Come join us for our annual fall Kram 4 the Exam. SGA will be walking around the John C. Hitt Library handing out goodies and study materials during the following dates and times:
Hope to see you here and good luck on your exams!
Due to a planned power outage during this time, the John C. Hitt Library will be closed from Saturday, 12/16/17 through Monday, 1/1/18. Library resources will be available at library.ucf.edu.
Please return books by Friday, December 15, and check out books you need by Friday, December 15.
Book requests received after Wednesday, December 6 will be sent forward in January 2018. Article requests will continue to be processed until Wednesday, December 13. Document Delivery requests will be processed until Thursday, December 14.
LibTech will perform regularly scheduled maintenance on all items during Winter Break.
iPads will no longer be circulated after 5:00pm on Thursday December 7th.
All other LibTech items (except items with 4 hour loan periods) will no longer be circulated after 5:00pm on Saturday December 9th.
The John C. Hitt Library will open on Tuesday, January 2, 2018.
Walt Disney revolutionized the film and art markets, and in the 1930s, he took on the consumer market with the development of the all-encompassing marketing program. Every Disney film, beginning with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, has included a complete marketing campaign, and the successful marketing of Disney characters has brought beloved characters into our everyday lives.
The latest exhibit in Special Collections & University Archives, “Walt Disney, Impresario of Consumption,” looks at Disney’s marketing strategy from the 1930s to today using publications, artifacts, and ephemeral materials produced by and about the Walt Disney Company. The exhibit was curated by UCF students in Dr. Keri Watson’s “The Art of Disney” class (ARH 3888).
The Special Collections & University Archives’ exhibit space is located on the fifth floor of the John C. Hitt Library. The exhibit will be up through January 6, 2018.
Congratulations to our two Knight Terror winners!
1st place: “Chasing Cars” by Jillian M. Carver
2nd place: “Twitch” by Ryan M. Parente
Both are now a part of our KnightVerse in STARS!
Thank you to everyone who submitted a story. There were a lot of very scary stories to choose from which made judging very exciting.
This November the UCF John C. Hitt Library will be hosting our second annual series National Novel Writing Month activities.
What is National Novel Writing Month you ask?
National Novel Writing Month, known as NaNoWriMo for short, is a month long writing challenge that began in 1999 and is run by nanowrimo.org. The goal is to write 50,000 words by 11:59 pm on the last day of November. It is a worldwide movement that is open to anyone who wants to try writing a novel.
Here at the John C. Hitt Library we will be offering four workshops and four open writing sessions:
Marketing Your Work with Suzi Katz
Wednesday, November 8, 2:30 – 3:30 pm
LIB-235C
Learn how to market your work including creating a social media marketing campaign.
Author Rights Workshop with Sarah Norris
Wednesday, November 15, 2:00 – 3:00 pm
LIB-235A
Learn how to be a copyright savvy author! This workshop is an overview of:
• Copyright and licensing, as it pertains to publishing
• Your rights as an author and tips on how to keep them
• Copyright and author rights resources
Please bring your laptop if you would like to follow along with the presentation.
Agents, Editors, Magazine and Book Publishing with Dr. Jamie Poissant
Thursday, November 16. 10:30 – 11:30 am
LIB-235C
Finding, and using, agents and editors to publish your work in various formats.
Deciding When, Where, and How to Publish with Dr. Lisa Roney
Monday, November 27, 1:30 – 2:30 pm
LIB-235C
Now that you’ve been writing all month (and beyond), what do you do with your work? How do I tell when my work is ready for publication? What kind of publication makes sense for me? What else can I do to perfect and share my work? If you have questions about the publication process, come to this workshop led by UCF Associate Professor of Creative Writing and Editor of The Florida Review literary magazine.
Friday, November 3
11 am – 1:00 pm
Tuesday, November 7
9:00 – 11:00 am
Friday, November 17
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Thursday, November 30
1:30 – 3:30 pm
For more information about the UCF NaNoWriMo activities and a list of writing resources, check out our LibGuide: guides.ucf.edu/nanowrimo