Honoring UC's Authors, Editors & Composers

UC authors enjoy the exhibited works Photo by Christen Barbercheck

“Authors, Editors & Composers 2004” recognized a record 276 works submitted by 233 faculty from every UC college plus three divisions. The works produced by UC faculty vary in scope, subject, and medium. Many were co-authored by colleagues both within and outside UC, evidence of the strong sense of collaboration that prevails at the University. While the majority of the works were books and journal articles, there were also CD-ROMs, musical recordings, paintings, poetry, Web sites, posters, a patent, even a quilt.

“University Libraries is honored to recognize the publishing accomplishments of UC’s faculty,” said Victoria Montavon, dean and university librarian. “I’m thrilled with the increase in participation. Last year 137 faculty submitted published works and this year we increased that number by almost a hundred.”

At the event, four publications were presented by faculty authors. These works, selected to represent the wide scope of subjects and disciplines included in “Authors, Editors & Composers 2004,” were:

• “Listening Begins at Home” presented by Chris Allen and Andrea Dixon of the College of Business
• “A Randomized Trial Comparing a Very Low Carbohydrate Diet and a Calorie-Restricted Low Fat Diet on Body Weight and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Healthy Women” presented by Bonnie Brehm of the College of Nursing
• “The Long Way Home” presented by Roger Collins of the College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services
• Irish Immigrants in the Land of Canaan presented by Arnold Schrier of the McMicken College of Arts and Sciences.

Also among this year’s submitted works were: Luster, a book of poetry by Don Bogen of the McMicken College of Arts and Sciences; a collection of tuba music called Tennessee Tech Pride performed by the College-Conservatory of Music’s Timothy Northcut; and Seaside: A Town by Design, a CD-ROM created by Karen Monzel of the College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning. The submissions covered local topics such a Cincinnati’s Over-the-Rhine by Kevin Grace and Tom White, both of University Libraries, but works also spanned the globe such as the College of Applied Science’s Solveiga Rush’s book Mikhail Eisenstein: Themes and Symbols in Art Nouveau Architecture of Riga, 1901-1906, which is printed both in English and Latvian.

Everyone may enjoy a sampling of the submitted works in an exhibit now on display on Langsam Library’s 4th and 5th floors, April 28 through June 13. In addition, the complete “Authors, Editors & Composers 2004” bibliography of celebrated works is available online at.

“Authors, Editors & Composers 2004” is sponsored by the Friends of University Libraries. This group of library donors supports University Libraries in providing excellent research collections and quality service to the University of Cincinnati. In addition to “Authors, Editors & Composers,” the Friends also fund exhibits and a public lecture series each year that draws attention to UC collections and faculty.

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