February 2009

| A monthly bulletin regarding library electronic resources, collections, and services |

A NEW ONLINE COLLECTION AVAILABLE FROM THE DIGITAL PROJECTS WEB SITE

C. Szwedzicki: The North American Indian Works
http://digitalprojects.libraries.uc.edu/szwedzicki/index.asp

C. Szwedzicki: The North American Indian Works is a collection of 364 images and 6 texts. Between 1929 and 1952, C. Szwedzicki, a publisher in Nice, France, produced six portfolios of North American Indian art. The publications were edited by American scholars Oscar Brousse Jacobson, Hartley Burr Alexander, and Kenneth Milton Chapman. Many of the images were published as pochoir prints, which are similar in appearance to silk screen prints. These works represent original works by 20th century American Indian artists. Important documentation of the Battle of the Little Big Horn is provided in the reproduction of the now lost ledger art of Amos Bad Heart Bull.

The contents of this collection are drawn primarily from holdings of the Archives and Rare Books Library, University of Cincinnati Libraries, but also include materials from the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County and the Yale Collection of Western Americana.

Searchable PDF versions of the text of the six portfolios are available online, as well as an introductory essay by Janet Catherine Berlo, Professor of Art History and Visual and Cultural Studies at the University of Rochester.  The essay includes links to images and can be used as a navigational tool to the collection.

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WEB VERSION OF SCIFINDER NOW AVAILABLE

The University of Cincinnati now has access to the Web version of SciFinder Scholar, which provides access to Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) databases, including CAplus (a database of chemical literature and U.S. and foreign chemical-related patents), CASREACT, and the Registry database from Chemical Abstracts Service. SciFinder Scholar includes journal articles, book chapters, patents, conference proceedings, technical reports, substance database and dissertations covered in Chemical Abstracts, as well as articles currently being indexed, book reviews, and biographical information.

Each user will need to register and create a user name and password to login. Below are the links to register and sign on. Once registered, users can access SciFinder Scholar from anywhere. Please contact John Tebo, Head of the Chemistry-Biology Library, at john.tebo@uc.edu or 556-1494 with any questions.

First Time Users - Connect to Register
Registered Users - Connect to Sign On
View a demo of the web version of SciFinder.

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UC FACULTY - SUBMIT YOUR 2008 PUBLISHED WORKS TO PARTICIPATE IN "AUTHORS, EDITORS & COMPOSERS."

On Thursday, April 23, 2009, the Libraries will once again recognize the publishing and creative accomplishments of UC's faculty at the annual "Authors, Editors & Composers" event. Scheduled for 3:30pm in the Russell C. Myers Alumni Center, "Authors, Editors & Composers" will include a reception, presentation of selected works, a printed bibliography, and an exhibit.

To submit your works published in 2008 for inclusion in "Authors, Editors & Composers," visit www.libraries.uc.edu/information/aec to complete an online form.

For more information, visit www.libraries.uc.edu/information/news/index.html. Contact Melissa Cox Norris at melissa.norris@uc.edu or by phone at (513) 556-1558 with any questions.

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REMINDER - ACCESS THE CHRONICLE ONLINE

The Chronicle of Higher Education
http://proxy.libraries.uc.edu/login?url=http://chronicle.com

The UC Libraries provide online access to The Chronicle of Higher Education to UC faculty, staff, and students. To access The Chronicle online, simply visit www.chronicle.com from any UC on-campus connection or through UC remote access. Online access is also available via a link from the catalog record for The Chronicle of Higher Education in the Library Catalog. Online access includes the full text of the current issue, statistical data about everything from faculty salaries to campus crime, a chronological listing of articles by date from 1995, a searchable archive of issues back to 1989, and more.

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Library electronic resources are accessible to University of Cincinnati students, faculty, and staff from any UC on-campus connection or through UC remote access. More information on UC remote access is available online at www.libraries.uc.edu/information/access.html. If you have any problems logging in, e-mail libhelp@uc.edu or call Library Help at 556-1994.