Featured E-book: The Mindful School

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Mindfulness strategies are being tested out in schools to help kids who display challenging behaviors.  A new title about that has come out, The Mindful School: Transforming School Culture through Mindfulness and Compassion, by Patricia Jennings. This book covers mindfulness programs for …Continue Reading

Setting the Record Straight: Panic and Pandemics

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In mid-February, Booklist, a reviewing source for libraries, compiled a list of books for librarians. The full list is given here.  Contact your librarian at USF if you think these titles are useful for your teaching or your research. The library has …Continue Reading

Genealogy Expert Drew Smith Assists Zion Cemetery Project

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USF Associate Librarian and nationally well-known genealogist, Drew Smith, is assisting in identifying the lineage of those buried at the forgotten Zion cemetery, bringing their legacies back to life.  Read more about it here.

Dr. Joan F. Kaywell Books Save Lives Award Reception

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You are invited to come meet and greet with award recipient  Sandra Uwiringiyimana author of How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child on Thursday, February 6, 2020 from 4-6 pm at the USF Alumni Center–Traditions Hall.  Click here to …Continue Reading

Academic Writer Update

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Good news! APA Style has been updated in Academic Writer with the 7th edition of the Publication Manual.  Students need not purchase it since it is available full text in Academic Writer though the library.

Sage Research Methods Database

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The SAGE Research Methods database includes a comprehensive collection of resources related to research methods with more than 1,000 books (such as Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences series) reference works, journal articles and instructional videos to guide users about various research …Continue Reading

Featured E-book: The Creative Qualitative Researcher

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The Creative Qualitative Researcher: Writing That Makes Readers Want to Read by Ronald J. Pelias (Routledge), discusses the concept of “creative scholarship, which asks researchers to use literary skills to evoke the emotional/intellectual complexity of the subject matter. Four qualitative methods are …Continue Reading

The Algorithm Study–Project Information Literacy

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This report from Project Information Literacy, presents findings about how college students conceptualize online information and navigate platforms that filter content and collect personal data. Offered here is a snapshot of how student conduct class research and everyday life information seeking and …Continue Reading

The 7th edition of the APA Publication Manual is out this month.

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APA’s Academic Writer has announced that new features are on their way to help instructors teach, and students master, APA Style. Along with these new features, Academic Writer will be updated to match the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th …Continue Reading