Five years after the University of South Florida was founded and long before there was a football team, USF had no mascot. It wasn’t until the University Center sponsored a contest to name the school mascot that we officially adopted a mascot…and our first wasn’t Rocky D. Bull, … Continue Reading
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Terry Hutchings, Graduating Student Spotlight
Summer 2021 EditionTerry Hutchings is the Manager of Library Operations & Facilities at the USF Tampa Library, and is graduating this Summer with his Master’s in Library & Information Sciences. He loves spending time at the beach, having brunch with friends, and doing yardwork. …Continue Reading
Todd Mendenhall, Graduating Student Spotlight
Summer 2021 EditionTodd Mendenhall is the Executive Administrative Specialist to the Dean of the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library on the USF St. Petersburg campus. He is graduating this Summer with his Master’s in Learning Design and Technology, with a concentration in E-learning Design and …Continue Reading
Anastasia Temkina, Graduating Student Spotlight
Summer 2021 EditionAnastasia Temkina is a Student Assistant in Special Collections at the USF Tampa Library, graduating this Summer with her Master’s in Applied Anthropology! Ana loves playing videogames and crocheting. How has the Library contributed toward your academic goals? My work in Special …Continue Reading
New Digital Exhibits Highlight the USF Forest Preserve & Piney Point
USF Libraries are also collecting crisis-point data and research on the local environmental concernsTwo environmental controversies provide USF Libraries with new opportunities for collecting and collaboration. In April of this year, incidents involving the USF Forest Preserve and Piney Point prompted new projects to support the Libraries’ Florida Environment and Natural History (FLENH) initiative launched …Continue Reading
Reading Together, Virtually
The Virtual Book Club at USF Sarasota Manatee recently won the 2020-2021 Student Success Regional Chancellor Award!With the move to remote instruction in March 2020, and the quick cancelation of on-campus activities, it soon became clear that some USF students felt isolated. There was a need for intellectually stimulating opportunities, and students wanted to connect with their friends …Continue Reading
Library Collections Showcase National and Local Treasures for Parks and Recreation Month
In celebration of July being Park and Recreation Month, we are highlighting our USF Libraries research developed by the Digital Heritage and Humanities Collections (DHHC) relating to work in our national, state, and local parks and recreation areas. Parks are home to significant historical and natural treasures that represent collective experiences and memories and are places that preserve and protect heritage, … Continue Reading
Catherine Cardwell named Dean of University Libraries at University of Nevada, Reno
Her last day at USF is Friday, July 30, 2021Catherine Cardwell has accepted the offer to serve as dean of University Libraries at the University of Nevada, Reno. Cardwell has had a dual appointment at the University of South Florida as the Regional Associate Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs and Dean …Continue Reading
ICYMI: City Within a City, a screening and discussion
Tampa Special Collections & TBHC Celebrate City of Tampa's Archives Awareness WeekFor City of Tampa’s Archives Awareness Week 2021, the USF Libraries Tampa Special Collections and the Tampa Bay History Center (TBHC) screened City Within a City, the 1955 promotional film about Ybor City — created by Paul Rubenstein, Cesar Gonzmart, and the …Continue Reading
Vote for Your Favorites to be Included in our 2022 Celebration of the Public Domain
Every year in January, the copyright protection of a new group of material will expire and those items will become part of the public domain. In celebration of this key characteristic of copyright law, USF Libraries select titles from our physical collections to digitize each year, and this year we intend to digitize 22 items. We need your help to decide which will be highlighted by our public domain celebration! Vote for your favorites before July 21st … Continue Reading