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- USF Libraries 2011 Annual Report
The 2011 USF Libraries Annual Report provides a review of our research initiatives, faculty and staff changes, and enhanced academic programs for the year. - USF Libraries 2010 Annual ReportThe 2010 USF Libraries Annual Report provides a review of our research initiatives, faculty and staff changes, building upgrades, and more.
- USF Libraries 2009 Annual Report The 2009 USF Libraries Annual Report provides a review of our collection development, international engagement, and student and faculty support activities for that year.
- Library Links - Summer 2009 Library Links celebrates the support that enables the USF Libraries to excel and grow.
- Did you know...? Learn about some of the lesser-known services, collections, and partnerships of the USF Tampa Library.
- USF Karst Studies Series The USF Tampa Library published this new research by USF and affiliated karst researchers in 2008. This cave guide is the first in a series.
Message from the Dean
Dear Friends of the USF Libraries:
I cannot help but feel proud as we end 2011. Despite another year of state budget erosion, the USF Libraries faculty and staff have managed to not only soldier on with our essential academic support functions, but somehow to push past the basics and innovate: developing new ways of reaching students and cutting-edge services to support faculty and student research, not to mention breaking new ground in international partnerships.
After more than a year of intense preparation, our Academic Resources department has launched the USF Scholar Commons and the suite of research support tools known as the Geoportal and Data Repository. The USF Scholar Commons is a showcase for the research and creative output of USF faculty and students, allowing publication of individual reports and papers as well as providing a platform for publishing entire academic journals in an open access environment. The Geoportal and Data Repository stores research data in a way that allows innovative uses of the information, such as visualizing scientific data points on a local or world map. To understand how these services bridge a critical gap in connecting high-level research and learning, imagine a student clicking on a map of the Tampa Bay watershed and linking directly to our Bay Study Group archives of scientific research conducted in and about that very spot.
This summer, USF’s Office for Undergraduate Research (OUR) moved onto the Library’s second floor, setting the stage for a productive partnership. To equip undergraduates seeking a research experience, our Academic Services librarians are working with OUR Director and Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies Richard Pollenz to create an assessment and training tool for essential research skills. Collaborative training will begin in spring 2012.
The USF Tampa Library has made good use of the Student Technology Fee funds we have been awarded in 2011. It has long been the case that scholars had to search one place on our website in order to find a book, and another place to find a journal article. This is how it is at most academic and research libraries. One of our Student Tech Fee successes is the integration of a ‘discovery tool’ for library holdings that finds approximately 87% of resources from a single search box on our home page. This is a significant step forward both technologically and in making our library as easy to use as possible. Other benefits of the Student Tech Fee program have taken the form of the installation of high-resolution scanners for public use, and the funding needed to continue patron-driven acquisitions.
Meanwhile, we have built a new, cutting-edge website from the ground up. A team comprised of Academic Services librarians, our assistant director of communications, and our new webmaster, Paul Trusik, benchmarked the very best research library websites and then set about building easy access to every research tool and support service we offer. This process included user testing by students, faculty, and community members in order to make sure our resources are easy to find.
The coming year brings the promise of new horizons and additional partnerships for our Holocaust and Genocide Studies Center (HGSC). In October, Mark Greenberg, the acting Director of the Center as well as the director of Special and Digital Collections, along with Musa Olaka, our Holocaust and genocide librarian who has ties to the region, journeyed to the Great Lakes area of East Africa to meet with institutions and individuals who can tell the story of the atrocities committed in their communities. We look forward to exploring the potential partnerships, projects, and acquisitions that may result.
To read more about our work, please see the USF Libraries 2011 Annual Report.
Sincerely,
William A. Garrison
Dean, University of South Florida Libraries
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Below, the final report resulting from the year-long consultation process with George Jurkowich of Azimuth Consultants is available for all library employees, as is the June 22, 2011 presentation to library staff.
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