Great news, this valuable collection is now digitized and online, thanks to efforts by USF Libraries Special Collections and Digital Collections! The Sociedad la Union Marti-Maceo collection first arrived at USF in 1983, and features records of the Afro-Cuban mutual aid society’s organizational …Continue Reading
Category: Digital Collections
The Lue Gim Gong Collection: A New Digital Collection
USF Libraries Digital Collections and Special Collections are proud to announce the complete digitization of The Lue Him Gong Collection, now online.The USF Libraries Digital Collections and Special Collections are proud to announce that The Lue Gim Gong Collection is now fully digitized and online. This popular collection has been cited extensively in local history publications and sheds light on issues related to …Continue Reading
Pets in the Archives: Cats and Dogs and Alligators… Oh my!
From cats and dogs to lizards and snakes, pets enrich our lives and bring us happiness on a daily basis. Nothing is better than coming home after a long day and being met at the door by an excited pet, ready to give you snuggles. As proud pet moms, the authors of Digital Dialogs would like to celebrate National Pet Day with a look at beloved pets as seen through our USF Libraries’ Digital Collections.
Creating Virtual Tourism and 3D Model Collections that Commemorate the Craftsmanship and Legacy of President Jimmy Carter
By: Lori Collins, Ph.D., Associate Research Professor and co-Director, Center for Digital Heritage and Geospatial Information Virtual tours and immersive learning tools such as virtual and augmented reality and 3D modeling are offering new ways to explore, share, and learn about places …Continue Reading
Dr. John Ogden Caribbean and Coral Reef Collection joins USF Libraries’ FLENH collection
Reading Time: 4 minutes Guest post from John Clarke, Coordinator for Florida Environment and Natural History collections at Special Collections, USF Libraries, Tampa campus. The Dr. John Ogden Caribbean and Coral Reef collection is an important collection of marine science research materials …Continue Reading
Listen to History: Governor LeRoy Collins and his Pivotal Speech on Race, 1960
Join the USF Libraries on Thursday, July 14th at 2PM for a virtual event on Microsoft Teams and Listen to History, featuring Governor LeRoy Collins and his Pivotal Speech on Race in 1960. A conversation will be led by Special Collections curator Andy Huse, …Continue Reading
Millions of Years in the Making: A New Platform for the Karst Information Portal
June 6th is the National Day of Caves and Karst, and we’re celebrating with the official launch of the newly redesigned Karst Information Portal (KIP). For 2021 and 2022, the scientific community is also engaging in the International Year of Cave and Karsts, a global celebration organized by the International Union of Speleology.[1] Caves and karsts are geological formations that play a significant role in Florida’s environment. …Continue Reading
The Oracle in the Archives: The Grim Reaper of Pizza
The push for the USF Libraries to digitize the college’s student newspaper, The USF Oracle, began several years before I was hired as a staff member in the building. Alumni and researchers alike have always been interested in being able to view campus newspapers, and the more that they could view online, the better… …Continue Reading
Celebrate Earth Day with Florida Environment & Natural History Resources
From marine science to ornithology, climate change to environmental policy, materials are available in Special Collections to help us understand our environmental past and futureHappy Earth Day! We here at the USF Libraries are committed to the preservation of, and access to, resources concerning impacts on Florida’s natural environment. We invite you to celebrate Earth Day this year by exploring our Florida Environment and Natural History (FLENH) …Continue Reading
EcoFest 2022
Special Collections will be at EcoFest celebrating Earth Day 2022! This community event celebrates the many businesses, organizations, and individuals in the Tampa Bay area dedicated to the principles of sustainability, ecology, equity, and economy. Come see us to grab some USF …Continue Reading