A product of PsycBooks, The 2021 APA Handbook of Intellectual and Developmental Disablities, volume 1 and volume 2, offers the latest research in the study of assessment, treatment and intervention related to intellectual and developmental disabilities. Each chapter of this important reference …Continue Reading
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Summer Hours at the USF Tampa Library
Summer School hours for the Tampa Campus USF Library are weekdays from 8 AM to 9 PM, closed on Saturdays and open 1-9 PM on Sundays. For detailed information, check the library hours web page. You will still need a mask, your …Continue Reading
E-Journal Prioritization (Social Sciences) Survey
Linked here is a survey concerning journal titles in the Social Sciences that were not renewed as part of the Strategic Budget Realignment process. Feel free to make your priorities known by filling this out. Similar surveys for Arts and Humanities journal …Continue Reading
New Shared Library Catalog/Discovery Tool Coming Soon
Due to a recent legislative mandate, all Florida public college and university libraries are migrating to a new integrated, shared library catalog/discovery tool in July 2021. The “look and feel” of the USF Libraries website, catalog, and discovery search interface will not …Continue Reading
Library Spotlight on Dr. Joan F. Kaywell
In honor of National Support Teen Literature Day (April 23rd, 2021), the USF Libraries acknowledge Dr. Joan F. Kaywell’s contributions to Special Collections’ Ted Hipple Collection, a collection of over 10,000 autographed titles and one of the largest young adult literature collections …Continue Reading
Featured E-Book: Academic Motherhood: How Faculty Manage Work and Family
Academic Motherhood is based on a longitudinal study that takes a look at women faculty on the tenure track and how they manage work and family issues early in their careers when their children are young and then again in mid-career when …Continue Reading
The News Literacy Project
The News Literacy Project offers programs and resources for educators and the public to teach, learn and share users to be smart, active consumers of news and information. links for educators include “checkology” modules for elementary students, quizzes,a forum for teachers and …Continue Reading
Why some authors refuse to review or write for Elsevier and other Scientific Publishers
The author of this post, T.R. Shankar Raman, makes some interesting points about the nature of the current publishing model that asks researchers to publish their research free of charge while the cost of accessing their journals is prohibitive. He charges Elsevier, …Continue Reading
Celebrate Women’s History Month with the USF Libraries
Women have made significant contributions to the world’s history that often go unnoticed. In honor of Women’s History Month, Assistant Librarian Barbara Lewis has curated a guide of online items in the USF Libraries catalog. The Women’s History Bibliography provides a list …Continue Reading