Kerouac in Florida: Where the Road Ends
 The University
of Central Florida Libraries, in
conjunction with the Kerouac Project of Orlando and the Orange County Library System, is planning a series
of programs this fall to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the publication of Jack Kerouac’s
seminal works, On the Road and Dharma Bums. Kerouac has long been acknowledged as
one of the most significant and influential figures in American literature and is recognized as the father
of the Beat Generation. These programs will emphasize Kerouac’s connection to central
Florida in general and the Orlando area in particular. While it is known that Kerouac spent the final years of
his life in St. Petersburg and died there in 1969, what is often overlooked
is that he actually wrote his two most famous books, On the Road (1957) and Dharma Bums
(1958), at his home in the College Park neighborhood of Orlando. Programs will run from mid-September through
October and will include a Keynote Address by Bob Kealing, author of Kerouac in Florida: Where the Road
Ends.
First Generation Scholarship Drive
 Were you a first generation student? The University of Central Florida is kicking off this year’s First Generation Scholarship drive. The
First Generation Scholarship Fund aids first generation undergraduate students through a need-based
financial aid program supported with both institutional and state funding. There are approximately
7,000 students who belong to this group.
How important is this program for our first generation students?
"Very!" says Judith Beale, Assistant Archivist and contributor to last year's scholarship
drive. "At a time when the state is cutting the university's budget, this endeavor is a great way
to get state help for students."
If you are interested in helping these students achieve their goals as they
strive to finish their degrees, please visit our UCF Foundation
website for easy access to our
Online Giving page.
Del.icio.us. Resources at UCF Libraries
 UCF Librarians are always on the lookout for
new ways to reach our patrons and promote our online collections. Del.icio.us (pronounced
as "delicious") is a Web service where individuals can create, store, and share links. It
is similar to Internet Explorer Favorites or Firefox Bookmarks, but online and sharable.
Once you place a bookmark into del.icio.us you can customize it with tags. The real benefit
of the Libraries' del.icio.us project comes from easy to find tags that simplify searching
for class information.
For more information on the UCF Libraries del.icio.us project contact
Athena Hoeppner or
Aysegul Kapucu.
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