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Fibergramme Vol.42 No. 2, Weavers Of Orlando

Text Materials of Central Florida

FIBERGRAMME is published in September, November, January, March and May.

Madness On A Major Scale, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Several years ago in their dedication to the student athlete, the NCAA copyrighted the term “March Madness.” Some objected to this attempt to corner the marketing potential for this term. That objection now seems superfluous as the NCAA and intercollegiate athletics have cornered the larger market on “madness” during this month of March.

The Scoop, Vol. 5 Issue 12, March 2019, Health Sciences Library

Volume 5

Latest news and events from the Health Sciences Library in our monthly newsletter for March 2019.

Installments, Spring Issue 141, April 2019, Renee Montgomery

Libraries' Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Open Educational Resources At The University Of Central Florida, Sarah A. Norris

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

This presentation was a part of a panel at the FLVC OER Summit 2019 titled, "Integrating library funded resources into your courses" which included a panelists of Florida librarians.

The presentation highlights an open educational resource created at the University of Central Florida for an English Literature I course.

I Thought I Knew All About Diversity—But There’S Always More To Learn, Anjella Warnshuis

UCF Forum

I have many fond memories of listening to former UCF President John C. Hitt talk about the importance of being both diverse and inclusive. The items are equally important because we could be diverse and not get along, or we could be inclusive by all thinking alike—but diverse thoughts are needed for growth.

Minutes 2019-02-21, Staff Advisory Council

Staff Advisory Council Meeting Documents

No abstract provided.

Agenda 2019-02-21, Staff Council

Staff Advisory Council Meeting Agendas

No abstract provided.

Returning From Wonderland, Sarah A. Norris, Christina Wray

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Workshop presented as a part of the Alice’s Adventures in Scholarly Conversations week-long event hosted by UCF Libraries.

Workshop summary:

When is a tweet as important as a journal article? Does it matter which journal an article is published in? Are books always better? Join us as we explore how the context in which a scholarly conversation happens can provide important clues about who can be trusted and when you are being hoodwinked. The final clue to Alice’s location will be revealed!

You May Think You Know Where Life Is Headed—Just Be Ready To Adjustv, Katherine Torres

UCF Forum

No matter how much you plan your life out, things are not always going to go as you planned. You may think you know what you want to do in your life, but dreams and passions change and it is important to know that is okay.

Tools For Successful Stem Outreach In The Digital Plus Era, Sandy Avila

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Presentation was delivered at the Sixth International Conference of Asian Special Libraries (ICoASL 2019) in New Delhi, India on February 15, 2019.

Complete program details can be found here:

http://www.slp.org.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Program.ICoASL.-2019-2-12.pdf

Conference Program Abstract:

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) outreach to include how to set up partnerships for joint programs and in getting the attention of faculty and students.

Envisioning Imperfect Futures: Authentication, User Information, Assessment, Oa, And Ux I, Athena Hoeppner

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

No abstract provided.

Senior Resource Alliance Needs Assessment 2018, Lauren Daniel, Tashanda Dennison, Amy Donley

Institute for Social and Behavioral Science (ISBS)

The University of Central Florida’s Institute for Social and Behavioral Science (ISBS) conducted a needs assessment on behalf of the Senior Resource Alliance.

When Your Son Goes Blind…, Camille Dolan

UCF Forum

There is nothing in the parenting manual that tells you what to do, well, ever. For me, each day was trial and error, hoping to figure it out as I went along (sorry about that, kids!).

Senior Resource Alliance Needs Assessment 2018: Final Report, Lauren Daniel, Tashanda Dennison, Megan Olive, Amy Donley

Institute for Social and Behavioral Science (ISBS)

The University of Central Florida’s Institute for Social and Behavioral Science (ISBS) conducted a needs assessment on behalf of the Senior Resource Alliance. The needs assessment consisted of a survey with 400 senior respondents in PSA 7 as well as secondary data analysis. Specifically the secondary data analysis focused on three components: 1. Demographic report on the population age 60+, 65+, and 85+, showing the most recent data at the local, state, and national level; 2. Statistical summaries of target populations and target areas in PSA 7; and 3. Population projections on the baby boomer cohort data. The University of …

Apps To Help Organize Your Research Life, Sandy Avila

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Do you ever wonder if there is a great app out there that you are missing out on? Need help staying organized, taking notes, or need a better way to communicate with classmates over shared projects? Well look no further as this session will introduce helpful and important apps that all grad students should love and use! We will cover organization, project management, time management, reference, research, and finance apps that will keep you at your best while you are in grad school and beyond. Please bring your mobile device or laptop as we test drive the apps during the …

Installments, Spring Issue 138, February 2019, Renee Montgomery

Libraries' Newsletters

No abstract provided.

The Maga Kid, Inkblots And Ufos, Alvin Wang

UCF Forum

An event unfolded recently at the Lincoln Memorial that captured the attention of the news and social media. Various videos of the event depict a Caucasian high school boy wearing a MAGA hat standing nose-to-nose with a Native American elder who was drumming and chanting an American Indian Movement song.

Excavation Paperwork Of Unit G Levels 1-9 From Burns (8br85), Emily Harzy, Benjamin Squitieri, Charlotte Robinson

Burns Site Excavation

This document contains the field notes taken during excavation of test unit G, levels 1-10. It is a scan of original paper documents generated in the field.

25st Annual Joseph C. Andrews Mentoring Celebration, February 4, 2019, Black Faculty & Staff Association

BFSA Collection - Mentoring Breakfast Materials

This is the program for the 25th Annual Joseph C. Andrews Mentoring Celebration that was held on February 4, 2019.

Super Bowl Liii, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

The Super Bowl LIII (that is 53 for non-Romans) is almost here as we come to the end of Super Bowl Week. The amount of nonsense, madness, consumption, and hot events is now approaching infinity. As a public service to the nation, I have worked my way through the websites of media and the NFL, so you would not have to do so, searching for the most insignificant materials available that illuminate the essence of the Super Bowl.

Featured Bookshelf: 2019 Black History Month, Megan M. Haught

Featured Bookshelf

The national celebration of African American History was started by Carter G. Woodson, a Harvard-trained historian and the founder of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, and first celebrated as a weeklong event in February of 1926. After a half century of overwhelming popularity, the event was expanded to a full month in 1976 by President Gerald Ford.

Here at UCF Libraries we believe that knowledge is key to living a good life and that sharing information benefits everyone. This is why our featured bookshelf suggestions range from celebrating outstanding African Americans to having difficult conversations …

Evaluating Moisture Control Of Variable-Capacity Heat Pumps In Mechanically Ventilated, Low-Load Homes In Climate Zone 2a, Florida Solar Energy Center, Eric Martin

FSEC Energy Research Center®

The well-sealed, highly insulated building enclosures constructed by today's home building industry coupled with efficient lighting and appliances are achieving significantly reduced heating and cooling loads. These low-load homes can present a challenge when selecting appropriate space-conditioning equipment. Conventional, fixed-capacity heating and cooling equipment is often oversized for small homes, causing increased first costs and operating costs. Even if fixed-capacity equipment can be properly specified for peak loads, it remains oversized for use during much of the year. During these part-load cooling hours, oversized equipment meets the target dry-bulb temperatures very quickly, often without sufficient opportunity for moisture control. The …

The Scoop, Vol. 5 Issue 11, February 2019, Health Sciences Library

Volume 5

Latest news and events from the Health Sciences Library in our monthly newsletter for February 2019.

I Love How Technology Has Made Things Easy — But I Sometimes Wish For Simpler Times, Curtis Proctor

UCF Forum

It’s weird to grow up in a time where everything is literally at our fingertips; we have access to the world at the click of a button.

Lower The Barrier & Be Empowered: Creating And Including Linked Data Vocabularies For Digital Collections, Sai Deng

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Linked data has been explored and adopted by the library and archive community in recent years, but it has remained a relatively high bar to implement for most librarians and catalogers in their daily work. To lower the barrier, the librarians at the University of Central Florida (UCF) Libraries have adopted open source tools and platforms such as OpenRefine and Wikidata to their workflows to include linked data for their collections in the digital repositories as well as the library catalog. This presentation will review digital repositories' capabilities in accommodating linked data and show several cases of adding linked data …

Predatory & Deceptive Publishing Pitfalls And Practical Tips: Helping Faculty & Students To Identify & Avoid Questionable Publishing Practices, Sarah A. Norris

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

In today’s academic publishing environment, open access journals have become an increasingly common venue for faculty and students, to publish scholarly research. However, this publishing model often prompts many issues and concerns -- one of which is predatory (or, deceptive) publishing practices. These publishers rely on a variety of strategies and deceptive tactics to give the illusion that they are credible and high quality. With this in mind, it is often difficult for faculty and students to distinguish between a credible open access journal and a predatory one. This presentation will provide practical tips on how to facilitate information about …

Dungeons & Dads: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Game, David Poissant

UCF Forum

It begins like a joke: A teacher, a professor and a federal prosecutor walk into a comic book shop. But this is no joke. We aren’t messing around. We’re dads, and we’re here to clobber some goblins.

Minutes 2019-01-17, Staff Advisory Council

Staff Advisory Council Meeting Documents

No abstract provided.

Agenda 2019-01-16, Staff Council

Staff Advisory Council Meeting Agendas

No abstract provided.