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The EdLib Report
Expanding the Literature Review for Social Sciences
You know the basics—the library catalog, the databases in your discipline and many of the tools you have used habitually for your coursework and basic projects, but now you want to go deeper, either because you are getting ready to write your …Continue Reading
Women’s History Month Collections
At the Tampa campus library, a selection of materials, including books and DVDs, related to women’s history are on display at the front of the library and available for checkout. Titles range from Women’s History in Global Perspective to Maya Angelou’s Letter to …Continue Reading
Introduction to Wikipedia: Women’s History Month Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
The USF Libraries has partnered with Tennessee State University and the Wikimedia Foundation to present this introductory workshop to Wikipedia editing. Participants will learn how to create and edit Wikipedia pages during an hour-long virtual workshop presented by Wikimedia. The online workshop …Continue Reading
10 Things to Do When Getting a Publishing Contract
Guest post by by LeEtta Schmidt, Copyright and Intellectual Property Librarian, and Jason Boczar, Digital Scholarship and Publishing Librarian Read it thoroughly. This includes any click through agreement that might be part of a journal manuscript submission system. Talk with your co-authors. …Continue Reading
Subject Guides and Course Guides to Help Students with Research
Many faculty know about USF Libraries’ Subject and Course Guides, but did you know you can play an active role in helping our liaison librarians develop new guides or enhance existing ones? Perhaps you are teaching a special topic where you feel …Continue Reading
Counter the Bans: Free Books for Teachers in Arkansas, Florida, Texas, Virginia and More States
In the face of growing attacks on the teaching of history, The New Press is partnering with the Zinn Education project to send books to teachers and teacher educators in Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas. Click here to …Continue Reading
Books Save Lives Award Event on Thursday, February 23, 1:45 PM
You are invited to the annual Books Save Lives award reception on February 23 at 1:45 PM celebrating Mindy McGinnis, 2023 award winner and author of Heroine. This award, originally given by the Florida Council of Teachers of English (FCTE) but now …Continue Reading
Featured Workshop for Black History Month on Friday, February 10, 2023 from 11 AM-2 PM
Introduction to Wikipedia: Black History Month Wikipedia Edit-a-thon is an online workshop being held Friday, February 10th from 11 AM-2PM about Wikipedia editing to improve content about African American History and culture. Partners for this workshop include USF Libraries, Tennessee State University …Continue Reading
Library Guide–Systematic Reviews for Social Sciences
This library guide to the systematic review process discusses key characteristics of systematic reviews, other types of reviews, librarian involvement in systematic reviews, the role of gray literature, and more. For those who want to learn more about systematic reviews, the library …Continue Reading