Projects in the Summer
Summer school often is a time when too much content is often crammed into a course that has very little time, particularly for Summer B classes. If you want library instruction for your course, but you don’t have time to schedule a …Continue Reading
Library Instruction Faculty Toolkit
The video below offers an overview of the USF Libraries Faculty Toolkit. The Toolkit includes description of online library instruction workshop modules that offer digital badging for students that complete them. Instructors can assign specific workshops and verify completion as students earn …Continue Reading