Alice G. Smith Lecture

The Alice G. Smith Lecture, established in 1989, is sponsored by the University of South Florida School of Information (part of the College of Arts and Sciences).

The lecture is an annual recognition of a scholar or author whose achievements have been instrumental in the development of librarianship or information studies.

The lecture series honors the memory of the School's first director, Alice Gullen Smith, known for her work with youth and bibliotherapy.

[1] The Lecture Fund was created with the purpose of memorializing the work of Smith, who was central to the School's first accreditation by the American Library Association in 1975.

The 31st lecture, given by James E. Andrews, was presented at the USFSI Sail Initiative, an interdisciplinary space for the study of information creation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

James E. Andrews, 2020 Lecturer & John M. Budd, 2009 Lecturer. Alice G. Smith Lecture.
USF School of Information
Jane Yolen
Satia Marshall Orange tribute at 26th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Observance & Sunrise Celebration.January 26, 2025
Robert S. Martin, First Librarian to lead the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services
Ashley F. Bryan
Ashley F. Bryan
Politifact's Angie Drobnic Holan @ SXSW 2017 (33419985765)
Jessamyn West
50th Anniversary of the School of Information (SI), University of South Florida-Tampa. Dean of Libraries, Todd Chavez, Alice G. Smith Lecturer, 2023. With Professors at the SI