Library and Information Centre
The library is a platform for self development, a gateway to knowledge and a catalyst for the imagination.”
- Tony Blair, Former British Prime Minister
Mission Statement
The mission of the UCC Library is to effectively provide staff, faculty and students of the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean with relevant resource materials for effective support of the institution's teaching, learning and research programmes.
Librarian's Message
Our role is to ensure that all patrons receive the very best customer service possible. It is important to us that your experience with the library be a rewarding and pleasant one; and we therefore strive to make this so. We welcome your suggestions in terms of library materials and ideas so please do not hesitate to let us hear from you. Our team is always ready to serve you with a smile. We appreciate your support and thanks for using the services of the UCC library.
Library Opening Hours:
Mondays - Thursdays 7:30am-8:00pm / Extended to 10:00pm during exam period
Fridays: 8:30am - 4:30pm
Closed on Saturdays
Sundays: 9:00am - 4:30pm
Available resources at the UCC Library:
- Books
- Journals
- Past Papers
- Student Final Projects
- Subject Guides/Pathfinders
- CDs/DVDs
- Databases
Electronic Resources
- EBSCO: http://search.ebscohost.com
- Ebrary: http://site.ebrary.com/lib/uccjm (Please contact the library for username and password.)
Free Resources
E-Books
- http://archive.org/index.php - Largest digital library to download E-books
- http://www.openculture.com/free_textbooks - 160 Free Textbooks
- http://www.textbookrevolution.org/index.php/Main_Page - Student run site for free textbooks
- http://www.flatworldknowledge.com - Free and open college textbooks
- http://www.gutenberg.org/ - Over 40,000 free E-books
- http://books.google.com/ - Millions of free E-books you can preview or read
- http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/ - Over 1 million free E-books to read and download
- http://openlibrary.org/ - Free Literature E-books
- http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/ - Free classic literature, philosophy, science and medicine E-books
- http://www.thefreelibrary.com/ - 20,174,731 articles and books
- http://www.bartleby.com/ - Encyclopedia of world history and Harvard classics:
- http://www.bibliomania.com/ - Literature with over 2,000 classic texts
- http://www.springeropen.com/books - E-books from Springer
E-Journals
- http://www.doaj.org/ - Full text scholarly journals covering many subject areas
- http://www.wileyopenaccess.com/view/index.html - Fully open access journals from Wiley
- http://www.hhrjournal.org/index.php/hhr - Health and Human Rights Journal from Harvard University
- http://www.oxfordjournals.org/oxfordopen/ - Full text journals from Oxford University Press
- http://www.biomedcentral.com/journals - 243 peer reviewed open access journals
- http://www.ergobservatory.info/ejdirectory.html - Peer review journals in Education
- http://www.springeropen.com/journals - Journals from Springer
Databases:
- http://search.ebscohost.com - EBSCO
- http://site.ebrary.com/lib/uccjm - Ebrary
Please contact the library for username and password - http://www.eric.ed.gov/ - Selected articles on Education
- http://www.jstor.org/ - Selected articles on all subjects
- http://www.eclacpos.org/cdl/cdl.asp - Caribbean Digital Library
- http://carilaw.cavehill.uwi.edu/default.aspx
Libraries:
- National Library of Jamaica
www.nlj.gov.jm - Jamaica Library Service
http://www.jls.gov.jm - Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/
- http://www.worldbank.org/ - World Bank
- http://www.imf.org/external/index.htm - International Monetary Fund
- http://www.unicef.org/ - UNICEF
- http://www.undp.org - UNDP
- http://www.who.int/en/ - WHO
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BOOK DONATION ...
Professors Dennis J. Gayle and Bernadette Warner handed over the book "Coral Reefs: Tourism, Conservation and Management" to the UCC Library & Information Centre. Both Gayle and Warner are contributing authors of the chapter titled: "Strategic Caribbean Coral Reef Tourism Management". |
Contact Us
University of the Commonwealth Caribbean
Library & Information Centre
17 Worthington Avenue
Kingston 5
Email: asklibrary@ucc.edu.jm
906-3000
