News & Blog

Because of the preliminary construction on the 1st floor, about 40% of print U.S. Documents are temporarily stored offsite and are completely inaccessible. The remaining materials are accessible for staff to retrieve for patrons, but the 1st floor is closed to the public through the end of September.

Our UCF Ask A Librarian service will attempt to verify the availability of specific items. They will pass along requests to Government Documents librarian, Rich Gause, for anything they cannot locate.

See the guide at https://guides.ucf.edu/govx for more information.
Thank you for your patience!

Starting Tuesday June 19th, you may hear intermittent popping, banging, drilling and grinding noise as contractors begin construction of a temporary wall on the 1st floor of the John C. Hitt Library. The wall is the first step in a 16 month project to connect the current library building to the ARC. This phase of the project will include the new 2nd floor entrance to the building on the “Student Union side”, as well as new staff and user space.

Earplugs can be requested at the Circulation Desk. The new, 170 seat, 5th floor Quiet Study Zone is almost complete and is open for student use. It is located at the front of the building, away from the construction noise. Some of the noise may be detected from there, but it should be quieter.

Pardon our dust. Thank you, Knights, for your patience. Charge on.

Free webinar: Making academia–industry collaborations work

Research collaborations are increasingly important. Focusing on the more practical applications of research, collaborations with industry partners, in particular, are becoming commonplace. While these collaborations can be extremely fruitful, there are many pitfalls to avoid. To learn more, attend Elsevier’s Researcher Academy webinar Making academia–industry collaborations work. You will hear from expert scholars with extensive experience in academia–industry collaborations.

Presenters:

• David Noble, Doctoral Researcher and Lecturer, School of Business and Tourism, Southern Cross University, Australia
• Robyn Keast, Professor, School of Business and Tourism, Southern Cross University, Australia; former Chair of the Collaborative Research Network: Policy and Planning for Regional Sustainability
• Michael B. Charles, Associate Professor, School of Business and Tourism, Southern Cross University, Australia

Making academia–industry collaborations work

20 June at 9:00 a.m. (CEST)

Free Online! Register To Attend!

Calling all UCF Undergraduate Students!

UCF Libraries needs your help to design practical and useful workshops for student life. The survey, which will take about 8-10 minutes, will ask you about your study and research habits, as well as your experience using library resources and services. Your input will help us, help you. Take a few minutes of your time and follow this link:  http://ucf.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_b15YH23K8qLVNkx

Look for new Undergraduate Workshops coming in Fall 2018.

If you have questions, concerns, or complaints contact Andrew Hackler, UCF Libraries, IT&R, (407) 823-0804 or by email at andrew.hackler@ucf.edu.

The Summer Knights Reading Challenge starts June 1 and ends August 1, 2018

https://vimeo.com/271350002

• Open to all UCF students, faculty, and staff.
• It’s easy! Just track the number of pages for each unique book read using our form linked below (available beginning Friday, June 1).
• For e-books and audiobooks, simply verify the number of pages in the actual book using Amazon or another source.
• Reach the goal of reading 500 pages and win a prize pack!
• All participants will be entered into weekly drawings for gift cards to BurgerFi, Jeremiah’s Italian Ice, Metro Diner, and Smoothie King.
• The top three people who read the most pages overall will win grand prizes.

Enter your books on this form.