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
Juneteenth and the Robert W. and Helen S. Saunders Papers
In conjunction with Juneteenth, in 1980 the NAACP established January 1st as Jubilee Day, an annual celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation to commemorate Black heritage and history. The USF Tampa Special Collections has some primary documents related to Jubilee Day in the …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
Flipping the Basics in Library Instruction
There are two online library instruction workshops in which you can assign to students learning the basics when it comes to citing sources. The first is an APA Citation Style workshop that helps students identify parts of APA citations for books, journal …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
Citation Gecko
Citation Gecko is a new free online app that helps you find the most relevant papers to your research and gives you a “complete sense of the research landscape.” You start from a small set of seed papers that define an …Continue Reading
Summer 2021 Reads for Teachers
This blog post from edutopia offer titles that can help teaches reflect on their past year and plan for the future. If there are titles you think the library needs to acquire for our preservice teachers, contact the education librarian. Book suggestions …Continue Reading
Featured E-book: Teaching When the World is on Fire
Teaching When the World is on Fire: Classroom Conversation in Challenging Times by Lisa Delpit, is one of the recommended Summer 2021 reads for K-12 teachers. The book offers guidance about how to have difficult discussions with students during troubled times. Topics …Continue Reading
Legislation and Book Bans Target Teaching about Social Justice and Racism in Schools
In recent weeks, nine bills have been introduced in seven states to bar the teaching of “divisive concepts” in school, specifically targeting teaching about social justice and systemic racism. These bills reflect a trend seen in the American Library Association’s recently-released Top 10 Challenged …Continue Reading