The University of Cincinnati Libraries and the UCL Evidence Synthesis Network is offering our popular series of workshops on systematic reviews and evidence synthesis.
Students, staff, and faculty can learn about and work through various components of the review process – from protocol to data extraction – with the support of experienced librarians. We are also offering supplemental workshops on advanced searching, reviews in the social sciences, Covidence, and more!
Do you have a creative idea to support your student community? Do you love the library and have ideas on how to enhance its collections or services? The University of Cincinnati Libraries will help bring your vision to life! The UC Libraries Student Innovation Grant encourages UC students to use library resources and services to help support students and enhance our library, university and local community.
The Libraries will provide up to $5,000 to fund a pilot project that leverages library resources to address an opportunity or challenge related to student engagement, research or teaching & learning at UC.
Applications are open throughout the 2026’-27’ academic year and projects must be completed before June 2027.
Am I Eligible To Apply?
All University of Cincinnati undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to apply. Individuals, teams or groups can apply, with one member serving as the primary contact.
Proposals should identify an opportunity or challenge that can be addressed through a creative approach using or leveraging library resources. Proposals must articulate how the Libraries’ collections, services, spaces or programs will be utilized as well as how this pilot supports one of the UC Libraries’ strategic directions. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis dependent on funding availability.
What Happens If My Project Is Selected?
Grant recipients will be expected to:
Engage with UC Libraries resources, spaces, collections and/or services.
Meet with appropriate library staff members about your pilot project.
You will be asked for a line-item budget to explain what your funds will be used for. Examples of this could be supplies or materials needed for ideas like exhibitions, events, pop-up services, etc. You may use this template to construct your budget by creating a copy and uploading it to your application form.
PLEASE NOTE: We are unable to fund personal student stipends/salaries or retroactive projects. If labor is required for your project, the library will provide the paid work within the unit that will oversee your project. You must use the funds allocated to your project by the end of the academic year in which you are applying.
What If My Idea Isn’t Fully Formed Yet?
That’s okay! We’d be happy to meet with you and help you form your project application. E-mail Nimisha at nimisha.bhat@uc.edu and Erin at erin.rinto@uc.edu for any questions and assistance.
Beginning August 12, UC Libraries online ebook provider, ProQuest Ebook Central, is transitioning from Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) to the Ebook Central Reader App for downloading and reading ebooks offline. Ebook Central users currently using ADE, must download and install the new app to continue reading ebooks offline from this platform.
The new ProQuest Ebook Central Reader App provides an improved experience for downloading and reading ebooks offline. The app is available for Windows, macOS, iOS and Android devices and offers a more streamlined, user-friendly reading experience. It also includes enhanced accessibility features, such as, support for screen readers, font scaling and high-contrast display options. Other enhanced features include page-turn gestures and page synchronization for the last page read.
Need Help? ProQuest has created a Ebook Central User LibGuide to assist users in downloading and using the app.
As previously announced, OhioLINK’s Wiley Open Access (OA) publishing agreement, which allows participating institutions to support open access publishing by issuing fee waivers for a limited number of article processing charges (APCs), is expected to reach its annual cap in 2026.The last day to request APC coverage for hybrid journals will be Thursday, August 20.
What this means for UC authors publishing in Wiley journals:
Fully OA journals(no subscription access option): Beginning July 1, new requests for APC coverage at submission will not be approved. This APC coverage denial does not affect the editorial review process. Authors without coverage are responsible for funding APCs themselves following editorial acceptance in fully OA journals.
Hybrid journals (publish open and subscription access articles):The last day to request APC coverage for hybrid journals will be Thursday, August 20. Once limits are reached, authors without coverage may publish under subscription access without an APC or may pay the APC themselves (with a 10% discount) to publish open access.
Alternatively, authors may consider submitting their work to a journal that is covered by a different OhioLINK agreement. More information is available on the OhioLINK website. Contact Melissa Moreau,scholarly communications librarian,with questions and to learn more about open access options at UC. A UC Libraries LibGuide provides information on Read & Publish Deals at UC Libraries.
On June 15 Rachael Elrod, PhD, joined the University of Cincinnati Libraries as associate dean for research and instruction. Rachael comes to UC from the University of Florida’s George Smathers Libraries where she most recently served as the associate chair of departmental libraries and the director of the Education Library. Prior to the University of Florida, she served in roles at the Military College of South Carolina, University of Louisville and Louisville Free Public Library. Her scholarly record includes over 25 peer-reviewed publications and several book chapters on research topics ranging from supporting neurodivergent students, censorship and collection development. In addition to this scholarship, Rachael has been successful in obtaining over $1.3M in external funding as a part of her career. She has won numerous awards and honors, the most recent being the Distinguished Education and Behavioral Sciences Librarian Award from the Education and Behavioral Sciences Section from ALA, which will be delivered in 2026.
As associate dean of research and instruction, Rachael will collaborate with librarians and staff to develop a vision for instructional and research services at UC Libraries. As a part of that work, she will lead the overall strategy and direction of instruction and research services. Rachael will lead key initiatives in the UC Libraries Strategic Plan and will collaborate with leaders across campus to build and strengthen partnerships. With the other associate deans, she will work with librarians and staff to maximize expertise and create a cohesive user experience.
Over the years, the Archives and Rare Books Library (ARB) has acquired numerous photographs of UC’s campus, university events, student activities, and academic departments. ARB’s largest collection of photographs related to the University of Cincinnati, though, is the University of Cincinnati photographs collection. The first materials in this collection came to ARB in 1977 and the photographs were organized in what archivists and librarians often call “subject files.” This means that photos were grouped together according to subject matter. Over the years, Public Relations and ARB staff added to the collection, and over the years, due to heavy use, photographs got misfiled into the wrong subject files. Making the collection even more confusing, the collection was never fully inventoried nor was a finding aid created.
An aerial view of the University of Cincinnati’s west campus dated 1922 from the University Photographs collection.
UC Libraries is happy to welcome Sarah True as the new CECH Library Services Supervisor.
In this role, Sarah will manage fulfillment activities at the library’s info desk, supervise, hire and train student associates and lead CECH programming and engagement efforts. Part of these programming efforts will include preparing physical exhibits, displays and promotional materials that highlight CECH Library’s services and collections. She will also oversee all aspects of physical collections processing and access, including receiving and preparing new materials for users, preparing preservation requests and library collections management.
Sarah comes to us from the Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library system, where she was most recently the Supervisor of Youth Services at the Price Hill Branch. Her experiences with children and youth collections have given her a passion for literacy, specifically as it relates to dyslexia and other learning differences. In her free time, Sarah enjoys yoga, spending time outdoors and knitting, and is excited to be a part of the UC Libraries community.
Today the Archives and Rare Books Library is highlighting one of our German-Americana Collections, the Alfred Gong papers. The finding aid can be viewed online at the Alfred Gong papers.
Alfred Gong (1920-1981)
Gong, who was named Alfred Liquornik at birth, was born on August 14, 1920, in Chernivtsi, Romania (which is now part of the Ukraine) and attended the University of Chernivtsi. His education was cut short due to Soviet and then German occupation during World War II in which he was forced into the Jewish ghetto established in Chernivtsi and later the ghetto in Mogilev-Podolsk. Gong spent 1941-1944 in forced labor camps before he was able to escape to Bucharest, Romania, with forged papers. In 1946, he moved to Vienna, Austria, and finished his education at the University of Vienna. While in Vienna, Gong organized poetry readings and published poetry in newspapers.
Congratulations on the publication of your new book! How has your research practice in and around libraries and archives evolved since you were a student? Were there particular classes or opportunities during your time at NKU that prepared you for undertaking the research for this book?
Since writing my debut book, I have actually taken a position as a Programmer in the Local History and Genealogy Department at the Kenton County Public Library. That experience has significantly expanded both the resources available to me and my understanding of how to use them. I now have access to historical maps, city directories, county histories, and other reference materials that have helped me uncover stories that might otherwise have remained hidden. Through the library’s resources, including Ancestry, I have also improved my ability to locate vital records and trace individuals through historical documents.
My degree is in Public History, and of all the courses I took at NKU, I would say my archives class prepared me the most for researching and writing this book. It taught me how to navigate archival collections, evaluate primary sources, and piece together fragmented stories from incomplete records. Those skills proved invaluable when researching LGBTQ+ history, where sources are often scattered, hidden, or difficult to identify. More broadly, NKU taught me how historians think—how to ask questions, follow evidence, and remain comfortable with ambiguity when the historical record is incomplete.
The Donald C. Harrison Health Sciences Library (HSL) is pleased to announce an exciting new resource, MedOne Neurosurgery, produced by Thieme. This dynamic platform offers leading neurosurgical content designed to stimulate deep learning and to enhance teaching and clinical practice in neurosurgery and spine surgery.
Image of an angiogram with pre- and postoperative views of an internal carotid artery anterior wall aneurysm.
With a single search interface, MedOne Neurosurgery offers access to multimedia, including more than 100,000 images, 2,000+ procedural videos, board review questions, full-text eJournals, eBooks and much more, all from one intuitive interface. Users can create and customize “playlists” of their favorite content, including presentation files that can be easily shared.
