SGA + Libraries = affordable textbooks
All Libraries, Digital Support Posted: October 14th, 2020This fall SGA partnered with UCF Libraries to locate and purchase eBooks to replace course textbooks. Here’s a snapshot of the impact.
Faculty Support: Research Tips Thursday
All Libraries, Digital Support, Learning Engagement Posted: October 12th, 2020We have a new series called Research Tips Thursdays. Each Thursday we will be posting quick videos that focus on building specific research skills to make the research process faster and easier for students. Students can sign up to be notified when new content posts!
The current week’s videos will be highlighted here https://guides.ucf.edu/rtt, as well as on our Facebook and Twitter pages. You can find past episodes in our archives.
Topics coming up:
October:
- Synthesizing Ideas from Multiple Sources
- Is it Trustworthy? Election Edition
- Using Advanced Search Options
November:
- Why We Cite
- Following the Research Conversation
- Identifying Research Gaps
Research Tips Thursday: Annotated Bibliography vs. Literature Review
Research Tips Thursday Posted: October 8th, 2020Fuzzy on the difference between an annotated bibliography and a literature review? This tip will clear up the differences.
Check out our guide for past videos and upcoming topics: guides.ucf.edu/rtt
Taking the Mystery out of Academic Article Genres
Research Tips Thursday Posted: October 1st, 2020Are you worried about making an academic faux pas by citing the wrong types of sources? This tip provides a quick overview of the different genres of articles in the social and physical sciences so you’ll never be caught out again!
Faculty Support: Swank Streaming Video
All Libraries, Digital Support, Learning Engagement Posted: September 28th, 2020Streaming videos are a great way to add engaging content to online courses in a broad range of fields beyond film studies. Everyone from Sociology and LGTBQIA+ Studies to Environmental Studies and Mental Health Counseling can benefit.
Swank Digital Campus offers many popular films and current releases as well as HBO documentaries and TV series for use in online courses. UCF currently has 364 Swank films licensed for use including recent releases like Just Mercy (2019), Bombshell (2019), and The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019) to classics such as Cool Hand Luke (1967) and Greed (1924). Links for these films can be sent the same business day as the request.
If none of those great films fits your course, you can search the full Swank catalog for specific films or browse by discipline. If you see anything you like, submit a request through the form on our guide.
And to help with your searching the list of currently licensed films is now sortable by title, year, or expiration date. Primary category will be added to the sorting options soon.