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Research Services
USF Libraries provides comprehensive research support services designed to enhance faculty scholarship and academic success. Our librarians and research specialists offer consultation, specialized resources, and professional development opportunities.
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.
Find My Librarian
Find the library liaison who serves as a point of contact for your discipline.
Integrated Research & Impact Services (IRIS)
Empowering faculty to amplify the significance of their research and strengthen their grant proposals through a robust suite of specialized services.
Collection Guides
Search across unpublished primary and secondary archival materials, for documents, images, diaries, and related materials to enhance your research.
Subject Guides
Curated resources, databases, and journals compiled by librarians.
Research Tools
Services and tools to support your research efforts.
Workshops
Virtual and in-person workshops on research tools and techniques.
Copyright Info
Information about copyright, fair use, and librarian assistance.
Data Sets & Sources
Data Management Planning
Resources for creating management plans for NSF proposals and external funding.
Business Data Sets
Wharton Research Data Services and INTRINIO access.
GeoPortal Dataset
USF faculty and student datasets on environmental sustainability.
Teaching Support
Resources and services to enhance your instruction
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.
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
In-person or virtual information and data literacy customized to your course and assignment needs.
Subject & Course Guides
Curated resources and course materials by librarians.
Teaching & Curricular Service & Tools
Resources, services, and tools for instruction efforts.
USF LIB Instructional Videos on YouTube
Quick videos to help you get the information you need.
Course & Textbook Reserves
Request textbook and eReserves for Canvas courses.
Textbook Affordability Project
Resources to help you find low or no-cost textbook options for your students.
Collections
Access and borrowing services
Connecting from Off Campus
How to access USF resources that require authentication, such as databases and journals.
Borrowing & Renewing
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
Enhance your research impact and 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 & Foundations
Curated list of online & print resources for researchers.
Promotion & Tenure
Resources to help researchers select, measure, & promote their book, article, & chapter impact.
Digital Commons
Virtual showcase of USF’s research & creative content for long-term preservation & worldwide electronic accessibility.