Library & Information Centre

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.

-Ana Peralta, Chief Librarian

LATEST UPDATE

Opening Hours for December 2019 & January 2020

UCC Library and Information Centre - Opening Hours/Schedule for December 2019/January 2020

*Dates*	Mondays to Thursday	*Fridays*	*Sundays*	*Study room available*
Dec 1 - 20	7:30 AM - 10:00 PM	8:30 AM - 4:30 PM	9:00 AM - 4:30 PM	Starting at 8:00 PM
Jan 2 - 11	8:30 AM - 5:30 PM	8:30 AM - 4:30 PM	CLOSED	N/A

Please note that the library will be closed effective December 21, 2019 to January 1, 2020. Students are being reminded that absolutely no eating or drinking is permitted in the Library. Students who continue this practice will be brought before the UCC's disciplinary committee for further actions/sanctions.

Regular opening hours will resume on January 12, 2020, as follows:

Mondays to Thursday	*Fridays*	*Sundays*	*Study room available*
7:30 AM - 8:00 PM	8:30 AM - 4:30 PM	9:00 AM - 4:30 PM	On Demand

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Resources

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 & Libraries

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/

Organisations

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

Contact Us
University of the Commonwealth Caribbean
Library & Information Centre
17 Worthington Avenue
Kingston 5
Email: asklibrary@ucc.edu.jm
(876) 906-3000 ext:3987 or 3989