“Scholarly vs. Popular Sources” discusses the differences between scholarly and popular sources; it also describes different types of academic publications.
Click the link to view the video: https://vimeo.com/878776777
“UCF Databases Introduction” discusses databases accessed through UCF Libraries, which are used to narrow down the field of search by organizing free, online, and relevant research articles.
Click the link to view the video: https://vimeo.com/878770910
“Introduction To Research Guides” discusses UCF Research Guides, documented pathways created by UCF librarians to help students locate information, videos, databases, and other resources for a specified subject or discipline.
Click the link to view the video: https://vimeo.com/878774273
Welcome to Video Spotlight, a series in which I provide a detailed summary of a UCF Libraries research video for your convenience.
“Three Steps to Getting Started on Your Research Project” breaks down three important steps to start a research project and complete it on time.
Understand the assignment
– Ex. Due date, document length, amount of sources, and where they have to come from (primary or secondary sources, peer-reviewed journals, etc.)
Create a timeline
– If you are looking for a handy checklist to get you started, UCF Libraries has just what you need: https://guides.ucf.edu/rtt)
Choose your topic
– Identify a balance between what you want to research and what is feasible. You need base-level information in order to identify such a topic, so be sure you are leaving yourself time to investigate various ideas.
– If you are struggling to find a topic, look through your assigned readings. A concept with a solid body of research and resources behind it will be presented as important subjects for you to know in your course.
If you need assistance, UCF has various resources available to you: such as a research consultation with a subject librarian or a visit to the UCF Writing Center. If you’d like to view more videos from UCF Libraries, navigate to https://vimeo.com/ucflibraries
The UCF Libraries does more than just encourage academic passions and support research endeavors; it also sponsors a “Love your Libraries” sticker contest! Continue reading to learn all about the contest, how you can participate, what you can win, and examine some of the past winners’ submissions!
This upcoming spring, UCF Students are invited to submit original designs for the university’s “Love your Libraries” sticker contest!
Entries must be no larger than 4” x 3”, and should be submitted as an image file (TIFF, JPEG, BMP, PNG, or GIF). The library will select one winning design that reflects the library to print and distribute during Finals Week (April 24 – 30, 2024). A winner will be announced through library social media and digital signs in the library. The winner will receive 25 printed stickers and an LED light displaying their design!
The contest closes on March 29th at 5PM.
Here are some rules to keep in mind:
– The contest is for UCF students only.
– One entry per student. If more than one entry is submitted by a student, all the entries by that person will be disqualified.
– Judges reserve the right to not select a winner due to limited submissions, or lack of exceptional submissions.
– Entries with explicit content will not be considered for this contest.
– Images may be subject to approval by UCF Marketing.
Submit your design at https://stars.library.ucf.edu/stickercontest/