The National Science Foundation (NSF) is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the National Medal of Science with a new online exhibit. In 1959, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation creating the National Medal of Science. President John F. Kennedy awarded the first medal to Theodore von Kármán in 1963. This new exhibit features some of the 476 men and women who have been recognized for “their outstanding contributions to knowledge in the physical, biological, mathematical, or engineering sciences,”[1] including our own Dr. Albert Bruce Sabin. Continue reading
Category Archives: UC Libraries
UC Faculty & Library Staff: Submit Your 2012 Published Works to Authors, Editors & Composers
On Tuesday, April 9, 2013, the University of Cincinnati 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 at UC, “Authors, Editors & Composers” will include a reception, presentation of selected works, a printed bibliography, and an exhibit. Continue reading
Database Provides Access to Newspapers Published by or for African Americans
Through a partnership with the Taft Collections Committee, UC Libraries has added an important primary source for the study of African American history, life, and culture: African American Newspapers, 1827-1998 Connect . Continue reading
CEAS Library celebrates National Engineers Week (EWeek)
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
The Southwest Ohio Folklore Project Is Now Available
By Molly Gullett
Over the last four months I have had the privilege to work with and organize the contents of what is now the Southwest Ohio Folklore Collection. Created by Edgar Slotkin, professor emeritus of English, as student assignments for his folklore courses, the SWOFC has documents from as early as 1974 and as recently as 2011. It features over six hundred papers on topics as diverse as nursery rhymes and epitaphs as well as prison slang and love songs. The collection also features a handful of photographs, scanned images and booklets. Housed in the Urban Studies archive of the Archives & Rare Books Library, the SWOFC is made up of an array of collections from a wide span of ethnic groups and cultures. With the impetus provided by Professor Slotkin’s donation, this body of folklore is viewed as a dynamic, sustainable collection that will be augmented in the years to come. As such, the contents make it a valuable resource for researching the diverse cultures of southwestern Ohio.
The Southwest Ohio Folklore Collection is now available for use in the Archives and Rare Books Library. A web exhibit and finding aid is also online: . http://www.libraries.uc.edu/libraries/arb/exhibits/swofc/index.html.
For more information about the collection, the Urban Studies archive, or other holdings of the Archives & Rare Books Library, please visit us on the 8th floor of Carl Blegen Library, email us at archives@ucmail.uc.edu, telephone us at 513.556.1959, or view our website.
Cecil Striker: The Man
Photo of Dr. Cecil Striker, taken Jan. 23, 1974
I recently started processing the Cecil Striker Archival Collection which began with some initial biographical research. In brief, Dr. Striker led the effort to understand and control diabetes. He was instrumental in the formation of the American Diabetes Association and served as its first president. Having a keen interest in medical history, he also helped found the Medical History Society of Cincinnati which is now known as the Cecil Striker Society. Continue reading
Plotting Coordinates = Adventures in the Subway and Street Improvements Digitization Project
By: Angela Vanderbilt
The proposed subway route crossed through several neighborhoods north and west of downtown Cincinnati, as did the street improvement projects of the 1920s – 1950s. Whether the project involved razing a bridge over the canal to make room for bulldozers or digging trenches to lay new sewer lines before paving streets, the photographers captured these streets and neighborhoods in their images, and noted the location in the majority of photographs.
As mentioned in the blog “A Changing Landscape”, negatives of the subway project have date and location information written along the outer edge. When printed, this information is not visible. But later photographs, and the majority of street improvement photographs, have this information directly within the frame of the image, which was made visible when printed. Generally located in the lower left corner, this information provides the viewer with a quick and easy point of reference. Continue reading
Need More Time to Study for Midterms?
Langsam Library to Offer Extended Hours until 2am.
After the regular Langsam hours listed below, library space only will be open for students to study until 2am during midterms. To enter the library after the regular closing time, students must do so via the 5th floor UCit@Langsam card-swipe entrance (a valid UC ID is required). Continue reading
Records Management Workshops Scheduled
By: Janice Schulz
The next Introduction to Records Management workshops will be held February 19 and February 21, 2013.
During this workshop we will discuss the benefits you will receive from efficiently managing your records, UC’s records program, your role as a keeper of public records, the definition of a “record,” how to perform records inventories, the development of records retention schedules and proper means of records disposal. Also, Alecia Trammer, Human Resources will provide information regarding the policies and procedures for maintaining personnel records.
Both sessions will be held in Blegen Library’s Marge Schott Seminar Room, room 814, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The workshops are free, but registration is required. You only need to register for one session; the same information will be presented at both.
Register here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SWB5KB7. When you see SurveyMonkey’s “Thank you for taking this survey” page your registration has been sent.
Who should attend?
These workshops are for new records officers who have not been introduced to records management at UC and existing records officers who need a refresher as well as anyone responsible for managing University records.
Would you like these workshops presented in your office? Please contact Janice Schulz at schulz.janice.rm@gmail.com or 556-1958 to schedule a custom workshop geared to the needs of your staff.
Need to Charge Your Cell Phone?
New goCharge Mobile Charging Station located in Langsam Library will keep you powered On-the-Go.
The free mobile device charging kiosk located in UCIT@Langsam allows students, faculty and staff to securely charge Apple and Android devices for free. Continue reading