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Smathers Libraries and Florida Memory blog feature environmental history of the Everglades
Want to learn more about the environmental history of the Florida Everglades? The George A. Smathers Libraries has digitized nearly 100,000 pages from archival collections on the subject. In addition, Florida Memory, a division of Library & Information Services, Florida Department of State, has made available seven full-length films featuring footage of the Florida Everglades, [...]
Read More..>>New Grant Writing Course for Masters and Doctoral Students (ALS 6046)
UF’s Department of Entomology will be initiating a new grant writing course in Spring 2012 for masters and doctoral students on the main campus Grant Writing (ALS 6046) Pre-requisites: Targets masters level and doctoral students in all disciplines who have started their research Course Description: Developing effective grant writing skills are essential to acquire competitive [...]
Read More..>>UBorrow – Try it!
UBorrow lets you request materials directly from participating Florida state university libraries when the item is not available at UF. Just search the online catalog, follow the UBorrow links to the statewide catalog, find the item you want, and click the UBorrow button. You can choose to pick up the item at either Library West, Health [...]
Read More..>>Considering a master’s degree in Library and Information Science?
Are you a current Florida State SLIS student or alum–or considering getting your master’s in Library and Information Studies? Visit Dr. Christie Koontz on Tuesday, January 25, at UF Library West Room 212, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., and at the Alachua County Library District Millhopper Branch, 3145 NW 43rd St, Gainesville, FL 32606, (352) [...]
Read More..>>Zombie Sockpocalypse
Libraries are places to store resources, exchange information, and mobilize your community. During this summer’s zombie outbreak, which will reach its peak July 28-31, you can use your library as a zombie-hunting ammo arsenal! Bring donations of socks to the Marston Science Library next to the Computer Science & Engineering Building. We challenge you to build [...]
Read More..>>A Puppets Perspective on Children’s Literature: Using Music, Dance, Puppetry, and Story-telling to Promote Children’s Literacy
Presentation by Dr. Rachel Schipper Tuesday February 16, 2010 7:00 p.m. Education Library, Norman Hall, UF Campus During this program, presented by the Baldwin Library and the Center for the Study of Children’s Literature and Culture, participants will exchange ideas and creative ways to promote children’s literacy. The audience will have hands-on experience using a [...]
Read More..>>UF Libraries Forms Partnership with Chestnut Funeral Home
The University of Florida’s George A. Smathers Libraries announces a new community outreach partnership with the Chestnut Funeral Home, 18 NW 8th Avenue in Gainesville with the Books of Honor project. In partnership with the UF Libraries, Chestnut Funeral Home encourages books in lieu of flowers. A lasting tribute can be made to honor of [...]
Read More..>>Conversations in Children’s Literature – “Not Just for Children: Reading Jules Verne (With Your Children)”
Conversations in Children’s Literature “Not Just for Children: Reading Jules Verne (With Your Children),” a talk by Dr. Terry Harpold, UF Associate Professor of English, on Tuesday, January 19, 2010, at 7:00 PM **new location** University of Florida Education Library in Norman Hall Conversations in Children’s Literature, a regular series of presentations and discussions about [...]
Read More..>>Unwrapping Stories: Recent Must-Reads for Holiday Giving
Discussion of a book list for holiday giving developed for the November meeting of “Conversations in Children’s Literature,” presented by John Cech, Director, and Ramona Caponegro, Coordinator, of the Center for the Study of Children’s Literature and Culture. Tuesday, November 17,2009 at Goering’s Book Store beginning at 7:00 p.m. All are welcome. “Conversations in Children’s [...]
Read More..>>RefWorks Workshops at the Education Library
The Education Library will present workshops on “Using RefWorks: The Basics” and “Getting more out of RefWorks: RefGrab-It, Write-N-Cite, and RefShare”. Refworks is a citation management program that will save you hours of time when trying to put together your thesis or dissertation. “The Basics” workshop demonstrates how to use Refworks from within multiple databases [...]
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