Drawn from previous collections, the African American Experience in Florida (AAE) is a new, online portal that includes hundreds of artifacts that highlight the injustices that affected Black communities and businesses. … Continue Reading
Category: Digital Collections
Celebrating Women’s History
Women’s History Month is an annual celebration in March dedicated to the contributions and achievements women have made to our society and culture, and the vital role they’ve played throughout history in the United States. This month-long commemoration began as a week …Continue Reading
The Jackson Rooming House Remembered and Re-envisioned
The history and future of the last-remaining African American boarding house in TampaThe Jackson Rooming House was once a haven for black entertainers, athletes, teachers, clergymen, and visitors to Tampa, Florida. Located a block west of Tampa Union Station along Nebraska Avenue at 835 Zack Street — currently 851 East Zack St. — it …Continue Reading
Celebrating Black Heritage
Resources, collections, & events to commemorate Black history & heritageBlack History Month, also known as African American History Month, is a celebration of the contributions, achievements, and history of the Black community. It began as a week-long commemoration called Negro History Week, and was founded in 1926 by Dr. Carter G. …Continue Reading
How the Public Domain is Important For Art
Inspiration in the Public DomainPride and Prejudice, a classic novel by Jane Austen, was written in 1813. It was published under an ancestor to modern copyright law in Great Britain called the Statute of Anne, that would have granted protection for up to 28 years. Similar …Continue Reading
Newly Public Domain Items Get Digitized
At the beginning of each new year, works and materials enter the public domain due to the expiration of copyright. In 2019, the USF Libraries digitized 19 items from our collections to celebrate them entering the public domain. In 2020, we digitized …Continue Reading
Celebrating the Life and Work of Skip Gandy
The USF Libraries celebrate the life and work of George “Skip” Gandy IV, 1942-2020. A Florida native, Gandy’s childhood on Davis Islands shaped him into becoming an avid outdoorsman, environmental activist, and an honored donor to USF. In 2012, Gandy donated his …Continue Reading
Online, Free Access to Research
Celebrating Open Access Week 2020Wouldn’t it be great if you could access scholarly research online without having to go through a pay wall or subscription service? Currently, most scholarly data, research, and information are only available through journal subscriptions, pay walls, logins, or library affiliations, making …Continue Reading
Open with Purpose: Taking Action to Build Structural Equity and Inclusion
Celebrating Open Access Week 2020For the last ten years, academic and research communities have participated in a global event, Open Access Week, “to learn about the potential benefits of Open Access, to share what they’ve learned with colleagues, and to help inspire wider participation in helping to …Continue Reading
Matter of Pride: LGBTQ+ History in USF Special Collections
Celebrating LGBTQ+ History MonthThis article was originally published in June 2020 in celebration of Pride Month. It has been updated with additional resources for LGBTQ+ History Month. In the LGBTQIA+ community, June represents the ongoing strides being made to fight for equality, create awareness, …Continue Reading