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Research Services
- 1:1 Research Consultation
Meet with a librarian, curator, or research expert to find the most useful sources, get started in the library, explore special collections, or advance your research. For new or experienced users, a research consultation can make your life easier.
Research Consultation Request | Special Collections Research Consultation Request
- Find My Librarian
Find the library liaison who serves as a point of contact for your discipline.
- Broader Impacts Services
The University of South Florida Libraries Broader Impacts Team (BIT) supports innovative faculty scholarship and research at USF by deploying specialized services designed to enhance research impact, education, and community engagement.
- Collection Guides
Search across unpublished primary and secondary archival materials, for documents, images, diaries, and related materials to enhance your research.
- Subject Guides
Curated lists of useful resources, databases, journals and more compiled by your friendly librarians.
- Research Services & Tools
Curated list of useful services and tools to help your research efforts
- Workshops for Researchers
Virtual and in-person workshops on a range of tools and techniques supporting the research endeavors of USF researchers across disciplines.
- Copyright:
Links to information about copyright, fair use, and how to contact a librarian for help
- Data Sets & Sources:
- Data Management Planning
Resources info to help researchers create management plans for external funding requirements including NSF proposals.
- Business Data Sets
Wharton Research Data Services and INTRINIO
- GeoPortal Dataset
Collection USF faculty and student datasets pertaining to issues surrounding environmental sustainability
- Data Management Planning
Teaching Support
- 1:1 Teaching Consultation
Meet with a liaison librarian, curator, or instruction expert to discuss collaborative assignment development regarding information & data literacy, diversifying your course readings and curricular materials, or other library related instructional needs. Teaching Consultation Request | Special Collections Teaching Consultation Request
- Info + Data Literacy Modules
These short, asynchronous, badge-earning workshops are easy for students & faculty to enroll themselves into, or for faculty or embedded librarians link to within Canvas courses. They are designed to enrich any lower- or upper-level course with a research component and can provide an asynchronous complement to synchronous library instruction.
- Library-Led Instruction Session
In-person or virtual information and data literacy customized to your course and assignment needs.
- Subject & Course Guides
Curated lists of useful resources and course materials compiled by your friendly librarians.
- Teaching & Curricular Service & Tools
Curated list of useful resources, services, and tools to help your instruction efforts
- USF LIB Instructional Videos on YouTube
These quick videos are designed to help you get the information you need to get on with your work.
- Course & Textbook Reserves
Request textbook and eReserves for your Canvas courses.
- Textbook Affordability Project
Provides resources to help you find low or no-cost textbook options for your students
Collections
- Connecting from Off Campus
How to access USF resources that require authentication, such as databases and journals
- Borrowing & Renewing Materials
Borrowing policy quick reference & renewal request forms
- InterLibrary Loan & Document Delivery
Borrow materials from other libraries or have articles and chapters in the library scanned and emailed to you.
Faculty Impact & Visibility
- Faculty Insight Portal
USF has partnered with Academic Analytics to offer a variety of tools to assist faculty in advancing their research and scholarly activity through use of the Discovery Suite. Requires NetID authentication.
- Grants & Foundation Info
Curated list of online & print resources for researchers.
- Promotion & Tenure
Resources to help researchers select, measure, & promote their book, article, & chapter impact.
- Digital Commons @USF
Virtual showcase of USF’s research & creative content for long-term preservation & worldwide electronic accessibility.