In celebration of GIS Day, Wednesday, November 17, 2021, the Center for Digital Heritage and Geospatial Information (CDHGI) in the USF Libraries is hosting a GIS Virtual Project Gallery featuring select GIS projects created by students, faculty, and staff of the University …Continue Reading
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Tomaro Taylor Awarded Jean Key Gates Distinguished Alumni Award
The USF Libraries is delighted to announce that Tomaro Taylor is one of three 2021 recipients of the USF Master of Library and Information Science Jean Key Gates Distinguished Alumni Award. The award is presented annually to alumni who have outstanding professional …Continue Reading
Preserving Media: The Sam Gibbons Collection
Tampa Special Collections is home to all types of exciting resources from historic documents to rare books, vintage photographs, and digital recordings. We recently had the opportunity to digitize seven reels of film and magnetic video from the Sam Gibbons collection, former Congressman and USF founder. … Continue Reading
Home Sweet Homecoming
Homecoming digital exhibit reminds us there is no place like our home away from homeThis week celebrates USF Homecoming 2021! Drawing upon images and the memories of those who lived it, last year we created Home Sweet Homecoming as a tribute to our students past and present, the University we’ve built together, and a heartfelt reminder …Continue Reading
Open Access Week 2021
This year Open Access Week is from October 25-31. The theme is “It Matters How We Open Knowledge: Building Structural Equity.” This year’s theme is intended to coincide with UNESCO’s Recommendation on Open Science, which emphasizes equity and openness in the sciences…. Continue Reading
Outstanding Staff Awards Honor Terry Hutchings & Berrie Watson!
Each year the University of South Florida seeks to recognize employees who demonstrate above-and-beyond performance excellence and are ambassadors for USF’s Principles of Community. It is their hard work and dedication that greatly contributes to USF’s success and upward trajectory. This year, …Continue Reading
USF Student Success Awards Honor R&I Librarians and Virtual Book Club!
Every year the USF Student Success unit celebrates faculty, staff, departments, and community partners who have worked hard to transform the institutional culture and raise performance levels across the board. The annual Student Success Awards honor these outstanding individuals’ and teams’ exceptional …Continue Reading
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
Library Workshops: Take Your Research to the Next Level
Celebrating National Online Learning DaySeptember 15th is National Online Learning Day, which celebrates the success of students in an online learning environment. At the USF Libraries, we’re dedicated to fostering that success. In Fall 2020, we launched several asynchronous information and data literacy workshops in Canvas, …Continue Reading