By Hunter Zbarsky, Libraries Communications Intern What started as a small conference in Gainesville has grown into an international academic symposium, connecting scholars across the globe and led to three University of Florida librarians being recognized for their innovation and commitment. In 2024 and 2025, Melissa Jerome, Hélène Huet and Sarah Tew of the UF Libraries received an internal Employee Excellence Award…
The University of Florida, represented by Melissa Jerome, Sarah Tew, and Hélène Huet, the University of North Florida, and Universidad San Francisco de Quito hosted their second Latin America & Caribbean Digital Humanities Symposium at Universidad San Francisco Quito in Quito, Ecuador from July 4- July 6, 2024. After…
The grant will strengthen and sustain the Digital Library of the Caribbean (https://dloc.com) The George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida announced today that the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a four-year, $2,000,000 grant: Revitalizing the Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC). dLOC is…
The George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida received a grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to expand newspaper digitization efforts and continue participating in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP). This is the fifth NDNP award the Libraries have received since 2013, bringing…
