News & Blog

The UCF Libraries will be celebrating the life of one of their very special faculty members, Richard H. Harrison, later this month with a service in the John C. Hitt Library. Richard served as one of UCF’s Research Engagement Librarians and was a remarkable source of knowledge, insight, and generosity. His dedication to our mission and his unwavering support for colleagues made him a cornerstone of our UCF community.

Today we’re putting a spotlight on one of your beloved staff members, Bobby Ciullo! Bobby works as a Web Applications Developer in our Digital Strategies, Impact, & Visibility division. We sat down with Bobby to learn more about him and his daily responsibilities.

The University of Central Florida Libraries is proud to announce that Sarah Taha, a student assistant in the Document Delivery & Resource Management Department, has been selected as the 2025 recipient of both the June S. Stillman Endowed Memorial Scholarship and the Lois Holt Scholarship.

DTC Library is excited to bring you a new slate of programming to celebrate the fall semester for new and returning students. Check out our Hidden Gems, selections from our Pop Reads collection that have been overlooked. Each selection has a short summary of what makes that book a hidden gem, but you won’t know what you’re getting until you unwrap it to see what’s inside!

Join us on August 25th and 26th from 2pm to 4pm for our Welcome Week event, Unlock the Library: Hidden Gems edition. Solve escape room style puzzles to pursue a jewel thief and uncover the library’s best kept gems. Complete our puzzles, and you will win swag, cookies, and bragging rights. 

As our talented Metadata Librarian, Sai plays a key role in making the library’s digital collections accessible to the public. Her work includes object description, access points selection, subject analysis, authority control, and quality assessment — all essential to connecting users with the information they need. Prior to coming to the U.S, she was an editor for the Commercial Press International and a newsletter editor for the Sanlian Joint Publishing in Beijing, China!

We had the pleasure of sitting down with Sai to learn more about her background, her role at UCF Libraries, and what a day in her life looks like!