Special & Area Studies Collections
Our department is home to substantial holdings of rare print, maps, archives, and manuscripts, as well as interdisciplinary collections pertaining to geographical, national or cultural regions. Our materials and personnel advance the University’s research mission and spark the minds of its students.
what’s new
The NBC Peacock Has No Place In Viet Nam
Piecing together the story of one of the hundreds of artifacts in UF’s Bob Hope Collection.
Congratulations to our Undergraduate Fellows!
A new generation of research projects started in SASC’s collections this year.
The Cutting Edge
A new exhibit examines the engineering challenges of building the Panama Canal.
New Video
Preserving Pop Culture:
UF’s video team interviewed Jim Liversidge about the history of our popular culture collections and our work preserving them
our spaces
Reading Room Hours
Our reading rooms are operating on slightly reduced hours during Summer 2023.
For holiday and intersession hours please see, https://ufl.libcal.com/hours.
Map & Imagery Library (First Floor)
8am – 6pm Monday – Thursday
8am – 5pm Friday
Email mapsref@uflib.ufl.edu for research assistance.
Grand Reading Room (Second Floor)
9am – 5pm Monday – Friday
Email special@uflib.ufl.edu for research assistance and to make a research appointment.
Judaica Suite (Second Floor)
By Appointment, email rjefferson@ufl.edu
LACC Reading Room (Third Floor)
8am – 6pm Monday – Thursday
8am – 5pm Friday
Email lacref@uflib.ufl.edu for research assistance.
our department & building
Our Department
Who We Are
We promote, preserve, and grow our collections to create new knowledge from old.
Our Building
Smathers Library
A landmark of learning on the UF campus.
contact us
Directory
Special and Area Studies Collections Faculty and Staff
