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Reminder: library catalog upgrade today

The Library’s management software will be upgraded to a new version, starting Thursday, July 30th at about 5:45 PM.

This will not affect searches in the library catalog but users will not be able to see their account or place holds until the upgrade is completed, after 9:00 AM Friday, July 31st at the earliest. [...]

Downtime for Informaworld

Informaworld will not be available Saturday, August 1st, from 6:oo to 8:00 p.m.

We use the Informaworld database to access the full-text of articles from scientific publishers like Taylor & Francis.

Library system upgrade on July 30th – some catalog functions will be unavailable

The Library’s management software will be upgraded to a new version, starting Thursday, July 30th at about 5:45 PM.

This will not affect searches in the library catalog but users will not be able to see their account or place holds until the upgrade is completed, after 9:00 AM Frida,y July 31st at the earliest.

ERDC’s Help Desk has moved to LAC 1275

Starting today, Friday July 24th, the Help Desk will now be located in LAC 1275. ERDC will still maintain an employee in the Open Use Lab for the students’ computing needs.

Website of interest: Coretta Scott King Book Award Curricular Resources Center

As its title indicate, the Coretta Scott King Book Award Curricular Resources Center permits to listen to African American authors and illustrators as they talk about and read from their books, enjoy audio recordings, book readings and videos and teach the Coretta Scott King Book Award-winning books with this free, online collection of primary [...]

New database: Abstracts in Social Gerontology

The USF Libraries have acquired Abstracts in Social Gerontology in support of Aging Studies, Aging and Mental Health, and related programs.

A vital source in gerontology, Abstracts in Social Gerontology summarizes essential content related to social gerontology, including the psychology of aging, elder abuse, society and the elderly, and other key areas of relevance to [...]

New database: Political Science Online Archives from EBSCO

The USF Libraries have recently acquired the Political Science Online Archives through EBSCO.

The EBSCO Political Science Online Archives consists of: National Review Archive, the Nation Archive, and the New Republic Archive.

National Review Archive

The National Review Archive provides coverage of national and international issues from a conservative viewpoint. Covers political, economic, [...]

New database: Congressional Record

The USF Libraries have recently acquired LexisNexis’ Congressional Record.

Congressional Universe gives users access to indexed current and archived issues of the Congressional Record as well as content from predecessor publications. The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress and contains an account of the various [...]

Downtime for Wiley InterScience

Saturday July 18th, starting at 5:00AM Eastern for approximately 2 hours and Monday, July 20th, starting at 4:00AM Eastern for up to one hour. The full-text database will be done for maintenance.

New database: Library Literature & Information Science Retrospective

In partnership with the School of Library and Information Science, the USF Libraries have recently acquired Library Literature & Information Science Retrospective.

Covering the period from 1905-1983, Library Literature & Information Science Retrospective from H.W. Wilson indexes articles and book reviews of key library and information science periodicals. Books, chapters in collected works such as conference [...]