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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 resourcesResources to Meet the Challenge of Hybrid and Online Instruction
- Library Instruction Request
- Information + Data Literacy Canvas Workshops
Add research & skills based interactive, online tutorials. - Workshops for Researchers
Virtual workshops that will help you take your research to the next level. - Research Consultation Request
Request a consultation with a librarian to save time & learn about specialized resources for research. - Avoiding Plagiarism
Short videos & online workshop to help your students learn & use the skills to avoid plagiarism. - Citation Tools & Guides
Lists citation softwares available from the USF Libraries and links to other helpful resources. - Connecting from Off Campus
Provides instructions for accessing USF resources that require authentication, such as databases and journals. - Course & Subject Online Guides
Provide quick & customized access to USF Libraries content.
- Course & Textbook Reserves
Request textbook and e-reserves for your canvas courses. - Digital Learning Objects & Tools
Curated list of digital objects (virtual tours, media, & other content) for inclusion in your courses. - Diversity and Collections
Find resources and collections from the library to support diversity, equity, and inclusion in the curriculum. - e-Book purchase Request
Electonic form to request the USF Libraries purchase e-books for faculty instruction. - 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. - Media Resources: Images, Video, and Audio
Process and link to form to request the purchase or licensing of new videos for faculty instruction.
All Library Services for Faculty
Instruction Services
- Information + Data Literacy Canvas Workshops
Add research & skills based interactive, online tutorials. - Workshops for Researchers
Virtual workshops that will help you take your research to the next level. - Library Instruction Request
Schedule a library instruction. - 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. - Course & Textbook Reserves
Request textbook and e-reserves for your canvas courses. - 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. - 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.
Faculty Impact & Visibility
- Promotion & Tenure
Resources to help researchers select, measure, & promote their book, article, & chapter impact. - 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. - Selected Works
Web-based research profiles highlighting USF Faculty research & scholarship. - 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. - ADA Services
Guides to help students equitably access library materials & services. - 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. - 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. - 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. - Copyright
Links to information about copyright, fair use, and how to contact a librarian for help. - Data Management
Outlines what the library can do to help you manage, and in some cases, archive, your research data. - Find My Librarian
Find the library liaison who serves as a point of contact for your discipline. - Geographic Information Systems
GIS helps you analyze spatial location and organize layers of information to visualize your data. - Open Access Initiatives
Info on Open Access initiatives at USF in support of faculty research & instruction. - Planning a Grant with the USF Libraries
Information on partnering with the USF Libraries for Grant opportunities. - 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. - Collection Management
Info on collection management, guidelines, assessments, access status, & user terms. - Data & Statistics
Quick list of USF Libraries & open access data & statistic repositories, organized by subject. - Digital Commons @ USF
Virtual showcase of USF’s research & creative content for long-term preservation & worldwide electronic accessibility. This site also includes our digital collections of images, documents, prints, maps, 3D models, & more digitized by the USF Libraries. - e-Book purchase Request
Electonic form to request the USF Libraries e-books for faculty instruction. - Library Collections
A listing of the various types of library collections owned, licensed, & and created by the USF Libraries. - Media Resources: Images, Video, and Audio
Process and link to form to request the purchase or licensing of new videos for faculty instruction. - Special Collections
Find primary source and rare materials for your research and instruction through our special collections.