2009 USF Libraries Annual Report

The USF Libraries 2009 Annual Report is now available in PDF format.

New resources at the USF Poly Library

Here are the items newly arrived at the USF Polytechnic Library during the month of January.

As always, new circulating books are found in the “New books” stacks in the Group Study area and can be checked out; the new reference and A/V materials are immediately being shelved in their respective stacks.

To note this month, a book published by the Polk Museum of Art on the museum’s 43-years history.

VHS/DVD

  • The Yes Men fix the world [videorecording / Common Decency, LLC production/Article Z/Arte France. Oley, PA : Bullfrog Films, c2009.
    PN6162 .Y47 2009

Reference

  • RMA annual statement studies. Philadelphia : Robert Morris Associates, 1977-
    Reference HF5681 .B2 R6 2009/10
  • Governmental GAAP guide for state and local governments. Chicago : CCH, c2007-
    Reference HJ9801 .M54 2010
  • Florida education directory ... by FASA. Tallahassee, Fla. : CMD Publishing, [1999]-
    Reference L903.F5 A3 2009/10

Books

  • The top 50 sustainability books. Sheffield, UK : Greenleaf Publishing, c2009.
    HC79.E5 T66 2009
  • Review of marketing research. Armonk, N.Y. ; London : M.E. Sharpe, c2005-
    HF5415.2 .R467 v.6
  • Crime and justice (Chicago, Ill.) Crime and justice. Chicago, University of Chicago Press [c1979-
    HV6001 .C672 v.38
  • PMoA@43 : a history of forty-three years of service to minds and hearts, Polk Museum of Art 1966-2009 / James Gordon Rogers and Ann Gurley Rogers. Lakeland, Fla. : Polk Museum of Art, 2009.
    N582.L22 R64 2009

Black History Month 2010

We have published a list of the resources held at the USF Poly Library relevant to Black History Month.

The USF Poly Black and Hispanic Alliance also publishes a web page with Black History Daily Facts.

Publication of interest: Science and Engineering Indicators 2010

The National Science Board just published the Science and Engineering Indicators for 2010.

“The indicators included in Science and Engineering Indicators 2010 derive from a variety of national, international, public, and private sources and may not be strictly comparable in a statistical sense. As noted in the text, some data are weak, and the metrics and models relating them to each other and to economic and social outcomes invite further development. Thus, the emphasis is on broad trends; individual data points and findings should be interpreted with care. The overview focuses on the trend in the United States and many other parts of the world toward the development of more knowledge-intensive economies, in which research, its commercial exploitation, and other intellectual work play a growing role. Industry and government play key roles in these changes. The overview examines how these U.S. science and technology (S&T) patterns and trends affect the position of the United States, using broadly comparable data wherever possible for the United States, the European Union (EU), Japan, China, and selected other Asian economies (the Asia-9: India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Taiwan, and Vietnam).”

“Hey, where do you learn best?” video contest

Herman Miller is launching a video contest for college and university students. Herman Miller is a office furniture designer/manufacturer.

It’s a national contest with a visa gift card prize for 1st ($2,500), 2nd ($1,500) and 3rd place ($1,000). Entrants are asked to produce a video no more than 3 minutes in length, answering the question “Where do you learn best?” and submit their response no later than March 26, 2010.

The USF Poly Library is neither associated with Herman Miller or its contest. However, we are interested in the question, where do you learn best?, and the answers you may have. Whether you participate or not in the contest, we would be interested in having your opinion and input.

ScienceDirect down for maintenance Saturday

ScienceDirect will be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance for approximately 12 hours on Saturday, January 23rd, from 8:00AM to 8:00PM EST.

The USF Libraries subscribes to ScienceDirect, produced by commercial publisher Elsevier, giving access that way to hundreds of full-text scholarly journals to its users.

Library closed on MLK Day

On Monday, January 18th, the USF Polytechnic Library and the Open Use Lab will be closed in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr Day. LTB 1115 will reopen on Tuesday, the 19th at 8:00 AM.

New resources at the USF Poly Library

Here are the items newly arrived at the USF Polytechnic Library during the month of December.

As always, new circulating books are found in the “New books” stacks in the Group Study area and can be checked out; the new reference are immediately being shelved in their respective stacks.

Yes, the list is short this month, however please be assured that we have many good titles in the process. To note, we received the latest edition of the MLA style manual.

Have a great semester!

Reference

  • MLA style manual and guide to scholarly publishing. New York : Modern Language Association of America, 2008.
    Reference PN147 .G444 2008

Books

  • Telling stories : the use of personal narratives in the social sciences and history / Mary Jo Maynes, Jennifer L. Pierce, and Barbara Laslett. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, c2008.
    H61.29 .M39 2008
  • The age curve : how to profit from the coming demographic storm / Kenneth W. Gronbach. New York : American Management Association, c2008.
    HF5415.127 .G76 2008

Please excuse the noise and disruption

Maintenance workers are investigating possible damage to the floor. Carpet tiles and raised floor tiles are being pulled near the Group Study area.

Please step carefully. We apologize for the disruption and we hope the work will end soon.

Welcome back!

The Spring Semester starts today! The Library remains committed to helping you in your information-seeking needs, wether you need a fact, an article or book, need help using a database or creating a bibliography.

You can come in, call, email, text or chat. You can receive help face-to-face or in a virtual office. See http://poly.usf.edu/Offices/Library/Research_Help/Ask_a_Librarian.html for all the details. No need to sit there wondering, we can help!