USF in Lakeland Library

On Monday, May29th, the PCC/USF Library will be closed for Memorial Day.

Thursday, May 25th and Friday May 26th: I will be absent this afternoon and tomorrow morning. I will return Friday, May 26, around 12:00 PM. If you need immediate assistance, you can use the Ask-A-Librarian services or, for a short, factual question, use the PCC/USF Library.

Wednesday, May 24th, I will be in Tampa all day for meetings. If you need immediate assistance, you can use the Ask-A-Librarian services or, for a short, factual question, use the PCC/USF Library.

Good news! A operating fund for the Lakeland Library Services was created at the USF Foundation. That means that donations for the benefit of the library services here can be made. This fund does not yet appear on the Give Online! system but should soon. You can contact me for more information.

Meanwhile, USF employees [...]

The National Council on Teacher Quality made a report public today entitled “What Education Schools Aren’t Teaching About Reading–and What Elementary Teachers Aren’t Learning”.

NCTQ studied a large representative sampling of ed schools to find out what future elementary teachers are–and are not–learning about reading instruction. The report, the most comprehensive of its kind, determined [...]

Here is a selection of recent USF arrivals at the PCC/USF Library.

Spring training handbook : a comprehensive guide to the ballparks of the Grapefruit and Cactus Leagues / Joshua R. Pahigian
GV875.6 .P35 2005
Getting it right the first time : how innovative companies anticipate demand / John Katsaros and Peter Christy
HB3730 .K35 2005
The economic transformation [...]

May 14 to 20 is national Reading is Fun Week in the US. Growing a love for reading is especially important for kids; check the Reading is Fundamental website for some ideas to enliven the week. And take advantage of our growing Children’s Books collection in the PCC/USF Library (last shelves along the back wall).

Do you have time for another short survey? The Libraries are running a survey regarding SFX and e-journals. SFX is the tool we used to manage our subscriptions to electronic journals and databases.

I will be absent from the campus today. If you need immediate assistance, you can use the Ask-A-Librarian services or, for a short, factual question, use the PCC/USF Library.

Stressed out during finals week? Take a break!

Click on the link below and help out your USF Libraries by filling out a very brief survey regarding our website. We are going through a redesign process right now and your input will be invaluable as we continue our development efforts. The survey will [...]