From chronicling dinosaur footprints in Spain to the African American Experience in Florida, the USF Libraries offer a wealth of ever-growing digital collections, along with traditional resources, to inform and intrigue members of the USF community and beyond. In this podcast, Dean …Continue Reading
The EdLib Report
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
Featured E-book: Teaching and Learning for Social Justice and Equity in Higher Education
The focus of this volume, edited by Laura Parson and C. Casey Ozaki, is on online learning practices that promote social justice and equity in higher education. The book discusses how e-learning may promote and reinforce sexist, racist and gendered behaviors. Chapters …Continue Reading
Diversifying Your Syllabi
This post from Emily Mann, Assistant Librarian, and Theresa Burress, Associate Librarian & Assistant Director for Research and Instruction (both on the St. Petersburg Campus) discusses ways in which USF librarians support inclusive and equitable learning, Photo from the Armwood Family papers, …Continue Reading
Preserving LGBTQ + History
Special Collections is hosting a very timely and interesting conversation originally scheduled for Women’s History Month. Local lesbian activist and community organizer Edie Daly (She/Her/Hers) and S.L. Crawley, PhD (They/Them/Theirs), Associate Professor in the USF Department of Sociology, will explore gender and …Continue Reading
Planning a Grant with USF Libraries
Are you working on a grant application that could benefit from expertise found in the USF Libraries? We are interested in partnering with you! In order to help you be successful, the USF Libraries want to ensure that we have the appropriate …Continue Reading
Combatting Predatory Academic Journals and Conferences IAP Report
As you know, predatory journals, publishers and conferences are part of the academic publishing landscape. The Combatting Predatory Academic Journals and Conferences Report, led by an independent working group of international experts nominated by academies around the world, sets out to describe …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