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Brandon Nightingale ’16 ’19MA, archivist at Bethune-Cookman University, is featured on the Knights Do That Podcast on how his journey starting at UCF as an electrical engineering major has led him to now working to preserve Black history, and how slowing down to study the past is the best way to look forward.

Brandon interned with UCF Libraries’ Special Collections & University Archives in 2018 and conducted research on UCF’s Black Student Union, found here: https://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/university-archives/black-student-union-history

We are proud of Brandon and his continued work in archives and libraries!

Data is everywhere, an ever-growing and pervasive feature from our everyday lives to cutting-edge research across a myriad of disciplines. According to Forbes, 2.5 quintillion bytes of data were generated daily, and as of 2018, 90% of all data gathered occurred between 2016 and 2018! Love (Your) Data Week is an annual celebration and ode to data acquisition, processing, analysis, and visualization. Individuals, academic, and research institutions can participate in data-related activities throughout the week to be a part of the changing landscape of data. Love Data Week 2022 is from February 14th-18th, 2022, and this year’s theme is “Data is for Everyone.” Given the technological revolution in which we are actively a part, it’s more vital than ever for individuals to come together with information that can help us better our world. Explore the information, resources, and activity ideas below during this year’s Love Data Week and share your knowledge with your communities. Together, we can make information streamlined and accessible for the future.

The exhibit “Wild at Heart: Conserving Nature through Art and Archives” explores the art, artists, and activists that challenge us to think deeply about the impacts of urbanization and climate change on the world around us. The exhibit features art and archival materials from the UCF Libraries Special Collections and University Archives, including the works of Joy Postle, Rachel Simmons, Leonard Nierman, and many more. For more information about the exhibit visit: https://guides.ucf.edu/wild-at-heart

The exhibit was curated by UCF Librarians Christina C. Wray and David Benjamin. This exhibit runs from February 14, 2022, through May 1, 2022. The exhibit is on the 4th-floor gallery of the John C. Hitt Library. 

The 21^st Century Library continues to evolve with Phase IIA, the renovation of the library’s third floor. Demolition, renovation, and inspections will take place on the third floor until projected completion in spring/summer 2023.   

The third floor will remain closed during this phase of the project. Stairwells and elevators are marked with signs and caution tape as a reminder that the floor is not accessible.  

Most third floor materials have been added to the ARC. Media and microforms have moved to the first floor. Current periodicals have moved to the fourth floor. Newspapers and magazines have moved to the second floor by the Circulation Desk.  

Phase IIA design improvements include a Graduate Student Commons, 30 group study rooms, 520 public seats, 36 desktop PC stations, shelving for 35,000 volumes, and an office suite for subject liaison librarians. For more information regarding the project, please visit our 21^st Century Library page. 

The UCF Libraries presents a Spring 2022 Foundations of Data Management Library Workshop Series starting in February. These workshops are a part of the Research Computing and Data Workshop Series, which is being jointly presented by UCF Library, UCF Graduate and Research IT, and UCF Advanced Research Computing Center (ARCC). The UCF Libraries will hold workshops in February and March 2022 remotely via Zoom. Topics include: managing your data and maximizing the impact of your data post-publication. Come join us!