Library eBook & Collection Changes in May
Greetings! The USF Libraries are making several ebook platform updates this spring in response to publisher changes. These are the changes faculty ...
NEW: Summer Visualization Institute for Faculty
USF Libraries invite faculty applications for the first annual Visualization Summer Institute, July 27-31, 2026; an in-person, intensive workshop experience at USF St. Pete’s Nelson Poynter Memorial Library. This four-day Institute (with an optional fifth day dedicated to guided...
GIS Day Highlights the Impact of Spatial Technology Across USF
The USF Libraries hosted its annual GIS Day celebration this week, creating a dynamic, interdisciplinary platform for sharing spatial research and ...
Not aliens, but accountants: a USF Libraries curator helps explain the riddle of Monte Sierpe
Since it first came onto the radar of researchers in the 1930s, Monte Sierpe has been a mystery. The site, in the Pisco valley of southern Peru, st...
USF Libraries celebrates new “Gulf Scholars” program
The University of South Florida is one of six higher education institutions this year to be awarded $600,000 from the National Academics of Sc...
New Tampa Library Entrance Opens Nov. 10
We are excited to unveil the long-awaited Tampa Library entry renovation with expanded egress, storm-proof windows and doors, and a secure eGate sy...
AI advances at the USF Libraries
Everyone is talking about AI, and it’s no different here at the USF Libraries. In addition to offering workshops on AI-related topics, we have some...
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Cultivating Access: National Gardening Day and the USF Botanical Gardens Virtual Tour
This post was guest authored by Denise Wright, GIS Analyst II in Digital Initiatives at the Tampa Library April 14th is National Gardening Day, and it’s a great time to reflect on our appreciation ...
Vote on What Collections We Digitize in Celebration of 2027 Public Domain!
We want your input on which titles from the list we should add to the USF Libraries’ Digital Collections; 27 titles for 2027!
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LINK: Your 24/7 AI Chatbot Ally at USF Libraries
Say hello to LINK (Library Information and Knowledge), USF Libraries’ new AI-powered reference chatbot designed to assist students, faculty, and st...
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USF Libraries’ Special Collections Department to Hold City of Tampa Archives Awareness Week Presentation
Date: July 17, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: USF Tampa Library, Grace Allen Reading Room (Special Collections, fourth floor)
Join the USF Libraries’ Special Collections this Thursday in the USF Libraries’ Grace Allen Room (4th Floor) at 2pm for a City of Tampa Archives Awareness...
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USF Libraries to Launch Online Narrative Map With Special In-Person Event
Date: April 22, 2025
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM (EST)
Location: Nelson Poynter Memorial Library, USF St. Petersburg campus
USF Libraries will be launching a new #Creekshed map, asking — “What are the Human and Natural Stories that Drain into the Gulf?” Join us...
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The Annual Florida Studies Book Festival Returns in April
Date: April 5, 2025
Time: 9:15am - 4:30pm EDT. Doors at 9am
Location: Nelson Poynter Memorial Library, USF St. Petersburg
Mark your calendars! USF’s Florida Studies program is hosting the Florida Studies Book Festival on April 5th, 9am-4pm, at the USF St. Petersburg Library! Our...
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