The UCF Libraries’ Office of Scholarly Communication (OSC) provides support for students, faculty, and staff in their pursuit to use, create, and publish scholarship. The term “scholarly communication” broadly refers to the steps of scholarly research, writing, publishing, and any other aspect of scholarly output.
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What terrors lurk in the heart of humanity? What scary thoughts skulk in the corners of your mind? What dark and spooky words will cross your page?
Can you creep out UCF Libraries staff with a scary story set in one of the UCF Library buildings?
Submit your scary story for the annual Knight Terror Library writing contest by 11:59 pm on October 27, 2019 to see if you can cause the best fright.
Submit your scary short story here
Winners will be announced on October 31, and be immortalized in STARS KnightVerse. First place wins a Libraries coffee mug and construction ducky. Second place wins a UCF Libraries water bottle and Pegasus sticker.
Judges reserve the right to not select a winner due to limited submissions, or lack of exceptional submissions.
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Classroom Bldg. I, Room 220
Good strategies provide a sound basis for planning your literature review. The first part of this session highlights strategies for conducting literature searches, identifying related sources, staying up to date on relevant publications, and Google Scholar tips. The second-part of the session will introduce STEM resources and citation management tools (EndNote, RefWorks, & Mendeley). Please bring your laptop or device for hands-on practice.
To register for this session, please use the following link Planning Your Literature Review
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
4:00-pm 5:00 pm
Classroom Bldg. I, Room 220
Healthy data management builds a foundation for strong research. Exercise your abilities to document, store, and share data using data management processes and tools. This session will cover the components of a data management plan and introduce participants to the DMPTool. Please bring your laptop or device for hands-on practice
To register for this session, please use the following link Flex Your Data Management Muscles
Please join us in the Spring 2020 for workshops on Data Visualization and Research Impact Metrics. Check UCF Libraries Events Page for details to follow: https://library.ucf.edu/about/news-events/
For registration questions, please contact Corinne.Bishop@ucf.edu or Sarah.Norris@ucf.edu
Have you ever read Bridge to Terabithia or The Hunger Games? Then you’ve read a book banned for its religious viewpoint.
What about And Tango Makes Three or I Am Jazz? They were banned for having LGBTQ+ characters.
American Library Association’s Banned Books Week is September 22 – 28. It celebrates the wide range of books that have been challenged in their own libraries across the nation.
If you would like to pick up your own banned book to read, we have a full reading list ready for you.
Read a banned book with us this week: guides.ucf.edu/reading-lists/bannedbooks
Welcome to the fifth annual Peer Review Week (PRW)! The theme for this year’s event is “Quality in Peer Review,” and will take place between September 16 – September 20, 2019. This global event was created to connect researchers in their quest to highlight and share the benefits peer review brings to scholarly communication.
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