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UCF Library’s Minimizing Misinformation Challenge Spring 2021

The first step to being a good researcher and citizen is making sure you have access to the best information. This semester two research tips Thursday each month will focus on skills you need to be a savvy information consumer. For each tip you’ll have an opportunity to test your skills and get prizes! Go to guides.ucf.edu/rtt to access the first challenge.

When you complete:

1 challenge = Coveted UCF Libraries Sticker pack

3 challenges = UCF Temporary Tattoo

5 challenges = Grand prize pack!

Need to start on a research project and feeling panicked? Here are three steps you can take to get you on your way! Download our checklist at guides.ucf.edu/rtt

The national celebration of African American History was started by Carter G. Woodson, a Harvard-trained historian and the founder of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, and first celebrated as a weeklong event in February of 1926. After a half century of overwhelming popularity, the event was expanded to a full month in 1976 by President Gerald Ford.

Here at UCF Libraries we believe that knowledge empowers everyone in our community and that recognizing past inequities is the only way to prevent their continuation. This is why our February Featured Bookshelf suggestions range from celebrating outstanding African Americans to works illuminating the effects of systemic racism in our country. We are proud to present our top staff suggested books in honor of Black History Month 2021.

Click on the link below to see the full list, descriptions, and catalog links for the Black History Month titles suggested by UCF Library employees. These books plus many, many more are also on display on the main floor of the John C. Hitt Library near the Research & Information Desk.

Featured Bookshelf: 2021 Black History Month

Do you waste valuable time trying to identify if a web source is legitimate? Take a few moments to learn about three easy steps that can save you a ton of time! To learn more about lateral reading visit guides.ucf.edu/rtt

Not sure if you should paraphrase or use direct quotes in your academic writing? Here is a handy guide to help you decide.

To see the full Research Tips Thursday archive visit guides.ucf.edu/rtt