Library hours for all USF Campuses will be limited over break. To check if your library is open or closed consult the following: 1) The library calendar for the most up-to-date posting of library hours for the Tampa Library. 2) The current …Continue Reading
The EdLib Report
Banned and Burned: Why Worry?
Dr. Jenifer Schneider’s book, The Inside, Outside, and Upside Downs of Children’s Literature, which is available through the USF Librarie’s Digital Commons, includes a chapter about censorship of children and young adult literature, “Banned and Burned: Why Worry? It’s Just Kiddie Lit,” …Continue Reading
The USF Libraries still need your input! Final push for the Ithaka S+R 2021 Faculty Survey
Over the last few weeks, the USF Libraries, Dean Todd Chavez, and the survey team have been asking you to complete the Ithaka S+R 2021 Faculty This is a nationally comparative instrument with the goal to gather faculty data on the impact of …Continue Reading
Reminder about Streaming Media
Message to faculty from Carol Ann Davis, Associate Dean, Collections and Discovery: 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 …Continue Reading
Educational Gag Orders, Legislative Restrictions on Basic Freedoms
A recent report from PEN America indicates that in the first nine months of 2021 state legislatures introduced 54 bills that would restrict teaching and training of subjects, including legislating against critical race theory, in K-12 schools, higher education, and in …Continue Reading
Racism in School Suspensions: Through the lens of students, families, and community members
Please join us virtually on November 10th at 4pm, as USF libraries hosts speakers Dr. Brenda Walker and Dr. Marquis Holley to discuss Project R.I.S.E.S.( Racism in School Exclusionary Suspensions). Focusing on the high suspension rates of Black/African-American students in elementary, middle, …Continue Reading
Your Feedback is Critical to USF Libraries’ Support for Research and Teaching
What do faculty want and need from the Library in this digital age? We would like to hear from you! The Ithaka survey is a nationally comparative instrument with the goal to gather faculty data on the impact of digital technologies on …Continue Reading
Workshops for Researchers in November & December
New workshops have just been added to the line up for our The USF Workshops for Researchers series. These workshops are suitable for active researchers, including faculty, graduate students and undergraduate student researchers. They include: Data Analytics Workshops Introduction to R Wednesday, …Continue Reading
Textbook Affordability–E-books for the Classroom
The USF Libraries’ Textbook Affordability Project (TAP) may be able to purchase electronic versions of key texts for your courses! TAP’s Ebooks for the Classroom+ program works to provide free access to required course readings which helps to mitigate high textbook costs …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