The USF Herbarium is one of the university’s first research collections, established in 1958, only two years after the founding of USF in 1956. Interesting fact: The Herbarium’s first specimen was collected by none other than USF’s founding president, John S. Allen. …Continue Reading
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USF Libraries Announce New “Broader Impacts” Service for Faculty
On track with our strategic goal to deliver high-impact support for faculty research, USF Libraries is excited to announce the launch of our new Broader Impacts Team. The Broader Impacts Team supports faculty scholarship and research at USF by deploying specialized services …Continue Reading
USF Libraries’ Inaugural Summer Institutes Boost Faculty Innovation
This summer USF Libraries launched two week-long summer institutes to expand services for faculty. The first, Collections to Curriculum, ran for one week in May and focused on bringing faculty into conversation with archival resources. Fifteen participants from the College of …Continue Reading
Florida Conversations Fall Lineup Announced
Every fall and spring, USF Libraries partner with the Tampa Bay History Center to offer this intriguing series of conversations on topics relevant to Tampa Bay and Florida. All presentations are free and offered both in-person and virtually (Zoom and YouTube). Registration …Continue Reading
New Exhibit at Nelson Poynter Memorial Library
A curator talk about the Poynter Library’s latest exhibit, “The United States Maritime Service Training Station at Bayboro Harbor - St. Petersburg, FL”Our latest exhibit, “The United States Maritime Service Training Station at Bayboro Harbor – St. Petersburg, FL” is on view through August 2024. The United States Maritime Service Training Station (USMSTS), now known as the Marine Science Laboratory (MSL) building, is nestled …Continue Reading
Tony Pizzo’s Tampa, Revisited
In celebration of Archives Awareness Week, USF Libraries’ Florida Studies curator, Andy Huse, will present a screening and discussion of Tony Pizzo’s Tampa. The show, produced by WUSF in 1979, explored Tampa’s rich history and now has become a part of it! …Continue Reading
USF Libraries Celebrates Earth Day 2024: See Our FLENH Collections!
Join USF Libraries in celebrating Earth Day 2024 by checking out our FLENH Collections!The USF Libraries are proud to celebrate Earth Day 2024! We are committed to the preservation and accessibility of data-driven resources concerning the impact of Florida’s natural environment. Take some time this Earth Day to explore our Florida Environment and Natural History …Continue Reading
A New Leaf for the USF Herbarium
USF Libraries and the USF College of Arts & Sciences partner to bring the USF Herbarium to the Libraries.In March 2024, the USF Libraries and the USF College of Arts & Sciences formed an extraordinary partnership: the transfer of the USF Herbarium to the Libraries. Together, our goals are to proactively manage, grow, and enhance use of this distinctive and …Continue Reading
A thank you to one of USF Libraries’ “unsung heroes”
In late April, the USF Libraries bid a fond farewell to one of their own after a decade of service.After a decade with the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library, Samuel Holloway III will be retiring. If you have been at the USF St. Petersburg library well into the night, no doubt you have seen Holloway hard at work. As a supervisor of …Continue Reading
It’s USF Giving Week–Help Your Libraries Thrive!
Help the USF Libraries plan for the future to ensure we have adequate funding to be the best research library!The University of South Florida Libraries accelerate learning and knowledge production through distinctive collections, information service innovation, and thought leadership. We are one library serving three diverse campus communities in Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Sarasota-Manatee. As the heart of an AAU member …Continue Reading