Library Services for Faculty & TAs

Please use this site as your one-stop shop for faculty and TA services from the USF Libraries. If there is something you need that is not listed, please make suggestions for services to add.

★ = Frequently utilized resources

Instruction Services

• Library Instruction Request
  _{Schedule a library instruction
  USF Campus: Tampa | St. Petersburg | Sarasota-Manatee}
• Library Modules and Tutorials
  _{Add research & skills based interactive, online tutorials
  USF Campus: Tampa | St. Petersburg | Sarasota-Manatee}
• Avoiding Plagiarism
  _{Short videos & online workshop to help your students learn & use the skills to avoid plagiarism}
• Course & Subject Online Guides
  _{Provide quick & customized access to USF Libraries content
  USF Campus: Tampa | St. Petersburg | Sarasota-Manatee}
• Course & Textbook Reserves
  _{Request textbook and e-reserves for your canvas courses
  USF Campus: Tampa | St. Petersburg | Sarasota-Manatee}
• Data Literacy Toolkit
  _{Curriculum to integrate data evaluation, interpretation, & citing into your courses}
• Digital Learning Objects & Tools
  _{Curated list of digital objects (virtual tours, media, & other content) for inclusion in your courses}
• Digital Scholarship Toolkit
  _{Tools, resources, & communities to integrate digital scholarship into your teaching & research}
• Diversity and Collections
  _{Find resources and collections from the library to support diversity, equity, and inclusion in the curriculum
  USF Campus: Tampa | St. Petersburg | Sarasota-Manatee}
• Ebooks+ for the Classroom
  _{Search & request e-book adoptions for courses}
• Open Educational Resources (OERs)
  _{Teaching resources (activities, courses, textbooks, etc.) freely available for re-use}
• Presentation/ Media Scheduling
  _{Request & schedule media materials}
• Research Posters Toolkit
  _{Templates & best practices for students to prepare research poster presentations}
• Student Tech Center
  _{Student computing helpdesk, training on virtual platforms & software, digital makerspace, & video production
  USF Campus: St. Petersburg}
• Textbook Affordability Project
  _{Provides resources to help you find low or no-cost textbook options for your students}
• Writing Tips
  _{Tips on writing for academic audiences}

Faculty Impact & Visibility

• Promotion & Tenure
  _{Resources to help researchers select, measure, & promote their book, article, & chapter impact
  USF Campus: Tampa | St. Petersburg}
• Grants & Foundation Info
  _{Curated list of online & print resources for researchers}
• Impact & Visibility
  _{Tips to help researchers promote and track the use of their research by discipline & geography}
• Selected Works
  _{Web-based research profiles highlighting USF Faculty research & scholarship
  USF Campus: Tampa | St. Petersburg}
• SciVal
  _{Quick link to database of peer-reviewed literature; also includes journal metrics & author profiles}
• Scopus
  _{Quick link to Citation database; features tools to track, analyze, & visualize research impact}

General

• InterLibrary Loan & Pronto
  _{Borrow materials from other libraries or have articles & chapters in the library scanned and emailed to you
  USF Campus: Tampa | St. Petersburg | Sarasota-Manatee}
• ADA Services
  _{Guides to help students equitably access library materials & services
  USF Campus: Tampa | St. Petersburg | Sarasota-Manatee}
• Carrel Requests
  _{Request a carrel in the library for your use for the academic contract year
  USF Campus: Tampa}
• Checkout & Renewing Materials
  _{Borrowing Policy Quick Reference & renewal request forms
  USF Campus: Tampa | St. Petersburg | Sarasota-Manatee}
• Connecting from Off Campus
  _{Provides instructions for accessing USF resources that require authentication, such as databases and journals}
• Proxy Card Request
  _{Assign a grad student or other proxy to pick up and check out materials for you}
• Staying Current: News & Professional Development Resources
  _{Provides links to current topics of interest in The Chronicle of Higher Education and other sources}

Research Services

• Research Consultation Request
  _{Request a consultation with a librarian to save time & learn about specialized resources for research
  USF Campus: Tampa | St. Petersburg | Sarasota-Manatee}
• Alerting Service
  _{Info on 1) database services to alert you to new content & 2) a service to alert you when your checked out materials are coming due}
• Citation Tools & Guides
  _{Lists citation softwares available from the USF Libraries and links to other helpful resources
  USF Campus: Tampa | St. Petersburg | Sarasota-Manatee}
• Copyright
  _{Links to information about copyright, fair use, and how to contact a librarian for help
  USF Campus: Tampa | St. Petersburg | Sarasota-Manatee}
• Data Management
  _{Outlines what the library can do to help you manage, and in some cases, archive, your research data
  USF Campus: Tampa | St. Petersburg | Sarasota-Manatee}
• DSS Roadshow
  _{Request a presentation/ info session on USF Libraries scholarly communication and copyright services}
• Find My Librarian
  _{Find the library liaison who serves as a point of contact for your discipline
  USF Campus: Tampa | St. Petersburg | Sarasota-Manatee}
• Geographic Information Systems
  _{GIS helps you analyze spatial location and organize layers of information to visualize your data}
• Open Access Publishing
  _{Info on Open Access initiatives at USF in support of faculty research & instruction}
• Research Platform Teams
  _{The RPTs partner with disciplinary areas to promote innovative, collaborative services & research discovery.}
• Scholarly Communication Lifecycle
  _{Overview of USF libraries Scholarly Communication services: from planning, to project management, to publication, to preservation & discovery support}

Collections

• Databases
  _{An A to Z list of all USF Libraries databases}
• E-Journals
  _{An A to Z list of all electronic journals in the USF Libraries collections}
• Book Purchase Request
  _{Electonic form to request the St. Petersburg library purchase print books for the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library}
• Children’s & Young Adult Literature
  _{Quick list of awards, collections, and other resources in children’s & Young Adult literature}
• Collection Management
  _{Info on collection management, guidelines, assessments, access status, & user terms
  USF Campus: Tampa | St. Petersburg | Sarasota-Manatee}
• Data & Statistics
  _{Quick list of USF Libraries & open access data & statistic repositories, organized by subject}
• Digital Collections
  _{Collections of images, documents, prints, maps, 3D models, & more digitized by the USF Libraries
  USF Campus: Tampa | St. Petersburg | Sarasota-Manatee}
• e-Book purchase Request
  _{Electonic form to request the USF Libraries e-books for faculty instruction}
• Images
  _{Quick list of USF Libraries & open access image (art, news, historical, etc.) databases}
• Library Collections
  _{A listing of the various types of library collections owned, licensed, & and created by the USF Libraries}
• Media: Films & Documentaries
  _{Quick list of USF Libraries & open access streaming media databases
  USF Campus: Tampa | St. Petersburg | Sarasota-Manatee}
• Requesting New Videos for Consideration
  _{Process and link to form to request the purchase or licensing of new videos for faculty instruction}
• Scholar Commons
  _{Virtual showcase of USF’s research & creative content for long-term preservation & worldwide electronic accessibility
  USF Campus: Tampa | St. Petersburg | Sarasota-Manatee}
• Special Collections
  _{Find primary source and rare materials for your research and instruction through our special collections
  USF Campus: Tampa | St. Petersburg}