University of Central Florida Libraries

University of Central Florida Libraries
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LocationCentral Florida, United States
TypeAcademic library
EstablishedJune 24, 1968; 56 years ago (1968-06-24)
Branches11
Collection
Size2.2 million volumes
3.2 million microfilms
43,000 subscriptions
330,000 documents[1]
Access and use
Circulation410,000 annually[2]
Population served2 million annually[2]
Members70,000+
(UCF students and faculty)
Other information
Budget$12.8 million [3]
DirectorBeau Case
Employees110[4]
Websitehttp://library.ucf.edu

The University of Central Florida's Libraries is a university library system that is administered by the University of Central Florida, a metropolitan public research university located in Orlando, Florida, United States. The system, which stretches across Central Florida, includes eleven libraries of the university and provides primary support to all academic programs.[5]

The libraries serve UCF's students and faculty, and paid memberships are available to local residents. The system includes two branch libraries, seven regional campus libraries, in addition to the main library, the Harriet F. Ginsburg Health Sciences Library at the College of Medicine, Lake Nona and a research library at the Florida Solar Energy Center.[5] As is common in research libraries, library materials are housed in a variety of locations depending upon discipline. The current Director of Libraries is Barry Baker.[6]

  1. ^ "2011-2012 Statistical Summary - UCF Libraries". University of Central Florida Libraries. Retrieved 2013-03-11.
  2. ^ a b "Facts about the UCF Libraries". University of Central Florida Libraries. Retrieved 2013-03-11.
  3. ^ "2011-2012 Budget Summary - UCF Libraries". University of Central Florida Libraries. Retrieved 2013-03-11.
  4. ^ "Facts and Figures - UCF Libraries". University of Central Florida Libraries. Retrieved 2013-03-11.
  5. ^ a b "UCF Branch and Regional Campus Libraries". University of Central Florida Libraries. Retrieved 2013-03-11.
  6. ^ "Staff Directory - UCF Libraries". University of Central Florida Libraries. Retrieved 2013-03-11.