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Easy integration of Refworks in BlackBoard

Integration of a Refworks database has been made easier in BlackBoard.

Instructors, say you have created a database in Refworks, the citation management software, for one of your classes. It contains citations (and possibly links) of suggested articles, reports and book chapters for your students to read. That database can now be linked from your [...]

Electronic Reserves

Instructors, consider electronic reserves as a backup plan to access class readings in case BlackBoard falters.

Electronic reserves, or e-reserves, are available through the library catalog as PDF files. Students can search by title, instructor, course, course number, department or system number. If off-campus, users must identify themselves as members of the USF community.

If you have [...]

Write-N-Cite now in Open Use Lab

Students, Write-N-Cite, the RefWorks application that permits to easily make citations and build bibliographies in a Word document, has now been installed on all machines in the Open Use Lab. That means another great tool to help you write your papers is available to you in the Lab.

You can install Write-N-Cite on your personal computer [...]

Coleman Writing Awards

It is time again for USF student authors to enter the Ruth and Frank Coleman Award for Excellence in Short Fiction. This award, sponsored by the USF Tampa Campus Library and established through the support of Mrs. Ruth Coleman, sports a $350 prize for the best unpublished fiction story written by any degree-seeking USF student, [...]