Main Library Blog

On Tuesday, September 2, the University Writing Center and the Office of Student Conduct will have important information available for you in the main library. Representatives from both will answer your questions and discuss services to UCF students. Check the information table to your right as you enter the main library building.

Representatives from the University Writing Center will be there from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Representatives from the Office of Student Conduct will be available from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Stop by and say hello: you may learn about some services that can help you now or later...

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Many think that the national conventions for Democrats and Republicans used to be more exciting in the days of the smoke-filled rooms and negotiations about platforms. CQ Researcher has an interesting report at http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/. Another way to find CQ Researcher is to check the list of databases at http://library.ucf.edu/Databases/.

On UCF's first Gameday of the 2008 football season, Saturday August 30, the Main Library will be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., the usual Saturday hours. This allows plenty of time for study and research before the 6 p.m. kickoff.
Additional information about campus Gameday activities can be found at http://www.UCFGameday.com. Go Knights! Beat the Bulldogs!

The Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL) is the nation's premier collection of documents relating to homeland security policy, strategy, and organizational management. The HSDL supports federal, state, local, and tribal analysis and decision-making needs, and assists academics of all disciplines in homeland defense and security related research.

As a federal depository library, the UCF Libraries is now able to provide users with access to the Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL), including remote access via the ezproxy. A link to the HSDL and a descriptive list of contents are provided on the UCF Libraries' Conflict, War & Terrorism page.

NOTE: UCF's federal depository access does not include access to the Restricted Collection of the Homeland Security Digital Library.

Reminder: You should never share your UCF Library ID and password with anyone else. The agreements for UCF's subscriptions to library databases require that the library only provide remote access to our current students, faculty and staff. Remote access by other individuals or organizations is specifically prohibited and could result in termination of access for everyone at UCF.

It was a busy summer at the UCF Libraries! Returning to campus for fall semester? you may notice:

• 5 study carrels for graduate students. Keys may be checked out for 4 hours with a graduate student ID, at the Media Desk on the main library 3rd floor
• The first 4 Information Literacy Modules are ready for use by students. You can learn how to Create a Search Strategy, Cite Sources using MLA Style, Evaluate Web Sites, or Avoid Plagiarism. The new modules are available to faculty or students. They can be assigned to a class or used independently. An assessment quiz is included. Check out the details here: http://infolit.ucf.edu
• 36 computers are being installed for Fall at new locations in the main library
• Interactive floorplans on the library web pages now make it easier to find your way around the main library
• Instant Messaging Reference began in May. Use the widget at http://library.ucf.edu/Ask/ to submit your question or add us to your buddy list.

Have you searched for a book in the library catalog (http://cf.catalog.fcla.edu/cf.jsp) lately? There are a bunch of new features including the ability to Text Message Yourself a Call Number, as well as the Cite This feature - which will cite the book in APA and MLA formats. Check it out!

UCF Libraries Awards Stillman Scholarship

Ms. Lindsay Allen, University of Central Florida (UCF) sophomore majoring in Health Services, will receive the $2,000 June S. Stillman Scholarship for Libraries Student Assistants and USPS Staff awarded through the UCF University Libraries in the fall semester...

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The free download of the week from Classical Music Library is Academic Festival Overture in C minor, Op. 80 by Brahms, performed by the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Alain Lombard, conductor. See the Classical Music Library blog for more information and to download the music.

Enjoy this week's free download and enjoy more music courtesy of the UCF Libraries' subscription to Classical Music Library.