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Female Public Servants Who Have Shaped the Tampa Bay Area – Breaking Barriers

February 17th, 2012

Join the USF Libraries Florida Studies Center for a panel discussion featuring Tampa’s first female Mayor, Sandy Freedman, women’s history expert Doris Weatherford, five-term State Representative Faye Culp, State Senator Arthenia Joyner, and Doretha Edgecomb, a lifelong educator and current Hillsborough County School Board member.

This Florida Conversations event will be moderated by Betty Castor. Castor has been a Florida state sentator, Florida education commissioner, and president of USF.

Breaking Barriers takes place Tuesday, March 20th at 6:30 pm at the Tampa Bay History Center.


Oral Histories Primary Source for Paper on Religious Beliefs

February 9th, 2012

USF Libraries Oral History ProgramAlexandra Curran, Mary Beth Isaacson, and Kimberly Nordon, of the USF Libraries Oral History Program staff, will present a paper entitled “Holocaust Concentration Camp Liberators and Religious Beliefs” at FSU’s Graduate Student Symposium on Religion on February 18th.  The paper discusses the role and the definition of these liberators and how witnessing the Holocaust affected their religious beliefs. It used a combination of oral histories from the USF Libraries Concentration Camp Liberators Oral History Project and the USC Shoah Visual History Archive to compile qualitative data on religion.


Careers & Coffee for USF Students

February 8th, 2012

Come talk to a recruiter from Nielsen today at the USF Tampa Library Starbucks from 10:30-1:30! Kick-start your career or just find out what these organizations are looking for when they hire:

(TODAY) Wednesday, Feb. 8th: Nielsen

Monday, March 19th – GEICO

Wednesday, April 11th – the FBI

Careers & Coffee is presented by the USF Libraries and the USF Career Center.

Click here for ALL Career Events at the USF Tampa Library.


February edlib report now available!

February 1st, 2012

The February 2012 issue of the edlib report, your latest news about education, technology, and library services can be found here:

http://lib.usf.edu/edlibreport/

This month’s issue features postings about:

Books & E-books

E-Resources Update

Education News

Featured Blogs

Technology Matters

Videos


READ CoTA News @ USF Libraries

January 31st, 2012

The January 2012 newsletter of CoTA News @ USF Libraries is now available.

Help Your Students Now…

Find It!

Dance in Video

ARTstor

Classical Music Library – New Content Added


All Library Floors Open 24/5 as of 1/22

January 19th, 2012

Good news! Starting Sunday evening (1/22) the USF Tampa Library will open floors 2-5 (including basement and 6th floor lobbies) for student use 24/5 hours.

Previously, opening additional floors was planned to start on February 12th.

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Career Success: 10 Essential Elements for Building a Successful Career

January 17th, 2012

Ten Essential Elements for Building a Successful Career

An inside look at the corporate workplace, with an international perspective

Free and open to the USF community. All students are strongly encouraged to attend!
Thursday, March 8th, 6:00pm – 7:30pm – USF Libraries Grace Allen Room (4th Floor, Special Collections)

-Whether you plan to work locally or internationally, get the scoop on what you can do now to prepare for the career you want.

-Learn from a hometown leader with real-world experience. Ed Hoeppner is a USF alumnus and Business Excellence Lead for the Americas for Nestlé International.

-This event is free and open to the USF community. All students are strongly encouraged to attend.

Presented by the USF Libraries and the USF Career Center


Dr. Deborah Lipstadt on “The Eichmann Trial”

January 13th, 2012

Join the USF Libraries Holocaust and Genocide Studies Center at Congregation Kol Ami on Sunday, February 26th for a discussion with scholar and author of “The Eichmann Trial” and “History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier.”

The talk is free and open to the public. Click here for full information and a link to a PDF flyer.

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New Oxford University Press

January 13th, 2012

Acquired primarily through the Jean Gates Reference Collection Fund, the following fifty-two online reference titles from Oxford University Press have been purchased and added to the collection of the USF Libraries. Broad subject areas include history and the social sciences, religion, literature and language, the arts, and science.

For these and other resources consult http://www.lib.usf.edu

Titles:

History and Social Sciences

Black Women in America

Dictionary of African Biography

Encyclopedia of Africa

Encyclopedia of African American History, 1619-1895

Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present

Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment

Oxford Classical Dictionary

Oxford Companion to the Book

Oxford Companion to World Exploration

Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium

Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages

Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern World

Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance

Oxford Encyclopedia of African Thought

Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt

Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome

Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History

Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States

Oxford Encyclopedia of Maritime History

Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures

Oxford Encyclopedia of the Music of India

Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation

Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History

Encyclopedia of Human Rights

Oxford International Encyclopedia of Peace

Encyclopedia of Social Work

Religion:

Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion

Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church

Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls

Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World

Literature and Language:

Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Encyclopedia of Semiotics

International Encyclopedia of Linguistics

Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature

Oxford Encyclopedia of Children’s Literature

Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature

Oxford Encyclopedia of Rhetoric

Arts:

Encyclopedia of Aesthetics

Encyclopedia of Popular Music

Grove Encyclopedia of American Art

Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture

Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts

Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture

Grove Encyclopedia of Materials Art and Techniques in Art

Grove Encyclopedia of Northern Renaissance Art

International Encyclopedia of Dance

Oxford Companion to Architecture

Oxford Companion to Indian Theatre

Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance

Science:

Encyclopedia of Climate and Weather

Encyclopedia of Evolution

Encyclopedia of Global Change


Library Closed Monday for MLK Jr. Day

January 11th, 2012

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.The USF Tampa Library will be closed Monday, January 16th, for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Sunday, January 15th, we will close at 9pm. Tuesday, January 17th, we will open at 7:30am.

Enjoy your long weekend!