Recent Library Acquisitions

New Books

Charley Harper: An Illustrated Life
Introduction, interview, and photographs by Todd Oldham; all artwork, additional photography by Charley Harper.
This is a wonderful book documenting the art of a local artist recently deceased whose work has been featured at several local museums and publications. More information is available online.
Langsam, Cohen Oversize ND237 .H342 A4 2007
DAAP Library, Elephant ND237 .H342 A4 2007
Clermont College Library, Reference ND237 .H342 A4 2007

Rules of Thumb for Maintenance and Reliability Engineers
By Ricky Smith, R. Keith Mobley.
With chapter titles such as “Understanding Maintenance and Reliability,” “Predictive Maintenance Program,” and “Reliability Processes,” this books provides a general knowledge of maintenance and reliability engineering.
Engineering Library, TA168 .S57 2008

New Online

Women in Congress, 1917-2006
This authoritative volume features biographical profiles of individual Representatives and Senators. Former member profiles are arranged chronologically and are introduced by essays that explain major events in congressional and U.S. history. Profiles of the women Members of the 197th Congress are included in a separate section of the book and are arranged alphabetically.
<http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS81008>

New in Archives and Rare Books

Saengerfest Records. Ca. 1900-1931
These records were created by Cincinnatian Charles Schmidt, one of the national leaders of the German-American Saengerbund, sponsors of national saengerfest, or music festival, programs. The collection includes newsclippings, programs, and correspondence between Schmidt and other German-Americans active in the Saengerbund around the U.S.
German-Americana Collection, Accession No. GA-08-01

Clifton Town Meeting Records. 1969-2007
An addition to the holdings of the Clifton Town Meeting (CTM), one of Cincinnati’s neighborhood councils, this addition complements previous CTM materials acquired since 1977, and includes studies, reports, newsletters, financial information, correspondence, and newsclippings that document planning, historical preservation, profiles, businesses, neighborhood controversies, and events.
Urban Studies Collection, Accession No. US-07-09

Strobridge Lithography Company Calendar Cards. 1897-1916
Called the Lawrence F. and George J. Albers Collection of Strobridge Lithography Company Calendar Cards, these 114 cards measure 4.5x6.5" and were created as promotional pieces by Strobridge to advertise its nationally-renowned business of theater and circus posters. The colorful cards are extraordinary examples of art nouveau design in America. An online exhibit of the cards may be found at: http://www.libraries.uc.edu/libraries/arb/exhibits/strobridge/index.html.
Archives & Rare Books Library, Urban Studies Collection, Accession Number US-07-01

New in the Curriculum Resources Center

Darwin Henderson, Associate Professor of Teacher Education in the College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services (CECH), has donated over 400 children’s books to the Curriculum Resources Center (CRC). The donated books were among those considered in 2007 for the American Library Association’s (ALA) Coretta Scott King Book Award and for ALA’s 2008 Notable Children’s Books citation.

Dr. Henderson has served on the Coretta Scott King Book Award Jury since 2002, most recently as chair, and donated the 73 titles nominated for the award. The annual awards honor authors and illustrators whose works promote an understanding and appreciation of African-American culture and its contributions to the American Dream. Among the titles donated by Dr. Henderson to the CRC were 2007 award winners Copper Sun by Cincinnati author, Sharon Draper (book award winner), Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrated by Kadir Nelson (illustrator award winner), and Standing against the Wind by Traci L. Jones (“new talent” award winner).

As a member of ALA’s Notable Children’s Books Committee, Dr. Henderson was sent approximately 1700 titles to review from major publishers of children’s books. ALA’s Web site defines a notable book as one: “Worthy of note or notice, important, distinguished, outstanding. As applied to children’s books, notable should be thought to include books of especially commendable quality, books that exhibit venturesome creativity, and books of fiction, information, poetry and pictures for all age levels (birth through age 14) that reflect and encourage children’s interests in exemplary ways.”

“It was a joy to give those books to strengthen the current CRC collection and in appreciation for the support CECH has given me during my term on the Coretta Scott King Book Award Jury and as its chair,” said Dr. Henderson. “What better place than the CRC Library. I think it’s a perfect match.”
CRC Child Books

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