After our library meeting Tuesday with Cheryl McCoy I feel like I have a much greater grasp not only of how much information is available at our fingertips, but more simply how to access it.
The USF library as most could tell you is quite the source for information, however if you do not know how to access it, it might as well be in Latin. Mrs. McCoy's informative tutorial served as a bit of stress relief as well. Learning and tracking down public records (land deeds etc.) through the internet and Hillsbourough County Commission web-site seemed intimidating at first, but now with the direct link to the site and a step-by-step approach to how to access the information I feel much relieved. In addition Mrs. McCoy showed us how to access the calendar for meetings which will come in handy when we are supposed to go to meetings for Public Affairs Reporting later on in the year.
On a side note of the public records thought, I had no idea you could access virtually anyone's land deed and see how much their house was worth when they bought it etc. I looked up my parents house and sure enough it was in there. I'm sure it will be relevant at some point in the not too distant future, but if nothing else it's just a really neat source of information for me to play with now.
Also after just perusing through the iDigAnswers web-site, just the pure amount of useful information you can find will no doubt come in hand. With everything from Sunshine Law review to blogs and to links to any relevant article written about public records in the state of Florida. It's unbelievable and will without a doubt be a web-site that I will use in my career beyond college as it is an easy way to stay up to speed on the wide world of public records in Florida.
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