Ten years ago, on April 20, 2010, the BP oil spill began. The spill, also known as the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, marked an unprecedented environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. To develop ways to mitigate and understand the devastating spill, …Continue Reading
Forty years of coral reef research is now available to USF students and scientists worldwide. Integrative Biology Professor Emeritus John Ogden, PhD, donated thousands of photos from his research on tropical coastal marine ecosystems along with their accompanying journal publications, maps, data …Continue Reading
Associate librarian and genealogist Drew Smith is helping to identify the lineage of individuals buried at the forgotten Zion cemetery, bringing their legacies back to life. Read more and rediscover Tampa Bay’s forgotten cemeteries on USF News. “We die when our physical …Continue Reading
The tradition of giving back to USF started before the University of South Florida opened its doors, when in late summer 1960, the USF Women’s Club held their first meeting. Grace Allen, wife of USF’s founding President Dr. John Allen, hosted the …Continue Reading
Our student assistants are essential to our day-to-day operations, and they are always hardworking, friendly, and reliable. To shine a light and say thank you for their contributions, we’re kicking off our very first student spotlight with senior Victoria Dunkley, student assistant in Stacks who is graduating this December with a Bachelor of Science in Cell and Molecular Biology.
The USF Libraries hosts millions of information resources, and the department who manages these resources is Collections & Discovery (C&D). Not only do they acquire, organize, and maintain our collections, but ensure that they’re balanced, secure, discoverable, and accessible – allowing our students and faculty to explore materials from around the world. As C&D’s new metadata analyst, Ling He processes data for e-books at the Libraries. Meet Ling!
The USF Libraries’ Oral History Program (OHP) is a free online repository of original interviews that explore Florida’s political, economic, social, and cultural issues. These rich resources offer unparalleled opportunities for researchers to explore, and as the program’s new collections specialist, Matt Barganier will be preparing, transcribing, and annotating these oral history recordings — making them more accessible and readily available to the public. Meet Matt!
In the USF Tampa Library, we have a team of hardworking human resources staff that are integral to our Libraries’ success. The newest edition to the HR team, Joyce Sams, offers a helpful and friendly face as the new staff assistant. Joyce shares, “Learning and using the skills for position competency has been a process that’s allowed me to enjoy new ways to accomplish things and assist our employees.” She’s also been working heavily on recruiting for the current open positions at the Tampa Library. Meet Joyce!
