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The USFP Library has published a new online tutorial on boolean logic and boolean searching. It’s a short introduction (3m42s) on the three basic boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) and how they work together.

Check out our other online tutorials on the Library’s website, under “Research Help”.

Access to Wiley InterScience will be intermittently disrupted Saturday, March 28, from 8:00 AM to approximatively 12:00 PM. The full site will not go offline, but may experience minor disruptions where items such as the search or customer service interfaces will be unavailable for periods of about 30-40 minutes. The downtime is due to [...]

A gentle reminder about some policies in effect at the Library and Open Use Computer Lab.

All minors under 16 are to be accompanied by an adult.
The USF Poly Computer Usage and Security Policies prohibit a user from logging someone else on a computer with their personal logon ID.

Concerning the public open access computers, priority [...]

The Florida Book Awards announced the winners for eight categories of books published in 2008. The Florida Book Awards is an annual program established in 2006 that recognizes, honors, and celebrates the best Florida literature published the previous year. It is coordinated by The Florida State University Program in American and Florida Studies, and co-sponsored [...]

New titles have been added to the Gale Virtual Reference Library. Titles have been purchased by Tampa; others acquired by USF Sarasota/Manatee on behalf of all of the USF Libraries.

The following represent the new acquisitions for Education:

The College Blue Book , 34th ed., 6v, 2007

Volumes 1 through 6 [...]

We invite you to our open door seminars, offered online via Elluminate today and tomorrow:

Database Searching
Tuesday, March 17, 12:00-1:00PM
Learn to select and access the best databases for your subject, search their content and find full-text articles.

RefWorks
Wednesday, March 18, 12:00-1:00PM
Learn how to use this citation management system that makes building bibliographies a flash.

These seminars are open [...]

Monday, March 16th and Tuesday, March 17th, work on the covered walkway will necessitate workers to be active in the north-east corner of the Open Use Computer Lab. Some noise and disruption are possible intermittently.

Some of the workstations are not accessible. The printers have been moved closer to the front desk. Printing is still available.

We [...]

Always thinking of greener ways, the USF Libraries published its 2008 Annual Report online. Enjoy!

The list of Library resources for the 2009 Women’s History Month is now available online. We also have on print at the front desk during the Month.

It contains reference resources, books, databases, journals and children’s books.

We invite you to our open door seminars, offered this time online via Elluminate:

Database Searching
Tuesday, March 17, 12:00-1:00PM
Learn to select and access the best databases for your subject, search their content and find full-text articles.

RefWorks
Wednesday, March 18, 12:00-1:00PM
Learn how to use this citation management system that makes building bibliographies a flash.

These seminars are open to [...]