As you look forward to the summer and fall semesters, keep in mind that the USF Libraries’ Ebooks for the Classroom program supports textbook affordability and purchases what we can to defray costs to students. Not all publishers will sell e-textbooks to …Continue Reading
The EdLib Report
Finding the Right Journal in Which to Publish Your Research
Sometimes it is difficult to decide on the best journal match for your manuscript. Aside from your own skills at researching journals, there is now software available to help you look at ways to find a good fit for your article or …Continue Reading
Titles for International Women’s Day, 2024
This year’s campaign theme for International Women’s Day, March 8, 2024 is Inspire Inclusion. When we value women’s inclusion, we work toward creating a better world. Read more about what it means to inspire inclusion here. Below is a list of e-books …Continue Reading
Faculty Publication: Dialogic Collaborative Action Research in Science Education
This e-book by Allan Feldman, Jawaher Alsultan, Katie Laux and Molly Nation offers science teacher educators and K-12 science teachers was they can engage in a a dialogic mode of collaborative action research that centers on teacher experiences with their students, reflective …Continue Reading
Workshops for Researchers in March
Some of the Workshops for Researchers sponsored by the USF Libraries that might interest faculty and graduate students in March are: Finding a Home for Your Manuscript, Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Enroll here. Visuals & Abstracts: Creating and Communicating with Informative Graphical …Continue Reading
Fair Use Week 2024
Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week is February 26th-March 1st. This post by our amazing Copyright and Intellectual Property Librarian, LeEtta Schmidt, talks about collections like Google Books or HathiTrust in relation to fair use. Fair Use Infographic. Designed by YIPPA and commissioned by …Continue Reading
The Norton Guide to Equity-Minded Teaching
Looking to make your teaching more inclusive? You can access this e-book free to all instructors if you sign up for it. After signing up, you will receive immediate access and a link will also be sent to your email. The book …Continue Reading
State Policies on Book Challenges in Schools and Libraries
The University of Michigan Library has an online index and archive of state policies related to book challenges in schools and libraries, beginning September 2023. Resources at this site includes some “lost” or “hidden” documentation behind book challenges and bans in schools …Continue Reading
Summer 2024 Faculty Information Literacy Institute
The USF Libraries invites faculty to apply to participate in a week-long Summer Faculty Information Literacy Institute from June 2-7, 2024. The institute will introduce concepts related to teaching information literacy and research skills to assist faculty with incorporating these concepts into …Continue Reading
Faculty Publication: Supporting Korean American Children in Early Childhood Education: Perspectives from Mother-Educators
Supporting Korean American Children in Early Childhood Education: Perspectives from Mother-Educators, by Sophia Han, Jinhee Kim, Sohyun Meacham, Su-Jeong Wee, Nancy File, and Michelle Salazar Perez, offer “insights on Korean American family and parent relations, the dynamisme of Korean American children’s multifacited …Continue Reading