Affiliated Organizations

Cincinnati Art Museum

The University of Cincinnati and the Cincinnati Art Museum formed a partnership to encourage greater use of the Art Museum and its collections by UC faculty and students. The partnership fosters a heightened level of engagement between UC and the Art Museum that results in a wide array of cross-institutional, multi-disciplinary programs and opportunities. Among the activities planned as part of the partnership are: library resource-sharing, internships, exhibition design, digital projects, guest lectures, and faculty and staff exchanges.

University of Cincinnati users may search for Cincinnati Art Museum materials via the UC Library Catalog. They may use museum materials on site. Hours and more information regarding the Cincinnati Art Museum are available online.

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC)

The libraries of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) and the University of Cincinnati (UC) joined forces to provide increased access to research materials for library users at both institutions. With this partnership, UC Libraries, extend “OhioLINK affiliated institution” status to CCHMC, which provides CCHMC researchers and staff with access to the more than 47 million items held by OhioLINK libraries, including thousands of electronic journals and hundreds of electronic databases. In turn, OhioLINK members throughout the state have access to the unique pediatric medical journals and books held by the CCHMC Pratt Library.

University of Cincinnati users may search for CCHMC library materials via the UC Library Catalog. They may borrow and request materials from CCHMC libraries.

The Lloyd Library and Museum

The Lloyd Library is a world class research institution that collects, preserves, and provides access for scholars and educators to published and archival materials in the areas of botany, pharmacy and complimentary medicines, and horticulture. Its outreach programs promote and encourage scholarly investigation and education based on the areas of knowledge represented in its collection areas. In 1996, the Lloyd Library and the University of Cincinnati Libraries teamed to bring information about the Lloyd's holdings into the University of Cincinnati Libraries' online catalog. This partnership has resulted in increased visibility and availability of the Lloyd's holdings to the academic and research communities as well as other interested users worldwide who are able to search the collections via the Internet.

University of Cincinnati users may search for Lloyd Library materials via the UC Library Catalog. They may use Lloyd Library materials on site. Hours and more information regarding the Lloyd Library are available online.

The Mercantile Library

Organized in 1835, The Mercantile Library is the city's senior library and one of the oldest cultural institutions in the midwest. It is a membership library supported by members' annual subscriptions, gifts, and income from an endowment fund. The name refers not to the collection but to the Library's founders who were young merchants and clerks. The Mercantile Library and the University of Cincinnati Libraries have teamed to bring information about the Lloyd's holdings into the University of Cincinnati Libraries' online catalog, making the records available to Mercantile members and researchers worldwide.

University of Cincinnati users may search for The Mercantile Library materials via the UC Library Catalog. They may use The Mercantile Library materials on site. Hours and more information regarding The Mercantile Library are available online.

Consortium Relationships

OhioLINK

UC is a founding and active member of the Ohio Library and Information Network, OhioLINK, a consortium of 88 Ohio college and and the State Library of Ohio, that work together to provide Ohio students, faculty and researchers with the information they need for teaching and research. Serving more than 600,000 students, faculty, and staff at 90 institutions, OhioLINK’s membership includes 16 public/research universities, 23 community/technical colleges, 50 private colleges and the State Library of Ohio.

Together, OhioLINK and its member libraries provide access to:

• 47.6 million books and other library materials
• Millions of electronic articles
• 12,000 electronic journals
• 140 electronic research databases
• 40,000 e-books

Students and faculty alliliated with OhioLINK institutions have the ability to electronically request items while searching the OhioLINK central catalog. OhioLINK also provides a delivery service among member institutions to speed the exchange of library items. In addition to items in the central catalog, OhioLINK member institutions enjoy access to thousands of electronic indexes and databases through the Electronic Journal Center, many of which are full-text resources, as well as thousands of images and sound recordings in the Digital Media Center.

SWON (formerly GCLC)

UC is a member of the SouthWest Ohio and Neighboring Libraries (SWON), a cooperative of area libraries organized to promote library services among and through member institutions. SWON Libraries consists of academic, public, school and special libraries in Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky.X