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Eiu Students To Lead Forum On Bullying In Public Schools

Mildred M. Pearson Dr.

No abstract provided.

What The Heart Remembers: The Women And Children Of Darfur, Barbara Lewis, Audrey Powers

Barbara Lewis

The University of South Florida Tampa Library received and digitized original materials created by refugee children depicting the atrocities of genocide in Darfur. The development of a performance piece inspired by these materials to promote the Library’s resources and initiatives was proposed; thus, the project What the Heart Remembers: The Women and Children of Darfur was born. This presentation focused on digital image management, technology related to the visual arts, faculty outreach, and collaboration within disciplines such as the Library, Theatre and Dance.

Book Aims To Help Others Recover From Emotional Pain

Mildred M. Pearson Dr.

No abstract provided.

Eiu Students Put Focus On Significant Women Of History

Mildred M. Pearson Dr.

No abstract provided.

Eiu Students To Bring To Life Women's History

Mildred M. Pearson Dr.

No abstract provided.

Transforming Special Collections Through Innovative Uses For Libguides, Melanie Griffin, Barbara Lewis

Barbara Lewis

Purpose – This paper seeks to explore the utility of Springshare’s LibGuides platform for special collections repositories and to evaluate the collection guides built by Special & Digital Collections at the University of South Florida in LibGuides.

Design/methodology/approach – This paper explores how academic libraries have used LibGuides previously and provides a case study that suggests new ways for special collections repositories to make the most of the product.

Findings – The simplicity and easy-to-update functionality of LibGuides works well for USF’s Special & Digital Collections collection guides. The flexible API allowed SDC to embed digital content, enable user comments, …