In 1971, a small-scale model of a Pablo Picasso sculpture, “Bust of a Woman,” was donated to the University of South Florida. Fifty years later, it has received new attention from researchers after it was spotted on a shelf in the Tampa Library. … Continue Reading
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Meet Your Librarian: Susan Ariew
USF Librarian Susan Ariew joined the University of South Florida (USF) in 2005, and since then she’s worked to facilitate relationships with research-engaged students and faculty in the College of Education. When she’s not immersed in the literature herself, … Continue Reading
Oktoberfest in the Archives
Oktoberfest is just around the corner! What started as a horse race celebrating the marriage of King Louis I, the king of Bavaria, in 1810 grew into a food and beer celebration in 1818. It is now a world-famous two-week celebration of German beer, … Continue Reading
Celebrating National Estuaries Week with FLENH
In honor of National Estuaries Week, Digital Dialogs is celebrating with a collection of digital resources related to the environmental history, conservation, and study of Florida environments and ecosystems. Estuaries are “semi-enclosed areas, such as bays and lagoons, … Continue Reading
Small Island, Global Impact: The Growth of Irish Studies at USF
Ireland is a country that is deceptively small on the map in relation to its substantial global impact. Since 2013, Dr. Jennifer Knight, Instructor in the Department of History, and Dr. Matthew Knight, Associate Librarian and Affiliate Faculty in Department of History have been committed to developing the Irish Studies program at the university. … Continue Reading
USF Curiosities: The Golden Brahman?
Five years after the University of South Florida was founded and long before there was a football team, USF had no mascot. It wasn’t until the University Center sponsored a contest to name the school mascot that we officially adopted a mascot…and our first wasn’t Rocky D. Bull, … Continue Reading
Fifty Years with Florence Jandreau: An Oral History
An oral history with the University of South Florida’s longest-serving non-faculty staff memberIn 1971, Florence Jandreau was fresh out of high school and beginning her first job at the University of South Florida—where she’d stay for 50 years and become USF’s longest serving non-faculty staff member. Florence’s institutional knowledge is invaluable: She has served under six presidents, many provosts, and seven of the eight library directors and deans. To commemorate her extraordinary five decades of service, … Continue Reading
Library Collections Showcase National and Local Treasures for Parks and Recreation Month
In celebration of July being Park and Recreation Month, we are highlighting our USF Libraries research developed by the Digital Heritage and Humanities Collections (DHHC) relating to work in our national, state, and local parks and recreation areas. Parks are home to significant historical and natural treasures that represent collective experiences and memories and are places that preserve and protect heritage, … Continue Reading
Fifty years: USF Libraries employee to retire as the university’s longest-serving non-faculty staff member
As a child, Florence Jandreau remembers peeking through the woods and trees to see the new university in town. At the time, she could have never imagined the impact USF would have on her life or that she would one day retire as the university’s longest-serving non-faculty staff member. … Continue Reading
Vote for Your Favorites to be Included in our 2022 Celebration of the Public Domain
Every year in January, the copyright protection of a new group of material will expire and those items will become part of the public domain. In celebration of this key characteristic of copyright law, USF Libraries select titles from our physical collections to digitize each year, and this year we intend to digitize 22 items. We need your help to decide which will be highlighted by our public domain celebration! Vote for your favorites before July 21st … Continue Reading