Jennifer Slagus is a full-time staff member at the Tampa Library, and is the College Coordinator for the Textbook Affordability Project (TAP) team. A returning USF bull, she received her Bachelor of Arts in English Literature with a minor in Philosophy in 2017, and …Continue Reading
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Gregory Foster, Graduating Student Spotlight
Fall 2020 EditionGregory Foster is one of our USF Tampa Library Research Assistants (LRAs) and a past Front Desk Assistant. He will be graduating this Fall with a Bachelor’s in Interdisciplinary Social Sciences with concentrations in Information Studies and Sociology! HOW HAS THE LIBRARY …Continue Reading
Brandi Jagars, Graduating Student Spotlight
Fall 2020 EditionBrandi Jagars is a full-time staff member of the Textbook Affordability Project (TAP) team at the Libraries, serving as the College Coordinator. She’ll be graduating with a Master’s in Library & Information Science this month! HOW HAS THE LIBRARY CONTRIBUTED TOWARD YOUR …Continue Reading
Chelsea Sherwood, Graduating Student Spotlight
Fall 2020 EditionChelsea 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
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