Deborah “Debbie” Lawhon has over 35 years of experience in library technical services and this month she is retiring. Debbie collaborates with department colleagues to manage serials subscriptions at the USF Libraries, and as a Library Specialist, her contributions include monitoring journal …Continue Reading
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Susan Silver Retires After 31 Years
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
Audrey Powers: Emeritus Associate Librarian
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
Juneteenth & the Celebration of Freedom
Juneteenth is a holiday celebrating and commemorating the emancipation of the last enslaved African Americans in the United States, where on June 19, 1865, federal troops arrived in Texas to demand all enslaved peoples be free. This was two years after the …Continue Reading
The Lost African American Cemeteries of Tampa Bay & What’s Being Done to Remember Them
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
LIB Latest Research Publications
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
Special Collections Interns Highlight LGBTQIA+ Stories
The month of June celebrates Pride and the LGBTQIA+ community and the ongoing strides being made to fight for equality, create awareness, build acceptance, and celebrate accomplishments. At the Tampa Special Collections, we host more than two dozen archival collections and thousands of …Continue Reading
Bernadette Storck: A Tribute
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
Matt Knight, PhD, Graduating Student Spotlight
Matt Knight, PhD, is an Associate Librarian at the USF Tampa Library, the Content Expert for the History Research Platform Team (RPT), and Affiliate Faculty in the USF History department. He is graduating this Spring with his PhD in Celtic Languages and …Continue Reading
Meghan Cook, PhD, Graduating Student Spotlight
Meghan Cook, PhD, is the Coordinator of Library Operations and Content Expert for the USF Geosciences Research Platform Team (RPT) at the USF Tampa Library—as well as the co-host of our podcast Calling: Earth. She is graduating this Spring with her PhD …Continue Reading