The USF Libraries LIB News blog has an article about the collaboration between USF Librarians and researchers to identify living next-of-kin for those who have been forgotten and to highlight historical injustices mostly to the African American community. The Zion Cemetery as …Continue Reading
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New Faculty Library Orientation Guide
If you know of new faculty who need the basics about library support for teaching and research, this is the guide that can help. It offers an introduction to general services on all campuses, promotion and tenure resources that relate to journal …Continue Reading
Returning to Campus and the New Normal
The USF Tampa Library will be opening with fewer restrictions starting with Summer B in early July. That means you no longer will be required to wear a face mask to the library, though you certainly should feel free to do that. …Continue Reading
Special Collection Highlight LGBTIA+ Stories & Exhibit
In honor of celebrating Pride and the LGBTQIA+ community, the Tampa Special Collections has highlighted their very impressive holdings past and present through the “Queer Life and Literature in the 19th Century” exhibit. Scroll through the exhibit to see the ways in …Continue Reading
USF Libraries Launch the African American Experience in Florida
The African American Experience in Florida, a new collection from the University of South Florida Libraries, has curated the Black experience in Florida around six different themes: activism, Black-owned businesses, the community, journalism, the arts, and history. Information in the collection ranges …Continue Reading
Summer Hours at the USF Tampa Library
Summer School hours for the Tampa Campus USF Library are weekdays from 8 AM to 9 PM, closed on Saturdays and open 1-9 PM on Sundays. For detailed information, check the library hours web page. You will still need a mask, your …Continue Reading
E-Journal Prioritization (Social Sciences) Survey
Linked here is a survey concerning journal titles in the Social Sciences that were not renewed as part of the Strategic Budget Realignment process. Feel free to make your priorities known by filling this out. Similar surveys for Arts and Humanities journal …Continue Reading
New Shared Library Catalog/Discovery Tool Coming Soon
Due to a recent legislative mandate, all Florida public college and university libraries are migrating to a new integrated, shared library catalog/discovery tool in July 2021. The “look and feel” of the USF Libraries website, catalog, and discovery search interface will not …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
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