NewspaperCat

"The George A. Smathers Libraries Catalog of Digital Historical Newspapers (NewspaperCat) Web site http://ufdc.ufl.edu/hnccoll ... facilitates the discovery of online digitized historical newspaper content from newspapers published in the United States and the Caribbean."

FLA PASS

What is FLA - PASS?
In 2010 the Florida State Legislature passed into law a bill on electronic resource licensing that requires the Florida Center for Library Automation (FCLA), which supports the state university system, and the College Center for Library Automation (CCLA), which supports the state college system, to deem as authorized users of state funded e-resources all students in public secondary school “accelerated” programs. The program by which students have access to these resources is called Florida Library Access – Pass for Accelerated Secondary Students, or FLA-PASS.

There is a website with information about how to get your login and an explanation of what databases are available:  http://www.fla-pass.org/

Census data

historical data from the US Census of population and housing is available at http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/decennial/index.html (1790-2000)

old magazines

Google books has older magazines like Life fully scanned, available, and free (at least for now) See: http://books.google.com/books or http://books.google.com/books?id=s1QEAAAAMBAJ&source=gbs_slider_gbs_user_shelves_1004_homepage

Searching the OPAC for availability of study rooms, etc

enter: usfsp as a title search in the library catalog to locate records showing availability of study room keys, laptops, or calculators

USF-GOLD

From the Poynter Library Systems Department knowledge base: USF-GOLD

Please note that configuring the settings for any encrypted wireless network is inherently more difficult than an open/unencrypted network. As such, configuring USF-GOLD is more difficult and time consuming than just using the existing USF network. Documentation is available at https://www.net.usf.edu/wireless/USF-GOLD/instructions.php - It will take you step-by-step through the configuration. Information Technology help desk (813-974-1222) is available to help with any problems you might encounter.

Configuration instructions for USF-GOLD, per device and platform:

Windows 7 & Vista https://www.net.usf.edu/wireless/USF-GOLD/vista-gui.php
Windows XP https://www.net.usf.edu/wireless/USF-GOLD/windows-gui.php
Mac OS X https://www.net.usf.edu/wireless/USF-GOLD/mac-gui-10.4.php
iPhones and SmartPhones https://www.net.usf.edu/wireless/USF-GOLD/iphone-gui.php
Symbian 60 devices https://www.net.usf.edu/wireless/USF-GOLD/symbian60.php

Catalog of Digital Historical Newspapers

NEW improved link for Catalog of Digital Historical Newspapers (NewspaperCat)

http://ufdc.ufl.edu/hnccoll