Due to the unsustainability of the streaming media models on the Kanopy and Swank platforms the USF Libraries has made the difficult decision to discontinue these two platforms at the end of the 2021 calendar year. Content that is perpetually available will …Continue Reading
The EdLib Report
USF Libraries Workshops for Researchers
The USF Libraries has launched a series of virtual research workshops for faculty and graduate students featuring such topics as introduction to citation management tools (Zotero, Mendeley, Endnote), journal metrics and rankings for the sciences, conducting legal research, developing and maintaining your …Continue Reading
Meet Your Education Liaisons
Susan Ariew is the Education Librarian for the Tampa Campus. Allison Symulevich is the liaison for Education for the St. Pete Campus. Allison recently took over for Kaya Van Beynen who is serving as the Interim Dean of the Nelson …Continue Reading
New Catalog and Discovery Search Tool Now Here!
Check it out. The library home page now has a new look and feel to go with the new catalog and discovery tool. If you’d like more information about the changes, click here. If you have any questions about finding what you …Continue Reading
New Digital Exhibits Highlight the USF Forest Preserve & Piney Point
Two environmental controversies provide USF Libraries with new opportunities for collecting and collaboration. In April of this year, incidents involving the USF Forest Preserve and Piney Point prompted new projects to support the Libraries’ Florida Environment and Natural History (FLENH) initiative launched …Continue Reading
Reading Together, Virtually
Jessica Szempruch, USF Sarasota-Manatee, writes about her collaboration with students to build a Virtual Book Club (VBC) to engage students in the Sarasota-Manatee community during the pandemic. Plans are underway for the Fall 2021 semester. To read more about this project, click …Continue Reading
Return to 24/5 Library Hours Schedule for Tampa Library
The USF Tampa Campus Library will return to the 24/5 hours starting on Monday, August 23rd. During 24/5 hours of operation, all patrons who enter, or those remaining in the library from 9:45pm to 6:00 am, Sunday through Thursday, must be currently …Continue Reading
Elsevier E-book Program Ending July 15th–What You Need to Know
The USF Libraries has been offering an ebook service provided by Elsevier known as “Evidence-Based Acquisition (EBA)”. With EBA, the titles of numerous scholarly books were automatically added to the USF Libraries Catalog so that faculty and students could easily discover and …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