Chelsea Sherwood is both our Collections Student Assistant and Student Lead in the Collections and Discovery department at the Tampa Library. She’ll be graduating with a Bachelor’s in Psychology with a Minor in Criminology, and a Certificate in Substance Abuse and Addictions …Continue Reading
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Meet Our Fall 2020 Student Scholars
Honoring our scholarship and research award recipientsCelebrating our students and their academic achievements is one of our favorite pastimes, and under normal circumstances, we’d be gathering in the Tampa Library to honor our most recent round of student scholarship and research award recipients, and the donors who made …Continue Reading
How the Library Can Support Your Research Lifecycle
Academic Writing MonthThe process of creating a research article for publication involves much more than writing, and the process of being published involves much more than article submission. A published article is new knowledge on which new research can be based, and likely represents …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
Home Sweet Homecoming
A new digital exhibit that reminds us there is no place like our home away from homeDrawing upon images and the memories of those who lived it, Home Sweet Homecoming is a tribute to our students past and present, the University we’ve built together, and a heartfelt reminder that there is no place like our home away from …Continue Reading
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage & How It’s Shaped Tampa Bay
Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15 - October 15Hispanic heritage is an integral part of Florida history. Within Tampa, Cuban, Venezuelan, Nicaraguan, Colombian, Spanish, and Puerto Rican cultures and influences have shaped the city. In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, we want to recognize some of the icons that …Continue Reading
Home Sweet Homecoming
Thursday, October 8th from 6 - 7 p.m.Join the event at 6 p.m. on Thursday the 8th by clicking the following Microsoft Teams Live link: bit.ly/30fzwAm We welcome you to engage in the presentation by utilizing the chat feature to ask questions and comment. We hope to see you …Continue Reading
Tour the Florida Environment & Natural History (FLENH) Collections
Thursday, September 24th from 6 - 7 p.m.From climate change to man-made and natural disasters, impacts on our environment have become one of the most pressing issues on the planet – and the significance of environmental research is paramount. In response to this growing urgency, we have begun the …Continue Reading