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University of South Florida Archives  |  Special Collections
U.S. Government Documents  |  Florida Government Documents

University of South Florida at Sarasota/Manatee Archives

The archives house records pertaining to the University of South Florida at Sarasota/Manatee since its inception in 1975.  These records include campus publications, faculty publications, architectural plans and a broad spectrum of reports generated by campus offices.  For a more complete overview refer the the list of major subject headings.

Major Subject Headings

Research using the Archives 

Transferring Records to the Archives

USF S-M Faculty Publications highlights the scholarship and research of USF Sarasota-Manatee faculty by listing their published books, journal articles and conference proceedings (2000-present) while employed at the university.

Special Collections

Cook Library maintains a collection of historic resources including documents, photographs and film, pertaining to the Ringling family and the campus' two turn of the century residences once owned by members of Ringling family.  The two buildings, Cook and College Hall are now utilized as administrative and faculty offices as well as classrooms and meeting rooms.  

The Ringling Collection

The Charles Ringling Estate Collection

The Caples Estate Collection

Masterlist of Online Photographs

Virtual Library Online Photographs {primarily performers, musicians and costumes}

United States Government Documents

The Jane Bancroft Cook Library became a Federal documents depository in February of 1996.  The Government Documents Collection contains more than 250,000 publications published by various agencies of the United States Government. The collection is conveniently shelved adjacent to the reference desk and the Library's public computer stations.  Being a depository means that these materials are accessible not only to the students and faculty at USF Sarasota/Manatee, but also to the public. The library receives 26% of the documents published by the U.S. Government Printing Office.  These publications provide information on a vast range of subjects and in many formats, including print, microfiche, CD-ROM and floppy disks, videotapes, and online resources. Most government documents are shelved by Superintendent of Documents (SuDoc) number, which groups them by issuing agency rather than by subject. Assistance in finding and using government publications may be obtained at the Reference Desk.  Reference staff are available to assist patrons in the use of government documents Monday-Thursday 8am-10pm, Friday 8am-6pm, Saturday 10am-6pm and Sunday noon-10pm.  The government documents are cataloged and may be searched in the Cook Library Catalog.  Most may be charged out at the Circulation Desk.

USF Libraries provides finding tools and extensive online government documents resources.

Florida Government Documents

The Jane Bancroft Cook Library became a Florida State government Documents depository in June of 1995.  The Florida Documents Collection contains more than 250,000 publications published by various agencies of the Florida State Government. The collection is conveniently shelved adjacent to the reference desk and the Library's public computer stations.  Being a depository means that these materials are accessible not only to the students and faculty at USF Sarasota/Manatee, but also to the public. The library receives all Florida documents that are distributed to state depository libraries..  These publications provide information on a vast range of subjects and in many formats, including print, microfiche, CD-ROM and floppy disks, videotapes, and online resources. Most government documents are shelved by Superintendent of Documents (SuDoc) number, which groups them by issuing agency rather than by subject. Assistance in finding and using government publications may be obtained at the Reference Desk.  Reference staff are available to assist patrons in the use of government documents Monday-Thursday 8am-10pm, Friday 8am-6pm, Saturday 10am-6pm and Sunday noon-10pm.  The government documents are cataloged and may be searched in the Cook Library Catalog.  Most may be charged out at the Circulation Desk.

USF Libraries provides finding tools and extensive online government documents resources.

 
 
     
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