Primo is an easy way to search almost all the content UCF can access, including the catalog, books, e-books, videos, articles, STARS Collections, and more.
UCF faculty have generous borrowing privileges, including biannual loan periods for general collection books and government documents, with unlimited renewals unless recalled. There is no limit to the number of items faculty can check out from the general collection. Additional materials such as DVDs, course reserves, and technology items have varying loan periods and renewal policies, and some items are for in-library use only.
UCF Libraries invites faculty to help shape our collections by recommending books, media, journals, databases, and even archival materials that support teaching, research, and the university’s mission.
STARS, Showcase of Text, Archives, Research & Scholarship, is an institution-wide digital repository managed by the UCF Libraries. By sharing intellectual and creative outputs in a central site in the cloud, STARS allows faculty and students to showcase their work and make outputs available to expand and enhance research, teaching, and learning.
Resource Sharing / ILL (Interlibrary Loan) is a service for requesting books, articles, musical scores, DVD’s, and other materials from other libraries throughout the country.
Each College has a librarian designated as a College Lead and each department has a primary and secondary librarian assigned. Browse this list to find your subject area or college librarian.
Faculty can request a tailored library instruction session led by a librarian, either in the library or in their classroom. These sessions are most effective when tied to a specific course assignment and are designed to enhance students’ research skills. Please note that instruction is not available during the first week of the term, and faculty participation is encouraged to ensure a productive experience.
The Information Literacy Modules are short, self-paced webcourses designed to help students build essential research skills such as searching, evaluating, and citing sources. Faculty can assign these modules for credit or extra credit, making them a flexible tool to support academic success. Topics include avoiding plagiarism, citation styles, literature reviews, and navigating discipline-specific research.
Professors have the option of placing library materials on reserve for students enrolled in their classes to access. These items are available for checkout at the John C. Hitt Library at the Access Services desk or the LibTech desk, at the Curriculum Materials Center (CMC), or the Downtown Campus Library. UCF Connect Libraries may have different policies regarding course reserves.
An innovative platform that allows faculty to seamlessly integrate library resources directly into their Canvas courses. It supports enhanced curriculum design, promotes Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) initiatives, and provides robust analytics to track student engagement. With Leganto, students gain immediate, centralized access to all assigned course materials.
The UCF Libraries’ Open Education initiative works with campus partners and faculty to minimize the cost of course materials for students while maintaining the quality of educational materials and respecting academic freedom.
The Libraries are committed to providing an equitable experience for all individuals. We offer a variety of support to facilitate physical and virtual access to library services, collections, and spaces.
The department cultivates collaborative, mutually beneficial relationships within the Libraries and across the university to promote digital scholarship practices. Contains Scholarly Communications and Digital Initiatives Units.
Provide services and consultations for many aspects of digital projects including digitization, open access hosting, content management solutions, digital scholarship, data management, and digital preservation.
The Scholarly Communication department at UCF Libraries supports faculty throughout the research and publishing process—from conducting research and selecting publishers to increasing the visibility and accessibility of scholarly work.