Madison Veeneman is a Library Research Assistant (LRA) in the Library Student Success department at the USF Tampa Library. She is graduating this Spring with her Bachelor’s in Sociology and English, Literary Studies, and will be starting her graduate degree in Sociology …Continue Reading
Maria “Mimi” Coto is a Student Assistant and the Conscious Editing Intern in Tampa Special Collections, working with the Hipple Collection of Young Adult Literature and LGBTQ+ Collections. She presented her LGBTQ+ Inclusion through Conscious Editing work at the 2021 USF Undergraduate …Continue Reading
Ishama Erinac is a Student Assistant at the USF Tampa Library in the Stacks department. She is graduating this Spring with a degree in Environmental Science and Policy, and loves DIY home decorating. HOW HAS THE LIBRARY CONTRIBUTED TOWARD YOUR ACADEMIC GOALS? …Continue Reading
An international team of scientists has uncovered the earliest modern human burial in Africa – changing what we know about social behaviors in Homo sapiens – and a researcher at the University of South Florida Libraries has helped use 3D and advanced imaging technologies to bring the 78,000-year-old remains of a child back to life. … Continue Reading
Kaley Williams is a Front Desk Associate at the Library Services Desk at the USF Tampa Library. She is graduating with a Bachelor’s in Public Health this Spring! Kaley loves trying new viral TikTok foods and telling stories with her roommates when …Continue Reading
On a beautiful spring day last Friday, April 23rd, the USF Tampa Library acquired a particularly special collection: The Tampa Chapter of The Links, Incorporated archives. The Links, Incorporated is an international, not-for-profit corporation established in 1946, whose membership consists of more …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
Young adult (YA) literature is a dynamic and expanding genre that has moved well-beyond the adventure series of the 19th and 20th centuries, into novels that explore sexuality, identity, prejudice, life choices, substance abuse, and family. At the Tampa Special Collections, Children’s …Continue Reading
The Environmental Lands Acquisition and Protection Program (ELAPP) was established by Hillsborough County voters in the late 1980s. Since its establishment, ELAPP has protected over 61,000 acres of rare habitat in Hillsborough County. The citizen led effort to protect valuable wildlife habitat in the county … Continue Reading
Sometimes you find special places in your life. Sometimes those special places seem to find you, or some part of you you hadn’t known before. The beautiful estate known as Chinsegut Hill can tell scholars much about the history of Florida. Chinsegut …Continue Reading