For up-to-date information and the latest news, see Santa Fe College's response to COVID-19.
All of Santa Fe College, including the Library building, is physically closed. Services are available online.
Librarians are available for remote assistance while the campus is closed Monday through Thursday 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
If you have a question about library services or about any aspect of research, please use the following methods.
Chat:
The chat service is a statewide service that may be staffed by librarians from other institutions.
Online: Online Meeting Room
E-mail: reference@sfcollege.edu
Phone: 352-395-5409 (leave a message and you will receive a return call)
Text: 352-533-5545
Appointment: schedule a research consultation (appointments by phone or by Zoom)
Resource Specific Help: Tutorials
Due dates have been extended to September 8 and will be extended further if the college closure continues. Please keep materials until the campus reopens. Do not return to bookdrops.
Earlier returns will be accepted by mail. If you are graduating or transferring after this term, you may mail back your library materials to the following address:
Lawrence W. Tyree Library
3000 NW 83rd Street, Building Y
Gainesville, FL 32606
All student records will be updated when the library staff return to campus.
Items checked out from other libraries via UBorrow or interlibrary loan will have due dates extended. Please do not return to bookdrops.
You may still request articles via the Interlibrary Loan Request form. Articles will be delivered via email.
Please check with your professor about textbooks that had been on course reserve at the Library. Some may still be available for your use.
Until the college reopens and library staff can safely return to campus, the print Reserve Collection is unavailable.
Online resources continue to be available, including eBooks, streaming videos, and library databases. To log in, use your Office 365 account.
Many of these resources are being offered by publishers and vendors for a limited period of time to help students and faculty as classes transition online and physical facilities are closed.
Faculty may request library instruction by contacting their library liaison. Options for instruction include custom online library lessons, customized guides, and synchronous Zoom sessions.
Your library liaison can also discuss library resources to supplement course instruction online, including eBooks and streaming videos.
These links provide a wide variety of local and national help resources if you are struggling financially, emotionally, or otherwise.
The SF Counseling Center is available for phone and video appointments. To make an appointment with a counselor, call 352-395-5508, or email counseling@sfcollege.edu. You may also call the Alachua County Crisis Center 24/7 at 352-264-6789.