Library Services
USF Tampa Library
The Library’s Learning Commons offers:
- High-tech study areas
- Tutoring
- SMART Lab
- Writing Center
- Office for Undergraduate Research
USF’s largest and most comprehensive library provides access to over two million academic journals, databases, and books, and research assistance for students and faculty.
USF Health Libraries
USF Health Libraries services include:
- group study rooms (Shimberg)
- databases and resources
- support of USF Health curricula and research
- library classes and reference
- check-out of laptops
- check-out of Sonosims (FBHKE)
- student use computers and printing lab
- 3D printing lab (Shimberg)
- interlibrary loans
- Passport services
- Pet Therapy Events!
Hinks and Elaine Shimberg Health Sciences Library (Shimberg) and Florida Blue Health Knowledge Exchange (FBHKE) are associated with the USF Library system that serves all USF Health colleges and programs. The libraries provide access to academic journals, databases, and books, as well as research assistance and support for students, faculty, and staff.
The USF Health Libraries are comprised of the:
Shimberg Library
12901 Bruce B Downs Blvd
Tampa, FL 33620
Phone: (813) 974-8432
See library webpage for current hours
FBHKE
Floor 2M, Morsani College of Medicine, 560 Channelside Dr.
Tampa, FL 33602
Phone: (813) 369-0070
See library webpage for current hours
Florida Mental Health Institute (FMHI) Research Library
FMHI library services include:
- access to electronic and archival resources, monographs, and serials
- research and instruction support
The FMHI Research Library provides services and resources directly supporting the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute and related academic and research programs at the University of South Florida.
USF Lehigh Valley
- Onsite and remote access to over 1,200 medical e-books, 9,000 full-text e-journals, and 800 multimedia resources
- Search library subscribed resources and over 120 medical databases available on the Internet
- Request a research consultation, an article, book, or book chapter, help with a literature search, or other library services
- Find writing resources, EBM resources, reading lists, subject guides, journal clubs, and continuing education materials downloadable mobile apps for point-of-care reference materials
- Online tutorials for various subscribed databases/resources
- Interlibrary loans (ILL) when books or periodical articles are not available in the library