Fun, Food, & Library Finds: Langsam Makeover

Have you heard about Langsam Connect, a series of fun events at Langsam Library on the third Thursday of each month? Students had a great time in September creating collages of the book jackets that now wrap the columns in Langsam Library. See for yourself how much fun we had!

designHope you will join us for our upcoming event “Library Makeover: Langsam Edition” on Thursday, October 16, at 3 PM at Langsam Library by the Triceracopter. Over afternoon snacks we’ll brainstorm the future of library design from the student perspective.

Please contact Pam Bach if you have any questions.

See on Thursday at 3 by the Triceracopter!

 

 

Tape, Paper, Scissors

By: Pam Bach

Hmmm, what to do with book jackets removed from items in the Cohen Enrichment Collection when the books are sent to the stacks to make room for new titles?  Pondering this question while looking out at the 4th floor of Langsam Library and seeing the less-than-attractive concrete columns, inspiration hit — let’s create collages of the book jackets to wrap the columns! To make it even more fun, let’s inquire  about a donation of Duck Tape from ShurTech, where Madeline Aerni, a Library peer mentor, was interning this summer.

This proved to be the perfect activity for launching this years’ Langsam Connect event series, Fun, Food and Library Finds. Using tape, paper, and scissors, students created 4’ x 11’ collages from book jackets and Duck Tape, all while enjoying an afternoon snack in the Library. Watch the video capturing the fun, food, friends, and library finds!

Stop by Langsam and check the out the wrapped columns on the 4th floor. You will likely find a book title and call # that you will want to check out and take home with you.

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UC Libraries Welcome International Students

 This year UC Libraries were honored to participate in UC’s first International Conference for incoming international students. Planning for the Conference was a huge collaborative effort and we enjoyed working with many present_hollycampus partners under the leadership of UC International. Graduate students Holly Zhang and Yu Mao and UC Alumna Ankita Singh, who have been active users of libraries and wanted to let new students know how libraries can enhance their academic success, prepared a great interactive PowerPoint presentation. Even though the library session was offered at the same time as the sessions on internships, housing, being a TA, and other important topics, we got a great interested audience, who actively participated and asked good questions. More students stopped by the Libraries’ table at the Resource Fair. They got to meet librarians Rosemary Franklin and Olga Hart and doctoral student Holly Zhang, introduce themselves, and ask questions in an informal setting. Some students used our interactive exhibit to learn more about plagiarism and finding help with plagiarism avoidance.

isor_langdeskOn August 18 Langsam Library hosted a fun, hands-on orientation session for international undergraduates. The students were pleasantly surprised to hear Dean Xuemao Wang’s welcome in English and Chinese followed by greetings in various languages from the UC international community. Led by friendly and energetic SOLs, the students learned a lot about UC Libraries in just an hour and a half.

We hope that UC Libraries will be home away from home for our international students. Once again, welcome! We are very happy to see you at UC and looking forward to helping you with your learning and research. We also hope to see you at library events.

 

Many people from UC Libraries and beyond contributed to making the library orientation for international students a success. Lots of thanks to everyone to everyone who helped! This brief video shows how much we had. Please join us next year!

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 Olga Hart

Chat Service Ending

UC Libraries will be ending the OhioLINK KnowItNow chat service as of May 6.  If you would like to ask an online question you can

  • email a subject librarian
  • fill out the “Ask a Reference Question” form
  • for immediate assistance you can use the public library chat service via your local public library or the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County (http://www.knowitnow.org/).

Thank you very much.

Posted by Debbie Tenofsky

 

It Is Time to Welcome Chinese Year 4712

Chinese New Year 2014

4712 (or 2014) is the year of the horse

January 31 will ring in Chinese Year 4712. Chinese New Year is the most important of the Chinese festivals.

Many traditions and and rituals associated with the celebration of the Chinese New Year are observed not only by the Chinese but by other nationalities as well, from the Far East to America and Europe.

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Discovering Countries and Cultures at UC Libraries

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On November 15 UC Libraries hosted an event focused on exploring  countries and cultures. Librarians Pam Bach and Olya Hart engaged students in planning the event. During brainstorming sessions students suggested discussing the phenomenon of culture shock and sharing what surprised, puzzled, or scared them when they came to the U.S. At the suggestion of Srinivasa “Sid” Thatham, President of the Indian Students Association, we started the event with the video American culture shock for international students, which inspired a lively discussion. Continue reading

The Right Thing to Do: Maintain Academic Honesty

During the month of October designated as National Information Literacy Awareness Month UC Libraries invited students to think about scenarios that have to do with the ethics of using information. At the end of the month we posted the following scenario:

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A few responses suggested reversing the time. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to be able to do that?! While we are waiting for the invention of the time machine (if you are working on it, please let us know), let’s look at some other suggestions. Continue reading

The Right Thing to Do: Master Safe Practices for Writing Papers

During the month of October designated as National Information Literacy Awareness Month UC Libraries invites students to think about scenarios that have to do with the ethics of using information. A couple of weeks ago we posted the following prompt:

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(These are just a few responses we received).

We have asked Dr. Cynthia Nitz Ris, Associate Professor at the Department of English and Comparative Literature, to comment on your responses. Here are her thoughts: Continue reading