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Hello, everyone! My name is Sofia Arias, a senior graduating with my bachelor’s in history this semester at UCF. This Fall 2024 semester I was able to join the University of Central Florida’s Special Collection & University Archives (SCUA) team as the processing intern.

My work mainly consisted of surveying and processing the Robert H. Brown tourism collection, a collection of vintage travel postcards and documents capturing the tourist experience during the twentieth century – it’s a pretty big collection, so I made sure to take plenty of notes while processing so I’d be able to keep track of all of the materials in the collection and their locations. Once I’d finished surveying the collection, I drafted a processing plan – a document that would help me sort the collection into an order that not only made logical sense but would help future researchers find what they needed in a timely manner. After finishing my processing plan, I was finally able to begin rehousing materials into working order.

We’ve got our Study Sounds playlist up on Spotify and ready to help with finals week! Enjoy some mind-sharpening tunes to help you get by and good luck to everyone! You can use this direct link to the UCF Libraries Study Sounds Playlist or play below:

Lateral Reading is a technique used to evaluate if a source is legitimate; it helps save time otherwise wasted on reading unreliable sources. The process includes asking three questions about the webpage: Who is behind the information? What is the evidence of their claims? What do others say about them and their work?

Today we are celebrating one of our UCF Libraries superstars, Peggy Nuhn! Working as our CMC (Curriculum Materials Center) interim department head, the UCF Connect Librarian at Seminole State College, and the instructor of a credit-bearing course, Peggy is certainly an exemplary example of what it means to be a superstar librarian at UCF. Constantly leading with a kind heart and pure ambition Peggy has solidified herself as an integral part of UCF Libraries. We sat down with Peggy to see her journey through UCF, how exactly she got here, and what she enjoys most about her work as a librarian. 

If you are a UCF student, chances are you’ve used your UCF account to access various databases, journals, and articles. The UCF Libraries provides students with access to a variety of subscriptions, including research materials, historical artifacts, skill modules, educational videos, online newspapers, and more. Now, there’s a new collection available for your use.