Associate Librarian
Theresa Burress is an Associate Librarian at University of South Florida St. Petersburg (USFSP), providing research & instruction for students and faculty in Biology, Environmental Science, and Geospatial programs and associated Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics courses. Theresa's research interests explore the intersections between information literacy with digital and data literacies.
At its heart, higher education is a collaborative endeavor that requires librarians and faculty to work with students to pursue a variety of active learning and research opportunities. Research is at the heart of graduate programs across disciplines, and undergraduate research is understood to be a high-impact practice. The ultimate goal of librarians is to challenge and encourage students to attain efficacy in critical thinking and problem solving in their pursuit of knowledge, while gaining crucial metaliteracy skills along the way. Thus, both of these initiatives investigate various facets of data literacy and digital scholarship as they are related to the research process.
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About Theresa Burress
Theresa Burress is an Associate Librarian at University of South Florida St. Petersburg (USFSP), providing research & instruction for students and faculty in Biology, Environmental Science, and Geospatial programs and associated Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics courses. Theresa's research interests explore the intersections between information literacy with digital and data literacies.
At its heart, higher education is a collaborative endeavor that requires librarians and faculty to work with students to pursue a variety of active learning and research opportunities. Research is at the heart of graduate programs across disciplines, and undergraduate research is understood to be a high-impact practice. The ultimate goal of librarians is to challenge and encourage students to attain efficacy in critical thinking and problem solving in their pursuit of knowledge, while gaining crucial metaliteracy skills along the way. Thus, both of these initiatives investigate various facets of data literacy and digital scholarship as they are related to the research process.
| Present | Assistant Director of Research & Instruction and Science Librarian, University of South Florida | |
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| 2018 - 2020 | Science Librarian, University of South Florida St. Petersburg | |
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| 2014 - 2018 | Humanities Librarian, New College of Florida ‐ Cook Library | |
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| 2005 - 2014 | Part-time Reference Librarian/Adjunct, St. Petersburg College | |
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| 2002 - 2014 | Science Librarian, CNTS, contracted to United States Geological Survey (USGS) ‐ USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center | |
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| 1998 - 2002 | Business & Engineering Librarian, Tampa Electric Company ‐ Library | |
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| 1997 - 1998 | Legislative Librarian, Dickstein, Shapiro, Morin & Oshinnksky | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
| 2019 | Article "Exploring Data Literacy via a Librarian-Faculty Learning Community: A case study" |
| USFSP Academic Affairs | |
| Open Access Publication Fund | |
| Colleague(s): Emily Mann, Tina Neville | |
| $1.300 | |
| 2019 | Assessing Information & Data Literacy Outcomes in USFSP Undergraduate Student Research Posters |
| USFSP Office of Research | |
| $800 | |
| 2018 - 2019 | Data Literacy Across the Curriculum |
| USFSP Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning | |
| Faculty Learning Community | |
| Colleague(s): Tina Neville | |
| $5,000 | |
| 2017 | Supporting Creative Writing in the Community |
| Mellon Foundation and New College of Florida | |
| Colleague(s): Andrea Dimino and Alberto Portugal | |
| $7,275 | |
| 2016 | Cubano-American Community Project |
| Florida Humanities Council | |
| Colleague(s): Sonia Labrador-Rodriguez | |
| $5,000 | |
| 2015 | Science on Parade |
| Science Festival Alliance | |
| Role: Co-PI | |
| Colleague(s): St. Petersburg Science Festival Co-Chair Howard Rutherford, Jacksonville Science Festival, and Indian River Lagoon Science Festival | |
| $15,000 | |
| 2015 | “Data Discussions” Faculty Seminar |
| New College of Florida President’s Office | |
| Colleague(s): Tammera Race | |
| $5,150 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2016 - Present | Peer Reviewer, Communications in Information Literacy | 2013 - Present | Author Introducer, Tampa Bay Times Festival of Reading | 2020 - 2022 | Secretary, ACRL Digital Scholarship Section | 2017 - 2021 | Member, Professional Development Committee, ACRL Digital Scholarship Section | 2013 - 2020 | Peer Reviewer, International Information and Library Review | 2012 - 2019 | Festival Co-Chair, St. Petersburg Science Festival | 2016 - 2018 | Secretary, Florida Digital Humanities Consortium Executive Council | 2015 - 2018 | Editor-at-large, dh+lib e-newsletter, ACRL Digital Humanities Interest Group | 2017 | Program Committee, HASTAC 2017: The Possible Worlds of Digital Humanities, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL | 2016 - 2017 | Member, ACRL/Literatures in English Section (LES) Conference Program Planning Committee, Chicago 2017 | 2016 - 2017 | Secretary, Toast of the Bay Club, Toastmasters, Intl. | 2009 - 2014 | Volunteer, National Ocean Sciences Spoonbill Bowl, St. Petersburg, FL | 2012 - 2013 | Program Chair, St. Petersburg Science Festival |
Honors and Awards
- 2018 Outstanding Program Award by Southeastern Library Association for Cubano-American Community Project
- 2017 Library Journal "Mover and Shaker"
| M.L.S., University of Maryland ‐ College of Information Studies | ||
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| B.A., Florida State University ‐ English Literature | ||
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Contact Information
Office: POY 130
Phone: 727-873-4977
Email:
