USF librarians Matt Torrence, Allison Symulevich, Jason Boczar, and Jessica Szempruch have co-authored an article recently published in the journal Innovative Higher Education. The article explores the potential of scholarly podcasts for public knowledge dissemination. In it, the authors identify “metrics for …Continue Reading
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The Sociedad La Union Marti-Maceo Collection Now Preserved Through Digitization
USF Libraries Special Collections and Digital Collections combine efforts to digitize the valuable Sociedad La Union Marti-Maceo Collection.Great news, this valuable collection is now digitized and online, thanks to efforts by USF Libraries Special Collections and Digital Collections! The Sociedad la Union Marti-Maceo collection first arrived at USF in 1983, and features records of the Afro-Cuban mutual aid society’s organizational …Continue Reading
The Lue Gim Gong Collection: A New Digital Collection
USF Libraries Digital Collections and Special Collections are proud to announce the complete digitization of The Lue Him Gong Collection, now online.The USF Libraries Digital Collections and Special Collections are proud to announce that The Lue Gim Gong Collection is now fully digitized and online. This popular collection has been cited extensively in local history publications and sheds light on issues related to …Continue Reading
USF Libraries to house archive of Nobel Peace Prize-winning humanitarian, Elie Wiesel
The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity has named the University of South Florida (USF) and the Florida Holocaust Museum as the permanent homes of the papers and artifacts of Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor who became an esteemed humanitarian, writer, and recipient …Continue Reading
Spotlight: The African American Experience in Florida
Recent collections, archives & projects highlighting local Black history & heritageAn initiative of USF Libraries’ Special Collections, The African American Experience in Florida (AAE), is an online portal containing materials and archives from Black communities, individuals, and businesses. The portal aims to help students, educators, researchers, and the public learn about Black …Continue Reading
How a USF Library Study Session Saved a Life
If you follow USF Libraries on the socials, you know we are fans of a good animal rescue story. We’ve got staff who always have an eye open for urban wildlife in need and we like to share these stories because they …Continue Reading
Apply Now for USF Libraries Awards & Scholarships!
USF Libraries scholarships, research awards, and essay prizes are open to students in a variety of areas. They include everything from LGBTQ+ research to Florida Studies- check out more info below.The first deadline for USF Libraries Awards & Scholarships – February 14th! Research awards, essay prizes, and scholarships are available in a variety of topics including: LGBT Research Award, Tampa campus, up to $500–submit an essay about how you will be incorporating …Continue Reading
Bram Stoker wasn’t the first to write about Vampires! 🧛♂️
Congrats to USF Libraries’ Matt Knight, whose co-edited book, Dion Boucicault – The Vampire (1852) and The Phantom (1873), has been published by University of Wales Press / Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru. From the publisher: “Almost fifty years before Bram Stoker penned Dracula, …Continue Reading
USF Libraries’ Andy Huse Featured in the New York Times
An illustrated look at how the pressed sandwich became storied in Tampa, Fla., Miami and beyond.It’s not often we see one of our own caricatured (flatteringly, of course) in the New York Times! Andy Huse, USF Special Collections librarian, is featured in a creative illustrated culinary history and heritage piece on the Cuban sandwich. Andy is considered …Continue Reading
USF Libraries’ Kaya van Beynen Named 2023 ARL Leadership Fellow
The USF Libraries are proud to announce that Kaya van Beynen, associate Dean, Library Research & Instruction, has been selected as a 2023 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Leadership Fellow. The Leadership Fellows Program is a 13-month hybrid experience that provides the …Continue Reading