Librarian Contact Info
Theresa Burress, Associate Librarian
Liaison to Marine Science, Mathematics & Statistics, Honors College
tburress@usf.edu
Sustainability
Graduate and Undergraduate Programs
- USF Patel College of Global SustainabilityThe Patel College of Global Sustainability offers graduate degree programs and develops research that creates solutions for sustainability development in a rapidly-changing world
- USF School of Architecture & Community DesignWithin the USF College of Design, Art, and Performance, SACD offers the Master of Architecture and the Master of Urban and Community Design.
- USF Sustainability StudiesAt the St. Petersburg campus, sustainability courses, a sustainability studies undergraduate degree program, and research opportunities are available.
Digital Collections and Archives
- Ecoliteracies for Climate Action in Florida: The ELCAF Teaching and Learning PortalDiscover primary sources for teaching about the history of Florida's ecology, environmental science, climate change, ecojustice, and eco-criticism for many educational settings. ELCAF pairs ecologically-focused stories with archival materials exploring Florida's environment and natural history for learners of all levels.
- Environmental Sustainability: Digital Commons @ USFTo secure a sustainable future through an understanding of human impacts on the environment, the USF Tampa Library’s Program in Environmental Sustainability links scientists, students, and citizens to quality information resources and tools to promote research and solutions to global environmental challenges. We focus on karst science, climate change, water resources, and sustainable resource utilization.
- Florida Environment and Natural History Portal
The University of South Florida Libraries' Florida Environment and Natural History (FLENH) initiative is committed to the preservation and access to resources centered on the impacts to, and effects on, Florida’s natural environment. Through data, archives, books, reports, and other media, this diverse meta-collection serves as an entry point for scholars studying topics ranging from marine science to ornithology, climate change and environmental policy.
Campus-Based and Student-Led Initiatives
Living Laboratories for Environmental and Ecological Research
- Forest Preserve at the Tampa CampusThe USF Forest Preserve is a 500-acre plot of wetland and sandhill habitat that houses a multitude of species. Check out research, teaching, and photographs related to this important wilderness preserve on Tampa's campus.
Energy and Infrastructure Research Centers
Energy and Infrastructure Campus Initiatives
- Water Atlas: USF Water InstituteThis database currently stores data from 1,360 stations county-wide and is inclusive of all groups collecting water resources information. Contains hourly information on streamflow and rainfall, and current water quality information, etc.
Community Partnerships and Research
- #Creekshed Tampa Bay Water Resources#Creekshed examines the human and natural stories about waters that drain into Tampa Bay. The project's principal authors Thomas Hallock (USF) and Amanda Hagood (Eckerd College) use narrative to better understand headwaters--broadly defined. We want to know when a creek becomes a culvert or ditch; the lost or misremembered histories behind active or buried springs; the relationship between water quality and social health; and the boundaries between built and natural environments, for even the smallest aquatic systems feeding Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. #Creekshed partners include Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, Eckerd College, the University of South Florida Libraries(Tampa). Do you have a #Creekshed story to share?
- City of St. Pete Tree InventoryUSF St. Petersburg campus trees have been mapped as part of a community partnership.