After working at the USF Libraries for 31 years, Susan Silver, Associate Librarian in the Research & Instruction department on the Tampa campus, is retiring. Susan has been the liaison librarian for a range of behavioral science programs including Psychology and the College …Continue Reading
Please help us congratulate Audrey Powers on being awarded the distinction of Emeritus Associate Librarian at the University of South Florida. This recognition is in honor of Audrey’s service to the USF Libraries and to the librarian profession. Audrey has worked at USF …Continue Reading
Can a cemetery with nearly 800 burials be made to disappear from recorded history, only to be rediscovered nearly 100 years later? Sadly, it can, and this is what happened with Zion Cemetery, the first African American cemetery in Tampa. The cemetery …Continue Reading
At the USF Libraries, our faculty librarians and staff regularly contribute research presentations, peer-reviewed articles, or equivalent publications that impact the profession. Explore the LIB Latest in publications below. LeEtta Schmidt, Jason Boczar, Barbara Lewis, and Tomaro Taylor co-authored the article, …Continue Reading
We would like to honor and acknowledge the career of Bernadette Storck, public librarian, consultant, archivist, and adjunct faculty member for the USF School of Information. Storck was an administrator at the Tampa-Hillsborough Public Library System and Leon County Public Library, and …Continue Reading
Dr. Henrietta M. Smith, Professor Emerita in the USF School of Information, passed away April 21, 2021 at the age of 98. She was a scholar, writer, librarian, and nationally known storyteller. Dr. Smith studied English and History at Hunter College in …Continue Reading
Kaya van Beynen, the associate dean of the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library and USF Libraries Research and Instruction, has been named the 2021 Distinguished Education and Behavioral Sciences Librarian Award winner. … Continue Reading
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
Brandi 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
Drawing 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