USF in Lakeland Library

The USFP Library parking lot dropbox is now reopened!

It has moved to its new location, next to the motorcycles parking lot, just off the main entry way unto campus via Winter Lake Rd.

The dropbox is checked daily, Monday through Friday, at around 9:30 AM. Books put in the drop box after that time [...]

Informaworld will be down Friday, April 10th, 7AM to Saturday, April 11th, 3AM.

Another round of downtime will take place Friday, April 17th, 11PM to Saturday, April 18th, 7AM.

Informaworld is a platform that gives us full text access to the Francis & Taylor and Routledge journals.

All Wilson databases are down at the moment. Wilson is aware of the problem and working on the problem. This is a US-wide problem.

Wilson publishes databases like Wilson omnifile full text mega edition, Social Sciences full text, Business full text, Education full text and Biography Index.

UPDATE: the Wilson databases are now back up.

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 Business:

International Encyclopedia of Hospitality Management, 2005

The International Encyclopedia of Hospitality Management is a comprehensive work covering all [...]

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. Here are the new titles in the area of Law.

National Survey of State Laws, 6th ed., 2008

This reference work helps [...]

A different kind of dictionary, the Visual Dictionary is perfect…

“when you know what something looks like but not what it’s called, or when you know the word but can’t picture the object, The Visual Dictionary has the answer. In a quick look, you can match the word to the image.”

There are also audio [...]

Here are the items newly arrived at the USF Polytechnic Library during the month of March. As always, new circulating books are found in the “New books” stacks in the Group Study area; the new reference titles are being immediately shelved in their respective stacks.

Reference

Encyclopedia of survey research methods / editor, Paul J. Lavrakas. [...]

Governor Charlie Crist has proclaimed April 2009 as Library Appreciation Month. You will find below the text of the proclamation.

WHEREAS, libraries are a cornerstone of Florida’s educational system, providing programs for children, families, adults, and elders to enrich their understanding of the world; and

WHEREAS, libraries provide residents of Florida with access to important information [...]