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Primo: The UCF Libraries Catalog

Primo Search is the default tab on the Libraries' homepage that allows researchers to locate books, multimedia (e.g., DVDs, CDs, streaming videos), journal titles, and other materials owned by the UCF Libraries.

 

Simple Search:
  • To locate UCF materials only, change on the drop-down menu labeled "Available Now: Online and On Shelf," to "Library Catalog."
  • "Everything in Primo" searches the statewide catalog for all Florida publicly-supported university and college libraries (e.g., University of Florida, Florida International University).
  • Primo is not recommended as a tool for locating journal articles, as it encompasses roughly only  50% of the UCF Libraries' journal databases; instead, use a subject-specific database to identify journal articles on a topic.
  • Use keywords or any words to search for topics. Try using two or three of the most significant words from the topic for which you are searching. A keyword search will find all occurrences of a word in a library catalog or a database. What follows are some examples of keyword searches:
    • music wom#n [finds: music AND woman or women, occurrences of all words]
    • child* [finds: child, child's, children, children's]
    • music theory [finds: both words, with "and" implied between words]
    • "music theory" [finds: phrase; must enclose with quotations]
    • city OR cities [finds: either word – must type OR in uppercase]
    • city NOT cities [finds: city only – must type NOT in uppercase]
Primo Search Box Library Catalog

 

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ARC: Automated Retrieval Center

Over 80% of the UCF Libraries materials (e.g., books, DVDs, Blu-rays) have been transferred into the Automatic Retrieval Center, or ARC for short. The ARC is located behind the Hitt Library and it is not accessible to patrons. All materials in this guide that have been designated "Main Library ARC General Collection" are in the ARC. Therefore, materials located in the ARC need to be requested. Here's an overview of how that process works.

Note in the examples above that every title says "Available at UCF ARC Main..." To initiate a request, click on the title look for the "Sign in to see request options" on the record page. For example: 

We can see from this record that the item is in place and available to be requested by clicking the sign in option where you'll enter your NID and your NID password. Once you do that, you'll be directed to a page to complete your request:

The final step is to select a pickup location from the menu:

Then submit your request. Requests placed during hours of operation are generally filled in 15-20 minutes. You'll receive an email notification once your book is ready and it will be held at the location you selected for one week.

For more information about the ARC, see this guide, which includes a video of the ARC in action.

Film and Digital Media Call Numbers

Most materials in the UCF Libraries are arranged according to the Library of Congress Classification System. Most titles dealing with film and motion pictures will be found in the PN 1993-1999 ranges. Titles on the topic of digital media production are usually locatetd in the QA 76.76 range, while the social aspects of digital media, gaming, and the like will found in the HM 851 range.

Selected Series

Published by the British Film Institute, the BFI Film Classics series "introduces, interprets, and celebrates landmarks of world cinema. Each volume offers an argument for the film's 'classic' status, together with discussion of its production and reception history, its place within a genre or national cinema, an account of its technical and aesthetic importance, and in many cases, the author's personal response to the film" (publisher's description). Currently, the UCF Libraries have 134 titles from the series. Among the titles available are the following:
  • 8 1/2 = Otto e mezzo (Main Library ARC General Collection PN 1997 .O77 M54 2008)
  • The Birds (Main Library ARC General Collection PN 1997 .B475 P35 1998)
  • Chinatown (Main Library ARC General Collection PN 1997 .C46447 E28 1997)
  • Citizen Kane (Main Library ARC General Collection PN 1997 .C51173 M85 1992)
  • Cléo de 5 à 7 (Main Library ARC General Collection PN 1997 .C6442 U54 2008
  • Double Indemnity (Main Library ARC General Collection PN 1997 .D6553 S35 1992)
  • Lawrence of Arabia (Main Library ARC General Collection PN 1997 .L353 J33 2007)
  • The Manchurian Candidate (Main Library General Collection PN1997.M363 .M37 2002)
  • The Night of the Hunter (Main Library ARC General Collection PN 1997 .N5213 C35 2000)
  • Night of the Living Dead (Main Library ARC General Collection PN 1995.9 .Z63 H47 2008)
  • Seven Samurai (Main Library ARC General Collection PN 1997 .S4726 M44 2002)
  • Singin' in the Rain (Main Library ARC General Collection PN PN 1997 .S5133 W67 1992)
  • The Sound of Music (Main Library ARC General Collection PN 1997 .S63373 F55 2015)
  • Star Wars (Main Library ARC General Collection PN 1997 .S65943 B76 2009)
  • Sweet Smell of Success (Main Library General Collection PN 1997 .S895 N37 2010)
 
This series, published by the University Press of Mississippi, collects interviews with the world’s most celebrated filmmakers. Currently, there are 136 titles in the series. Among the titles available are the following:
  • Agnès Varda (Main Library ARC General Collection PN 1998.3 .V368 A5 2014)
  • Akira Kurosawa (Main Library ARC General Collection PN 1998.3 .K87 A3 2008)
  • Billy Wilder (Main Library ARC General Collection PN 1998.3 .W56 A5 2001)
  • Charlie Chaplin (Main Library ARC General Collection PN 2287 .C5 A3 2005)
  • The Coen Brothers (Main Library ARC General Collection PN 1998.3 .C6635 C64 2006)
  • Federico Fellini (Main Library ARC General Collection PN 1998.3 .F45 A3 2006)
  • Francis Ford Coppola (Main Library ARC General Collection PN 1998.3 .C67 A3 2004)
  • Fritz Lang (Main Library ARC General Collection PN 1998.3 .L36 A5 2003)
  • Jean Renoir (Main Library ARC General Collection PN 1998.3 .R46 A3 2005)
  • John Waters (Main Library ARC General Collection PN 1998.3 .W38 A3 2011)
  • Orson Welles (Main Library ARC General Collection PN 1998.3 >W45 A5 2002)
  • Stephen Spielberg (Main Library General Collection PN1998.3.S65 A5 2000)
  • Terry Gilliam (Main Library ARC General Collection PN 1998.3 .G55 A3 2004)
  • William Friedkin (Main Library ARC General Collection PN1998.3.F75 W55 2020)
  • William Wyler (Main Library ARC General Collection PN 1998.3 .W95 A5 2010)

Other Catalogs of Interest

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Searchable by keyword for the full text of some books, magazines, and newspapers.
 
A catalog of library collections from the U.S. and around the world. It is the world's most comprehensive bibliography, with millions of records for books, periodicals, and other materials in 370 languages and covering information from 4,000 years of knowledge. It includes RLIN (Research Libraries Information Network) catalogs and the Union List of Periodicals.