SCC/UCF Joint-Use Library at Sanford/Lake Mary

Access to Resources:

• ON CAMPUS-A log-on (username and password) is required to use PCs in the library and open computer lab. UCF students may pick up their log-on information at the UCF offices located in Building R. Office hours are: Monday through Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Friday 8:00 a.m. until noon. (Note: A new log-on is issued each semester.)
• OFF CAMPUS Most proprietary databases can be accessed from off-campus using EZProxy and require only an activated UCF ID card and library number. The UCF library number may be activated by:
  1. Checking out materials,
  2. Visiting or calling the circulation desk at the UCF Library in Orlando
  3. Using the online activation request form at: http://library.ucf.edu/Circulation/ID/activationrequestform.asp.
  Additional information is available from the UCF Ask-A-Librarian web page at: http://library.ucf.edu/Ask/.

Audiovisual Materials:

• SCC/UCF Joint-Use Library, Lake Mary: Audio-visual materials are available to students in the media services AV viewing and listening in library. Some videos check out for 2 days. Videos on reserve can be requested at the Circulation Desk and are usually viewed in the library.
• UCF Library-Orlando campus: Media materials and equipment are located on the third floor.

Borrowing Materials:

• SCC/UCF Joint-Use Library, Lake Mary: You need a UCF ID card or one other source of identification to check out materials from the Joint-Use Library. You may borrow books (no limit) for a period of three weeks. You may renew items one time. No fines are assessed on general collection materials. For lost or damaged items, you will be charged the replacement cost, plus a nonrefundable service fee of $5.00.
• UCF Library - Orlando Campus:  You need a UCF ID card to check out materials from the library. There is no limit on the number of books you can check out. Undergraduates may borrow items for 3 weeks; graduate students may borrow items for 8 weeks. You may renew items if no hold has been placed on them. Fines for overdue materials are 25 cents per day. For lost or damaged items, you will be billed replacement cost. You may renew and return items borrowed from the UCF Library in Orlando at the SCC/UCF Joint-Use Library in Lake Mary.

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Information Resources:

• UCF's catalog can be searched online from the UCF Library web page (http://library.ucf.edu).  Databases that index and provide access to full text journal, magazine and newspaper articles are also provided.
• LINCC is the library catalog for Florida community colleges. It identifies the books and journals available in the SCC libraries, and can be accessed from the SCC’s library's web page (http://www.scc-fl.edu/lrc). 

Interlibrary Loan:

• You may borrow items from other libraries by filling out the UCF Interlibrary Loan (ILL) form available on the Internet (http://library.ucf.edu/ill). You also need to fill out the ILL form to borrow items from the UCF Library in Orlando to SCC. Be sure to indicate where you want the material sent.

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Library Instruction:

• SCC/UCF Joint-Use Library, Lake Mary: The UCF Librarian at Lake Mary conducts general and subject-specific library instruction classes. Individual, one-on-one sessions can also be requested. Call 407-708-2305 for details and to schedule classes.
• UCF Library-Orlando campus: Online tutorials, the Internet Workshop Series, and Personalized Electronic Research Consultations are among the training programs provided. To arrange for library instruction sessions, contact the Coordinator of Bibliographic Instruction at 407-823-5880.

PC Software Applications:

• UCF students have access to a variety of computer software packages, such as: Microsoft Office, Photo- shop, Oracle, and Health Applications, as well as the Internet and email, in the Computer Lab located in the library.

Printing/Copying:

• SCC/UCF Joint-Use Library, Lake Mary: Printing/copying services are available in the library using a valid debit card purchased from a vending machine at the circulation desk. Computer print outs and photocopies cost 10 cents each.
• UCF Library-Orlando campus: Photocopy machines are located on every floor of the library. Photocopies are 10 cents per page. Black and white printing (from PCs) cost 10 cents per page and a UCFCard or Visitor Smart card must be used. Your UCFCard can also be used with the photocopy machines. There is also a color photocopier and printer available.

Reserve Materials:

• SCC/UCF Joint-Use Library, Lake Mary: Items on reserve can be requested at the Circulation Desk. Request an item by course name, number, or professor. Loan periods vary and usually depend on the faculty member. Most reserve materials circulate for 2 hours. A $5.00 service fee will be charged for each reserve item not returned on time.
• UCF Library-Orlando campus: Most reserve materials circulate for 2 hours. Fines for reserve items are billed at a rate of 25 cents per hour.

Scanner:

• One self-service scanner is available in the Open Computer Lab located in the library.

UCF Librarian

• Nicole Sotak and Dorothy Mitchell Danzy (407-708-2619) are UCF librarians at Sanford/Lake Mary.

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