SLS1501 Textbook, Ch. 3
Questions about the UCF Library
Read pp. 46-53 FIRST, then answer these questions. Just searching for the answers will
take longer because the questions do not follow the same order as the textbook material.
1. What information do you need to go find a book on its library shelf ?
2. Can you renew library materials online?
Yes
No
3. Where in the library do you go for help finding newspapers, videos, and DVDs?
4. You know the title of a book important to your research project, but you discover the UCF Library
does not have the book. What can you do that is easier than going somewhere else or buying the book?
5. What is Academic Search Premier?
6. How do you get the Library ID number you need to connect to the library from off-campus?
7. Where can you check out a laptop?
8. The University Library currently offers ____________ databases, ____________e-books, and
approximately _____________ traditional print books. Fill in the quantities
9. Since the library catalog is on the web, you can access it even in another country.
T
F
10. If you are IN the library and you have a question about using library resources for a research paper,
where would you find someone to help?
11. The UCF Library, like most colleges and universities, does NOT use the Dewey Decimal
classification system. What classification system DOES it use?
12. Can you charge your laptop for free at the library?
Yes
No