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The 3rd floor of the John C. Hitt Library will be closed between Tuesday, January 19 – Saturday, January 21, 2021.

This temporary closure is part of the preparation for the upcoming renovations to the 3rd floor spaces which will begin later this year. Stairwells and elevators will be marked with signs and caution tape as a reminder that the floor is not accessible.

If you need a book or other physical library material located on the 3rd floor, please request it at ucflib.fyi/requestbook

The 3rd floor restrooms in the original 1967 portion of the building near the bank of three elevators will permanently close on January 19, 2021. New restrooms will be added to that section as part of the renovations.

For updates on the renovations, check out our 21st Century Library page.

Start the new semester off with a resolution you can’t wait to keep! Spend two minutes or less with the UCF libraries each Thursday learning a new skill that will make your life less stressful and improve your research.

See our Research Tips Thursday archives for more videos: guides.ucf.edu/rtt

As a part of the 2021 Research Computing and Data Workshop Series, the UCF Libraries presents a Spring 2021 Foundations of Data Management Library Workshop Series starting this February. We will hold a monthly workshop for the next three months remotely via Zoom, covering topics like finding data sources from a multi-disciplinary perspective, how to manage your data properly, and how to maximize the impact of your research. Come join us!

Pick up your complimentary copy of Tayari Jones’s Silver Sparrow and learn more about how you can participate in the NEA Big Read: Central Florida.

Tables will be located at both entrances to the John C. Hitt Library (near the Reflecting Pond and at the Student Union plaza) Monday, January 11, 2021, from 1-3 pm.

February 16 update: 75 more copies of the novel available in VAB 117. Pick yours up Monday – Friday between 8am – 5pm while supplies last.

Our featured question this month is: “Why can’t I log in to access online resources off campus?

Here are some options you can try:

• Use another browser
• Clear your cache and cookies
• Reset your NID password
• If you logged in through WebCourses and used Library Tools, try logging on directly through the library website instead
• If you are logging in from your workplace, you may be trying to access OpenAthens from behind a firewall.  Please contact your workplace IT to see if there is a work around

Tried all of the above and still having issues?  Please email our eResources team at eresourc@ucf.edu Provide the browsers you have used, the options you have tried and error messages you have received.