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For April we look at a frequent question, “How do I renew books?”

To renew both books checked out from UCF Libraries or books checked out through Interlibrary Loan (ILL) you will need to go to the My Account page https://library.ucf.edu/my-account/

UCF Libraries books can be renewed by clicking on the Catalog Login button under the Library Catalog Account. Log in with your NID and password and on the next page look for the loans/renewals button. Click the Renew button next to the title you want to renew or to renew all click on the Renew all UCF items button. 

Interlibrary Loan books can be renewed by clicking on the ILLiad Login button under Interlibrary Loan. Click on the Login button on the next page and enter in your NID and password. Look for the menu on the left and under View click on the link: Checked Out Items.  Click on the transaction number by the book you want to renew. Click Renew Request at the top of the screen.

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UCF Libraries, UCF IT, and UCF Student Government have collaborated to bring Free Student Printing to all UCF Libraries locations!

Starting April 19th, 2021, students will now be able to use their weekly $2.00 print funds provided by Student Government towards the cost of printing at UCF Libraries locations.

• Print jobs will automatically deduct from the $2.00 SG Print Funds first
• If additional funding is required for the print job(s), it be deducted from student’s Knight Cash account
• Standard Library Printing Rates apply
  • $0.08 B&W / Monochrome (per side, 8.5″x11″ Letter)
  • $0.30 Color (per side, 8.5″x11″ Letter)
• SG Print Funds are refreshed on a weekly basis

To begin using, simply log onto any UCF Libraries computer with your NID / NID Password and send your jobs to either the “LIB B&W Public” or “LIB Color Public” printer. Both jobs can be released at any Toshiba MFP (Multi-Function Printer). Additional printing instructions can be viewed here.

Have more questions? Stop by the LibTech Desk for friendly assistance at the John C. Hitt Library.

All 5 challenges of the Spring 2021 Minimizing Misinformation series are ready for you to flex your muscles and test your information fluency skills.

Remember the more challenges you complete, the more prizes you win!

Prizes:
1 challenge = Coveted UCF Libraries Sticker pack
3 challenges = UCF Libraries duckie Temporary Tattoo
5 challenges = Grand prize pack!

• Challenge #1 – Lateral Reading
  Test your lateral reading skills
• Challenge #2 – Identifying Bias
  Test your ability to define and recognize bias in sources.
• Challenge #3 – Evaluating Images
  Test your ability to identify manipulated images!
• Challenge # 4 – Identifying Misleading Graphics
  Test your ability to evaluate charts and infographics! Complete the following challenge to progress on the path to being a savvy information evaluator.
• Challenge #5 – Evaluating News Sources
  Test your ability to evaluate news sources.

Open to UCF students, faculty and staff!

So much news…and not news…so little time! Use these four steps to help you quickly evaluate news items to give you the best opportunity to make informed decisions.

You can view the full Research Tips Thursday series at guides.ucf.edu/rtt

To really understand an academic article you first need to have a handle on the types of research scholars use to explore theories and hypotheses. This tip will introduce quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods research.

You can view the full Research Tips Thursday series at guides.ucf.edu/rtt