Thanks to the USF Libraries’ new Tampa Through Time portal, we recently took a little guided historical jaunt around USF’s Greenways and were pleasantly surprised by how much there was to see and learn. One particularly impressive spot on the USF Greenways …Continue Reading
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USF Libraries’ Tampa Through Time Portal Brings Archives to Life Through Experiential Content
The University of South Florida Libraries’ Tampa Through Time Portal is a no-cost, interactive resource that merges archives, digital tools, and mapping to allow users to immerse themselves in the city’s rich history. “The USF Libraries digitized 25 new collections just for …Continue Reading
DON’T MISS: New Climate Resiliency Workshops for GLAMR Institutions Launch Sep. 13
The Council of Library and Information Resources has launched its new Climate Resiliency Action Series, a series of free workshops dedicated to learning, sharing, and developing active solutions to facing climate issues in GLAMR (galleries, libraries, archives, museums, and records) institutions. USF …Continue Reading
USF Libraries Workshops for Researchers Announced
The USF Libraries have kicked off their Fall 2024 Workshops for Researchers programming. There are dozens of workshops available on a range of tools and techniques supporting the endeavors of USF researchers across disciplines. Workshops are organized around topical “tracks”, which are: …Continue Reading
USF Libraries’ Strategic Collections Grow with Addition of USF Herbarium
The USF Herbarium is one of the university’s first research collections, established in 1958, only two years after the founding of USF in 1956. Interesting fact: The Herbarium’s first specimen was collected by none other than USF’s founding president, John S. Allen. …Continue Reading
USF Libraries Announce New “Broader Impacts” Service for Faculty
On track with our strategic goal to deliver high-impact support for faculty research, USF Libraries is excited to announce the launch of our new Broader Impacts Team. The Broader Impacts Team supports faculty scholarship and research at USF by deploying specialized services …Continue Reading
USF Libraries’ Inaugural Summer Institutes Boost Faculty Innovation
This summer USF Libraries launched two week-long summer institutes to expand services for faculty. The first, Collections to Curriculum, ran for one week in May and focused on bringing faculty into conversation with archival resources. Fifteen participants from the College of …Continue Reading
USF Libraries Celebrates Earth Day 2024: See Our FLENH Collections!
The USF Libraries are proud to celebrate Earth Day 2024! We are committed to the preservation and accessibility of data-driven resources concerning the impact of Florida’s natural environment. Take some time this Earth Day to explore our Florida Environment and Natural History …Continue Reading
A New Leaf for the USF Herbarium
In March 2024, the USF Libraries and the USF College of Arts & Sciences formed an extraordinary partnership: the transfer of the USF Herbarium to the Libraries. Together, our goals are to proactively manage, grow, and enhance use of this distinctive and …Continue Reading
A thank you to one of USF Libraries’ “unsung heroes”
After a decade with the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library, Samuel Holloway III will be retiring. If you have been at the USF St. Petersburg library well into the night, no doubt you have seen Holloway hard at work. As a supervisor of …Continue Reading