LibTech Lending Items will be limited to 4 hour and 24 hour items during the Winter Break starting December 17th, 2018.
No Laptops, iPads, Cameras, Projectors, or any other multi-day items are available for checkout as the staff will be doing inventory and maintenance on the items to prepare them for use in the upcoming Spring 2019 semester.
Thank you for understanding and Happy Holidays!
UCF Libraries is a proud member of the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL). ASERL’s holiday greeting at https://vimeo.com/305540229 provides a beautiful overview of the extraordinary resources of the association’s members, displaying items with a wintry theme from special collections and archives of the member libraries. UCF’s Special Collections and University Archives contribution is toward the end, so enjoy and stay tuned.
Recent submissions to the Libraries Suggestion Box:
There are not enough seats on the 5th Floor!!!
There are 170 seats in the 5th Floor Quiet Study Zone, and while we are pleased with the success of this new space, we are aware that there is not enough room for all the students who would like to use it, particularly during Finals Week. While work on the 21st Century Library https://library.ucf.edu/21st/ continues, we are making an effort to provide as much space for quiet study and research as possible. Please check rooms 235A and 235C on the main floor, and the 4th floor for quiet space. Although not designated as quiet zones, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd floor have seating available. You can check study room availability at https://library.ucf.edu/services/study-rooms/. Thank you for your patience, Knights!
Concern about seeking employment in the library, and diversity in student employees.
Recently, a graduate student expressed interest in employment at the library, and concern about hiring student assistants. Application for jobs at the library and information on the process can be found at https://library.ucf.edu/jobs/ Submitted student applications remain on file at the library for 60 days. Qualifications are the most important element of an application. But two other factors come into play: one is the class schedule, and the second is job openings. The employee’s class schedule should fit the needs of the job, and, of course, there need to be jobs available at the time of the application.
Ethnicity of the applicants is not known to the supervisors when they evaluate applications. As a point of interest, 46% of current part-time library employees self-reported as White after they were hired. 54% reported as Black, Hispanic, Asian, Multi-Racial, and Native American. Thank you for your interest in the library!
Submit your idea, suggestion or complaint at https://ucf.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6RUgNMafewNyxwh?Q_JFE=qdg or write it out and place in the wooden suggestion boxes at the Circulation Desk or the Research and Information Desk in the John C, Hitt Library.
Join the UCF Library as we celebrate the 30th anniversary of becoming a Patent and Trademark depository library! This one-day FREE seminar, “Researching Patent and Trademark Information”, features a range of informational sessions for inventors, entrepreneurs, educators, students and legal professionals. Topics include:
You may stay for the entire seminar, or only come for the morning or afternoon. Advance registration is recommended so that we may send attendees a complimentary parking pass and estimate attendance. See http://guides.ucf.edu/PTRC2018 for registration and further information.
Come join us for our annual fall Kram for 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!