Associate Librarian
Theresa Burress is an Associate Librarian at University of South Florida St. Petersburg (USFSP), providing a range of liaison services for students and faculty in Biology, Marine Science, Environmental & Geospatial programs as well as associated Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics courses. She is also liaison to the Honors College. Theresa’s research explores the intersections between information and data literacy, student research success, and digital scholarship. Her research agenda is strongly practitioner focused, while advancing theory within librarianship and expanding the professional framework for data literacy. Recent publications investigate the value and relevance of data literacy from the perspective of faculty and students in higher education, especially as related to the support of student research success.
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About Theresa Burress
Theresa Burress is an Associate Librarian at University of South Florida St. Petersburg (USFSP), providing a range of liaison services for students and faculty in Biology, Marine Science, Environmental & Geospatial programs as well as associated Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics courses. She is also liaison to the Honors College. Theresa’s research explores the intersections between information and data literacy, student research success, and digital scholarship. Her research agenda is strongly practitioner focused, while advancing theory within librarianship and expanding the professional framework for data literacy. Recent publications investigate the value and relevance of data literacy from the perspective of faculty and students in higher education, especially as related to the support of student research success.
| 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:
