The USF Libraries has acquired an award-winning online encyclopedia, the TESOL Encyclopedia of English Language Teaching, edited by USF Associate Professor of ESOL, John Liontas. To learn more about this eight-volume work, click here.
The EdLib Report
Podcast: The Crisis of Predatory Publishers Sucking the Blood of Science
Science journalist John Bohannon was shocked by the results of his sting operation to expose predatory publishers. Academic librarian Jeffrey Beall found himself threatened with a billion-dollar lawsuit and much more when he published a black list of predatory journals. He believes …Continue Reading
Starbuck’s Undergoing Renovations this Summer
In case you haven’t been to the library lately, Starbuck’s is being renovated. The library still has a Starbuck’s kiosk in the lobby where you can buy your favorite brew, but the store itself is closed and there is no seating. It …Continue Reading
Kanopy: Not Just Like Netflix, and Not Free
In February of 2019, the USF Libraries scaled back their support of Kanopy streaming video service due to insufficient funds. The service had been purchased through technology fees that had expired in 2019. The blog post about it is here. In a recent …Continue Reading
Tips for Teaching Students “What to Learn” and “How to Learn” During Lectures
Tiffany Culver’s article from Faculty Focus offers some great ideas about helping students learn and retain new material. She bases her techniques on Make it Stick: The Science of Successful Learning by Brown, Roediger, and McDaniel.
Why Education Graduate Students Do Not Need to Buy the APA Publication Manual
If you have listed the APA Publication Manual on your syllabus, you might want to remove it as a required item because it is contained full text in the product Academic Writer through the USF Libraries. Below is a video about Academic Writer and how to access the full text of the Publication Manual.
Library Hours
USF Tampa Library Hours are posted on this page if you need to refer to them during the break or over the summer. Weekday intercession hours begin on Friday, May 3rd and end on May 18 (generally 7:30 AM to 6 PM except on weekends). Once summer session begins the library will be open daily from 7:30 AM to midnight Sunday-Thursday and until 6 PM on the weekends.
Featured E-book: Queer Adolescent Literature
Queer Adolescent Literature as a Complement to the English Language Arts Curriculum, by Joan Kaywell (2018), offers guided instructional approaches for including queer-themed young adult literature in language arts. Each chapter highlights one YA novel and offers activities that guide students to a deeper understanding of the content. Image credit
Celebrating the Public Domain: 19 in 2019
In June of 2018 the library posted a list of items just coming into the public domain that can be digitized by the USF Tampa Library. We asked our community to vote for what they most would like to see digitized. The list of newly digitized items from the project is available through this post in Digital Directions. We would like to continue this on an annual basis. Here is a list of possible titles for our 2020 digitization and we would like your help narrowing it down. Vote for your favorites here:
https://usf.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0pLGWRNAG86Vpdz.
Do We Need Cabell’s Journal Blacklist?
The Source, a blog sponsored by Cabell’s, explains in this post why their Blacklist has become necessary to scholars. Check it out and see if you agree with them. If you are not sure about the quality of a journal, feel free to contact your librarian to check it out. Image credit