{"id":112133,"date":"2021-01-04T09:52:22","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T14:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=112133"},"modified":"2024-04-16T16:52:08","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T20:52:08","slug":"ucf-libraries-reopen-for-fall-2020-with-expansion-on-main-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-libraries-reopen-for-fall-2020-with-expansion-on-main-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"UCF Libraries Reopen for Spring 2021 with Construction Continuing on Main Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"
UCF Libraries locations \u2014 the\u00a0John C. Hitt Library<\/a>, Curriculum Materials Center, and\u00a0Rosen College of Hospitality Management<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0UCF Downtown campus<\/a>\u00a0libraries \u2014 are open for Spring 2021 with limited in-person and virtual services. While necessary COVID-19 precautions have changed the experience in campus libraries, the one at main campus will look and feel especially different with the first phase of the 21st<\/sup>\u00a0Century Library Project was completed for Fall 2020.<\/p>\n Hours of Operation<\/a><\/strong> | General COVID-19 Related Changes<\/a><\/strong> | Checking Out Books<\/a><\/strong> | Technology Access<\/a><\/strong> | Technology Rentals<\/a><\/strong> | Virtual Services<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The library expansion<\/a> adds 57,000 square feet of space that includes a sustainable energy-efficient LEED-certi\ufb01ed building, two instruction rooms with an active learning design, a multipurpose room, a variety of power-equipped seating, 84 desktop computer stations and more. An eight-door entrance that opens to the Student Union Plaza has been added, while the existing \u201clegacy entrance\u201d facing the Reflecting Pond offers another convenient access point to the building.<\/p>\n With the opening of Phase IA, the main Circulation Services desk will move to the new main entrance. The library \u201cLibTech Desk,\u201d currently on the third floor, will rotate to the previous Circulation Services desk on the second floor near the original entrance. At the top of the Automated Retrieval Center (ARC) a four-story storage facility that opened in 2018 and uses robotic retrieval cranes to access up to 1.25 million printed materials, is a new reading room that provides 270-degree views of campus and 235 seats.<\/p>\n The new north entrance to the library is a gateway to exquisite new spaces on four floors of the John C. Hitt Library. However, this is not the end of the 21st<\/sup>\u00a0Century Library Project. Spring 2021 visitors to the library will see the beginning of reconstruction of the third floor. Some time early in the semester Turner Construction will start by removing ceiling tiles to allow for investigation and planning for infrastructure updates. Work will be done when students and staff are out of the library so this area will not be restricted to hard-hats only, and the third floor will remain open for the first half of the year. Third floor materials will gradually disappear into the Automated Retrieval Center (ARC). Work will also take place on the second floor at the back or the Reference Suite, Room 203 and on the first floor near the University Archives and the west stairs. The big reveal will be some time in 2022.<\/p>\n No matter which campus library is most convenient for you to access, here are the general and COVID-19 related operation details you should know to help you make the most out 色花堂 Libraries services and resources.<\/p>\n Library hours are reduced for Spring 2021 to accommodate staggered or remote work schedules. You can always\u00a0find UCF Libraries\u2019 daily hours on their website<\/a>.<\/p>\n For the latest information about returning to campus, visit UCF\u2019s\u00a0<\/em>coronavirus<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/em>Returning to UCF<\/em><\/a>\u00a0websites. Students, faculty, staff and visitors will be required to complete the\u00a0<\/em>COVID Self-Checker<\/em><\/a>\u00a0\u2014 available via the\u00a0<\/em>UCF mobile app<\/em><\/a>\u00a0or online \u2014 each day before arriving to campus.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Facilities on the main, Rosen and UCF Downtown campuses will resume operations for Spring 2021, as well as construction in the John C. Hitt Library for the\u00a021st<\/sup>\u00a0Century Library Project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":112134,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"lazy_load_responsive_images_disabled":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[5,27],"tags":[18250,18055,14918,4901],"tu_author":[],"class_list":["post-112133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-colleges","category-student-life","tag-coronavirus","tag-resources","tag-student-life","tag-ucf-libraries"],"yoast_head":"\nJohn C. Hitt Library Expansion<\/h2>\n
Construction During Spring 2021<\/h2>\n
Hours of Operation<\/h2>\n
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COVID-19 Policies and Procedures<\/h2>\n
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Checking Out Books and Printed Materials<\/h2>\n
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Technology Access<\/h3>\n
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Technology Lending Practices<\/h2>\n
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Virtual Services<\/h2>\n
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