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Planning Your Literature Review

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

Flex Your Data Management Muscles

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.

Want to get the most out of the library resources in your field? Looking to brush up on your search skills? Join us online from 10:30-11:30, Tuesday, September 10, 2019 for the first Research Tips Tuesday of the semester! This month we will be exploring how to identify and locate the best resources for your major.

In this workshop, we will explore:

• How to identify and contact your subject librarian
• Using the library research guides to get your started
• Tips for identifying important resources in your field of study
• Using the advanced search features of subject databases to find what you need

RSVP for this, and other sessions this semester at: http://guides.ucf.edu/rtt

Welcome, Knights! Join UCF Libraries on a grand tour road trip to help Knightro and friends find their way around the library.

Knight Travel Trivia Contest
Tuesday, August 27th
2:00-3:00pm
John C. Hitt Library, 223

Come challenge your fellow Knights to see who knows the most about UCF and road trips. The winning team takes home prizes!

Knightro’s Research Road Trip
Wednesday, August 28th
2:00 – 4:00PM
John C. Hitt Library, main floor

Knightro is going on a research road trip and needs to pick up all his friends! Venture into the John. C Hitt Library where you will use your research savvy to find clues & solve puzzles and locate Knightro’s road trip pals. Several excursions will help you discover the research skills you need for academic success. Highly trained Knights should be able to locate everyone in 20 minutes and all Knights who collect stickers for each friend will be rewarded with a snack and be entered to win prizes! The first 150 students earn an exclusive UCF Libraries’ water bottle and InSomnia Cookie.

LibHacks
Thursday, August 29th
10:00-11:00am
John C. Hitt Library, room 235C

New to UCF, let us help make research stress free! Looking for time-savers when hunting for books and journal articles? Come meet helpful librarians and learn how the Libraries can make your life easier. One lucky attendee will win a prize pack (including an exclusive UCF Libraries water bottle)!AuthorMegan Haught