Academic Writer is a web-based subscription application from the USF Libraries providing interactive tools to help students and faculty learn and apply APA Style®. It features point-of-need quick guides and video tutorials. All of the content from the APA Publication Manual is included …Continue Reading
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What is an ORCID iD and why do I need one?
ORCID is an open, non-profit, publisher-agnostic community-based effort to provide a registry of unique researcher identifiers as well as a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. ORCID, which stands for “open researcher and contributor identifier”, is unique in its ability …Continue Reading
Understanding Our E-book Collections
E-books for academic libraries come in a variety of platforms and formats, and that variety can be very confusing. For some publishers, there are restrictions on downloading and printing. For many of those publishers, users can download the entire book, but after …Continue Reading
In Case You Missed It–Racism in School Suspensions
On November 10th at 4pm, as USF libraries hosted speakers Dr. Brenda Walker and Dr. Marquis Holley to discuss Project R.I.S.E.S.( Racism in School Exclusionary Suspensions). Focusing on the high suspension rates of Black/African-American students in elementary, middle, and high schools, this …Continue Reading
Reminder about Streaming Media
Message to faculty from Carol Ann Davis, Associate Dean, Collections and Discovery: This is a reminder to faculty using streaming media in their courses for the spring 2022 semester and beyond. The USF Libraries will discontinue leasing titles on the Kanopy and …Continue Reading
Streaming Media Reminder
Guest post by Carol Ann Davis, Associate Dean, USF Libraries This is a reminder to faculty using streaming media in their courses for the spring 2022 semester and beyond. The USF Libraries will discontinue leasing titles on the Kanopy and Swank streaming …Continue Reading
Kanopy and Swank Streaming Videos
Due to the unsustainability of the streaming media models on the Kanopy and Swank platforms the USF Libraries has made the difficult decision to discontinue these two platforms at the end of the 2021 calendar year. Content that is perpetually available will …Continue Reading
Library Instruction Faculty Toolkit
The video below offers an overview of the USF Libraries Faculty Toolkit. The Toolkit includes description of online library instruction workshop modules that offer digital badging for students that complete them. Instructors can assign specific workshops and verify completion as students earn …Continue Reading