Episode 17 Biography Resources

Authors

• Beryl White-Bing, University of North FloridaFollow
• Lauren Odom, University of North FloridaFollow

Files

Description

Episode 17 of the Instruction Request Podcast focuses on Biography Resources in the Thomas G Carpenter Library. Lauren Odom, Instruction librarian talks about where you can find primary sources in the library resources.

• Gale Biography in Context https://link.gale.com/apps/BIC?u=jack91990
• Florida Memory Project http://floridamemory.com
• Documenting the American south http://docsouth.unc.edu/southlit/

Beryl White-Bing, the Virtual Learning Librarian, talks about all of the camps that are coming to the Virtual Learning Center this summer: CCEC Middle School Camp. Playful computing, Ethics camp and the Deaf and Hard of hearing STEM experience. Plus, the VLC is upgrading its computers and headsets to the Meta Quest 3 in July. Biographical VR that you might want to try:

• Anne Frank House VR https://store.steampowered.com/app/2877690/Anne_Frank_House_VR/
• The Eartha MM White VR Experience https://sidequestvr.com/app/23105/eartha-mm-white-vr-experience

Beryl also shares a Video tour of the VLC.

Credits:

University of North Florida's Library home page - https://www.unf.edu/library/

The Virtual Learning Center - https://libguides.unf.edu/VLC

Recorded and edited by Andy Rush at the UNF Center for Instructional Research and Technology. https://www.unf.edu/cirt/creative-Video-Audio.html

The Instruction Request Image: ChatGPT. (2024). ChatGPT (Plus). https://openai.com/chatgpt/

The Instruction Request theme song: Udio. (2024). Udio. https://www.udio.com/

Publication Date:

6-2025

Keywords:

AI; Artificial Intelligence; Generative AI; Instruction; Pedagogy

Disciplines:

Higher Education | Library and Information Science | Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Recommended Citation

White-Bing, Beryl and Odom, Lauren, "Episode 17 Biography Resources" (2025). Instruction Request Podcast. 17.
https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/instructionpodcast/17

Controlled Terms

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