Libraries today are more than repositories for books and other resources. As the heart of the campus, community, or school, libraries are deeply committed to the places where their users live, work and study.

Librarians work with students, faculty, small business owners, the public and many others to discover what their communities needs are and meet them. Whether through offering e-books and technology classes, materials for English-language learners, programs for job seekers or those to support early literacy, librarians listen to the community they serve, and they respond.

The CEAS Library serves the UC College of Engineering and Applied Science by providing an extensive research collection of 180,000+ Books, 70,000+ E-Books, 35,000+ E-Journals, as well as Expert Reference assistance, Study Spaces, a beautiful Reading Room and Art Collection, and an Info Commons computing space.

Engineering Library (now CEAS Library), ca. 1938.

The CEAS Library is celebrating National Library Week with a special display on the History of the Library as well as items authored by Alumni and Faculty of the College.

First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April.

For more information, visit the College of Engineering and Applied Science Library at the University of Cincinnati, 850 Baldwin Hall, call 513-556-1550 or see the library’s Web site: http://www.libraries.uc.edu/libraries/ceas/.

EWeek display in Reference Area

Celebrate Awesome!  is the 2013 theme for National Engineers Week, also known as EWeek.  The College of Engineering and Applied Science Library is celebrating EWeek with some special displays.

Enjoy a variety of books on engineering careers, on display in our reference area.

For even more resources, refer to our Reference Guide on careers in engineering: http://guides.libraries.uc.edu/engineeringprofession

CEAS Student Tribunal is hosting a number of fun and informative events this week: http://tribunal.uc.edu/eweek/events or on Twitter: @UC_EWeek

Zach Evans, winner in the Knovel University Challenge

Zach Evans, a senior majoring in chemical engineering (CEAS), is one of the weekly winners in the Knovel University Challenge. 

This challenge requires students to research engineering and science questions using the e-books and property databases that are part of the Knovel system.  Zach correctly answered all questions, and was thrilled when he was announced as one of the winners. 

Zach began using Knovel at the advice of one of his chemical engineering professors, and he looks forward to using Knovel to answer future research questions.

Note: once you access a link, scroll down to view a list of included titles.

• Fire Protection Engineering and Emergency Response
• Optics & Photonics
• Welding Engineering & Materials Joining

Knovel contains e-books and interactive data sets for science, engineering, and related areas: sustainable energy, pharmaceuticals, textiles, and operations management.

This month’s featured resource: New “archive” online access back to volume 1 for Elsevier book series in engineering, physics, and astronomy (over 1,000 volumes!).

New book lists from the previous 12 months available at www.libraries.uc.edu/libraries/ceas/books/index.html