The University of Cincinnati Libraries have been awarded a $15,900 Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Minigrant from the State Library of Ohio to digitize copies of The Cincinnatian, UC’s yearbook, for the period of 1951-2006.
A previous LSTA grant provided for the digitization of The Cincinnatian from 1894-1950, viewable on the Web at http://digitalprojects.libraries.uc.edu/cincinnatian/. This second project will complete access to all issues of the yearbook via the Web.
On exhibit on the 4th floor of Langsam Library, Starring the Queen City, celebrates books and films set in Cincinnati. In such books as Suzi Sinzinnati, Jazz Bird, and Beloved, and films such as Rain Man, Eight Men Out, and The Mighty, Cincinnati is either featured or plays a prominent role in the story.
UC Libraries are welcoming new students to the university with a library orientation session in Langsam Library from 9:30-10:30am, June 29 through August 12.
During this time, new students tour the library, learn about the Libraries website, how to print in the libraries, watch a short video in the STRC, and visit UCit@Langsam.
UC Libraries will be closed Sunday, July 4th and Monday, July 5th for Independence Day, except for the Health Sciences Library, which will be open on July 4th from noon-6pm, but closed July 5th.
Effective June 11, the College of Applied Science (CAS) Library will be closed to the public so that the CAS Library collections and services can be merged with the existing Engineering Library (to be called the CEAS Library), located in Baldwin Hall.
It is a celebration of the talent of UC faculty beyond the lecture halls and research labs. Publications of faculty spanning articles, books, edited journals, musical scores, artwork, poetry, DVDs, videos and the Web were on display at the annual Authors, Editors and Composers Reception and Program.
The event, open to invited members of the UC community, was held 3:30-5 p.m., Thursday, April 22, in the Russell C. Myers Alumni Center.
Looking for news on the services, collections, and people of the UC Libraries? Read Source, the University of Cincinnati Libraries newsletter for faculty, students, staff, and friends.
In this issue: one-millionth URL added to the Library Catalog, the History of the Albino Gorno Memorial Music (CCM) Library along with the celebration of their renovated, new location, and the Libraries Receipt of a Noteworthy Panama Collection.
Source is available in print throughout the libraries and online.
For the 9th consecutive year, the University of Cincinnati Libraries will celebrate the International Edible Books Festival with an event scheduled for Thursday, April 1, 2010, from 12:30-1:30pm in the 5th floor lobby of Langsam Library. The Libraries are seeking people interested in creating an edible book for the viewing and consuming enjoyment of those in attendance at the event.
People searching the UC Library Catalog may notice a new location on certain item records — Mercantile, which stands for the Mercantile Library.
UC Libraries will be closed Monday, January 18 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday, with the exception of the Donald C. Harrison Health Sciences Library, which will be open 9am-5pm. A full list of library hours is available online.
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