This workshop about education datasets will help researchers learn about what kinds of data sets are available and how to best frame your inquiries. The focus of the workshop will be on data that is available from the National Center for Education …Continue Reading
The EdLib Report
Featured E-book: Education for All in Times of Crisis: Lessons from Covid-19
Education for All in Times of Crisis: Lessons from Covid-19 by Marilyn Leask and Sarah Younie outlines loss of learning children and young people have experienced during the pandemic. It looks at ways educational institutions have worked to provide continuity of education …Continue Reading
Up to the Challenge: Books to Navigate Threats to Intellectual Freedom
This article, written for schools and libraries, offers some excellent reading for those who wish to learn more about how to fight book banning in libraries and schools. Featured books that the USF Libraries owns are: Controversial Books in K-12 Classrooms by …Continue Reading
In Case You Missed It–Racism in School Suspensions
On November 10th at 4pm, as USF libraries hosted 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, and high schools, this …Continue Reading
Tampa Library Hours Over Break
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
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