UCF Libraries

Office of Library Development

University of Central Florida                       Volume I, Issue 2    May 2005

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New Services to Persons with Disabilities

The Interlibrary Loan department has launched a pilot project to assist UCF students, faculty and staff with disabilities that prevent them from accessing library resources. Once disabled patrons are registered with ILLiad, the online interlibrary loan request Web page, they may request articles and books from any computer 24 hours a day. Requested books and photocopies of requested articles are shipped to the patron's home via expedited mail service with an average turnaround time of one to two days.

For more information on Interlibrary Loan services, please click on the following link: http://library.ucf.edu/ILL

Library Exhibits

May

M & Ms Exhibit by Debbie Weatherford. This exhibit will showcase M & M toys and paraphernalia through the years.

Quilting Exhibit by Busy Fingers Quilting Shop. Showcase of beautiful hand-sewn quilts, table runners and tapestries.

June

Showcase of new art in the Bryant Collection by UCF Libraries Special Collections. This exhibit will feature paintings from Haiti and Jamaica.

For more information on exhibits, please call (407) 823-2756

Donor Spotlight

Eleanor Friend Sleight, a great friend of the UCF Libraries, recently donated several pieces of Caribbean art to UCF Libraries Special Collections department. This gift greatly enhances the William L. Bryant Collection of West Indies art, artifacts and rare books. To learn more about this vibrant collection, please click on the following link: http://library.ucf.edu/SpecialCollections/Collections/Books.asp#WestIndies

Thank you, Eleanor, for your generosity and support of the UCF Libraries.

Image of Eleanor F. Sleight with UCF Libraries Collection Management Andrea Von Jares

Have you visited the UCF Libraries online?  http://library.ucf.edu

Announcements

Do you have a living will?  Have you designated a health care surrogate? Are your will and estate plan in order? If recent media coverage has left you with questions regarding these important and timely subjects, we invite you to a free presentation by Trevor K. Brewer, Esq. Estate Planning Attorney with Foley and Lardner, Orlando. Sponsored by the Office of Planned Giving University of Central Florida Foundation, Inc.

Please join us in a relaxed setting for a helpful discussion of these subjects of current interest. Saturday, May 14, 9:30 a.m.-noon. Free hearty continental breakfast at 9:30 a.m.  Presentation from 10:00 a.m.-noon.  Hilton Homewood Suites, 3028 North Alafaya Trail, Orlando, Florida (just south of the UCF campus).  Free on-site parking. Guest welcomed.

Please RSVP by May 12 to (407) 882-1266 or jcohen@mail.ucf.edu

Support the UCF Libraries

The UCF Libraries continue to provide outstanding resources to our students, faculty, staff and friends in the community. Access to these resources, which includes periodicals, newspapers, online databases and books, is crucial to the success of our current student body. Your consideration of a tax-deductible gift to the UCF Libraries is sincerely appreciated.

For confidential inquiries regarding how you can show your support for the UCF Libraries or to unsubscribe from this newsletter, please contact Dwain Teague at (407) 823-5982 or at dteague@mail.ucf.edu.