Request a Reading Room Appointment

Request a Reading Room Appointment

Special Collections

University of South Florida Libraries

A staff member will contact you to confirm your appointment.

CAMPUS LOCATION

Campus*

Tampa

St. Petersburg

Special Collections

Tampa Library

Tampa campus

The Special Collections Reading Room is open by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9 AM - 4 PM.

The Special Collections Department requests a lead time of 24-48 business hours for research requests and access to the reading room. Contact Special Collections if you need to change or cancel your appointment after it has been confirmed.

Reading Room and USF Herbarium visitors must request materials in advance using Aeon. After logging in or creating an account, use Monograph/Book or Serial/Periodical for published materials. Use Manuscript/Archives to request all other materials. Contact Special Collections at spcinfo@usf.edu if you need assistance.

Use this link to request materials in Aeon:

https://lib.usf.edu/special-collections/tampa/using-our-materials/

Special Collections

Nelson Poynter Memorial Library

St. Petersburg Campus

The Special Collections Reading Room is open by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9 AM - 4 PM.

The Special Collections Department requests a lead time of 24-48 business hours for research requests and access to the reading room.

Please review the archival finding aids for the St. Petersburg Special Collections and University Archives on Digital Commons:

https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/npml_scua_finding_aids_research_guides/

Books in the Reading Room are discoverable on the USF Libraries online catalog (https://lib.usf.edu/) by limiting any search to the Location "USF Library--St. Petersburg - Special Collections, Restricted Access (3rd Floor)."

If you do not know what collections or materials you want to view, please fill out the Research Consultation Request form instead:

https://lib.usf.edu/forms/special-collections-research-consultation-request/

What location would you like to make your appointment for?*

Special Collections

Herbarium

Special Collections

For more than 50 years, Special Collections has supported the University of South Florida by encouraging use of primary resources that document the history and culture of both USF and the broader community. With a strong focus on local and regional records, artifacts, and publications, Special Collections is also home to numerous collections of national and international prominence that describe and contextualize diverse experiences from the 1500s to the present day.

For more information, please see: https://lib.usf.edu/special-collections/tampa/

Herbarium

The USF Herbarium, with more than 270,000 specimens, is the second largest collection in Florida, the seventh largest in the southeastern United States, and ranks in the upper third of the world's herbaria in size. The collection consists of more than 250,000 specimens of vascular plants, 17,000 algae, and 2,000 bryophytes and lichens. The collection is richest in plants from Florida (40%), with strong holdings from North America north of Mexico (37%) and Latin America (13%). It has the largest collection in the world of materials from central and southern Florida.

For more information, please see: https://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/departments/molecular-biosciences/research/herbarium.aspx

To make a reading room appointment request, please fill out the form below.

YOUR INFORMATION

First Name*

Last Name*

Email*

USF email address is preferred

Phone Number

Example: (813) 123-4567

Phone

UID

8-digit U#

Preferred Method of Contact*

Phone

Are you a new or returning researcher?*

New researcher

Returning researcher

ACADEMIC AREA

College*

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Department*

If your department is not listed in this menu, please type the full name of your department in the box below. Please do not use acronyms.

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USF Degree

Master's degree

Doctorate

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USF Major

APPOINTMENT SCHEDULING

You may schedule appointments for a single day or for multiple days.

Is this for an assignment or course?*

Yes

Course Prefix*

Course Number*

Course Title*

Appointment 1

Preferred Date*

Preferred Time*

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Alternative Date

Alternative Time

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How much time do you need for your research visit?*

Do you need to schedule another appointment?*

Yes

Appointment 2

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Appointment 2: Alternative Date

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How much time do you need for your research visit?*

Do you need to schedule another appointment?*

Yes

Appointment 3

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Appointment 3: Alternative Date

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How much time do you need for your research visit?*

Do you need to schedule another appointment?*

Yes

Appointment 4

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Appointment 4: Alternative Date

Appointment 4: Alternative Time

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How much time do you need for your research visit?

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

To help us prepare for your appointment, use this link to request Special Collections materials:

https://lib.usf.edu/special-collections/using-our-materials/

USF researchers will log in using their NetID. Researchers who are not affiliated with the University will need to create an account.

For archival materials, you can now request boxes while browsing our finding aids. Select the Aeon Request button at the top of the page for the box you'd like to request.

Undergraduate Request Type*

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Graduate Request Type*

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Faculty Request Type*

Select

Are you scheduling a reading room appointment to receive an Interlibrary Loan you requested?*

Yes

What collection(s) would you like to view during your appointment

Have you submitted an Aeon request for this research visit?*

Yes

IMPORTANT NOTE

All visitors to Special Collections must create an Aeon account and request their research materials prior to their visit. Failure to do so may result in your appointment being canceled.

Research Topic*

In the meantime, please indicate your research topic here so we can best assist you in making your selections prior to your visits. Materials are housed in different locations. We may not be able to pull materials on the day of your visit.

PRIVACY STATEMENT

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Do you give permission to Special Collections' staff to contact you via email about your experience in USF Libraries' Special Collections?

Yes

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