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Fabricated citations have increased dramatically recently and have sparked debates about how to address this problem within scholarly publishing. When these citations are discovered, those articles frequently get retracted. However, there is a time lag.
So what’s a librarian or researcher to do? How can we keep retracted articles out of our literature searches?
Rate of fabricated references per 10 000 papers in PubMed Central January, 2023- February, 2026, as cited in Topaz M et al. (2026) The Lancet, 407, 1779-1781
At this year’s Medical Library Association conference, I learned about a strategy in a paper session entitled, “Identifying Retractions in Systematic Review Searching” by Caitlin J. Bakker et al. In their presentation, the authors describe a multistep process to identify retracted papers using the citation manager Zotero and the LibKey Nomad browser extension paired with Covidence, the systematic review screening software.
Image of a retracted citation flagged in Zotero, from zotero.org
Zotero has a built-in feature, which automatically flags retracted articles at the item level using data from Retraction Watch. The presenters recommend running database searches and importing citations first into Zotero, followed by Covidence during title and abstract screening. They use this process first at the outset; again prior to data extraction and finally, before submitting manuscripts for publication.
UC Libraries would like to welcome Charli Muszynski to the Operations and User Services Team as the Student Outreach Coordinator. In this role, Charli will be responsible for generating ideas for and orchestrating innovative events and programming that demonstrate the value of the libraries to users and stakeholders. She will have a leading role in orientation, Welcome Week, exam weeks, and other popular UCL standards. In addition, she will be part of the operations and services team that keeps Langsam Library open and operating.
Charli comes to us from Miami University, where she worked as the Assistant Director in the Office of Student Wellness. There, she led campus-wide programming surrounding mental health and worked with peer educators to curate and disseminate information and resources to students. Before her time at Miami, she earned bachelor’s degrees in Psychology and Theater Arts from Duquesne University, and a Master’s in Health Education from Penn State University. Charli is looking forward to helping students engage with the many resources and opportunities available through UC Libraries and hopes to provide moments of connection and joy for the students and staff.
In the early 20th century the excellence of the Bar-Ray Products Company and the Kelley-Koett Manufacturing Company gave Covington, Kentucky the distinction as “X-Ray City”. While they were independent enterprises, these two Covington-based companies were instrumental in their influence on early radiology science, medical imaging, and the manufacture of radiation protective equipment.
Bar-Ray Products Company X-ray Stitching Stand, circa 1940s and Kelley-Koett Manufacturing Company X-ray machine, circa 1920 on display at the Henry R. Winkler Center for the History of the Health Professions.
The Henry R. Winkler Center for the History of the Health Professions installed an exhibit of a Bar-Ray Products Company X-Ray Stitching Stand (circa 1940s) and a Kelley-Koett Manufacturing Company X-Ray Machine (circa 1920). The radiology equipment was utilized at the Cincinnati General Hospital. The X-Ray Stitching Stand was accessioned with an attached document of operator instructions.
Informational brochure, undated. From the Center for Peace Education records at the Archives and Rare Books Library
For 30 years Cincinnati and suburban school children were given the opportunity to learn about peer mediation, conflict management, cooperative discipline, bias awareness, and diversity through the efforts of the non-profit organization Center for Peace Education.
The Archives and Rare Books Library is excited to announce that the Center for Peace Education (CPE) finding aid is now available to view online at the Center for Peace Education records.
The Saint Mary’s Hospital Collection consists of 93 ledgers of hospital information about patient admissions, patients of German heritage, births, surgical operations, intensive care unit patients, deaths, physicians in Cincinnati, Ohio and information about a tuberculosis outbreak in New York City. The hospital was founded in 1858-1859 in Cincinnati, Ohio by the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor.
St. Mary’s Hospital in Cincinnati was a historic medical institution established in 1858–1859 by the Sisters of the Poor of St. Francis on Betts and Linn Streets. Designed by architect Anthony Bley, the hospital served thousands of Cincinnati’s impoverished and German citizens. With a capacity of 325 hospital beds, St. Mary’s Hospital treated over 2,000 patients each year. The hospital was enlarged in 1860 and again in 1875. It was well-known as an important facility for emergency cases and taking care of the medical needs of Cincinnati’s West End neighborhood. St. Mary’s was supported by the contributions of the public and the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. The historic hospital closed on May 1, 1971. The Sisters of the Poor of St. Francis also shaped other healthcare organizations in the Cincinnati region, including what is now Mercy Health. The St. Mary’s Hospital Collection may be useful for research in genealogy and the social and medical history of Cincinnati in the late 19th century.
UC Libraries will be closed Monday, May 25, in observance of Memorial Day. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, May 26. We hope everyone has a safe and relaxing holiday.
Does the name Werner H. Von Rosenstiel ring a bell? If you have been inside the University of Cincinnati’s Arts & Sciences Hall, it just might. The Werner H. Von Rosenstiel Reading Room is named after a former student who donated his library to the University in 2001. His papers were later donated to the University’s Department of History by Von Rosenstiel’s daughter and were transferred to the Archives and Rare Books Library in 2024 as a part of the German-Americana collection so that the collection could be organized and made accessible for research.
Von Rosenstiel at his desk, 1964. From the Werner H. Von Rosenstiel papers at the Archives and Rare Books Library
UC Libraries is excited to welcome Heidi Reis as the new Research & Teaching Social Sciences Librarian. In this role, she will be the selector and liaison for Psychology, Sociology, and the College of Cooperative Education and Professional Studies.
Heidi comes to us from East Carolina University’s Laupus Health Sciences Library, where she worked as an Information Resources Service Librarian. More specifically, a Liaison Librarian for the Brody School of Medicine. She holds expertise in evidence synthesis methodology, including co-authorship of systematic reviews, meta-analyses and scoping reviews. In addition, she has experience as a peer reviewer for evidence synthesis journal articles.
Outside of the library, she enjoys baking, reading and hiking, and is excited to be living in Cincinnati with family nearby. Welcome, Heidi!
Voces Jíbaras is an extensive collection of jíbaro words otherwise known as jibarísmos. Jibarísmos are words that the rural people of Puerto Rico use in their day-to-day conversations. As time goes by, many of these words have been lost from Puerto Rican dialog. Mr. Oyola Cintrón delved into the research of these words and includes more than 1300 jibarísmos and their definitions in his book. This endeavor started in 1965 and was concluded in 2017. The first edition of the book was published in 2021.
The book is divided into three parts: 1. A social-historical commentary on the jibaro and their spoken word 2. The collection of jibarísmos and their definition 3. 15 short stories that use the jibarísmos vocabulary. They all cover themes including rural life, traditions, and personal growth and improvement.
This collection of history, words, and stories is the first addition to the Cohen Collection in 2026.
Painting by Samuel Ríos Cuevas, a friend of the author.
About the Author: Mr. Oyola Cintrón is a native of Naranjito, Puerto Rico and a graduate of the University of Puerto Rico with studies in education, biology, social work, and administration. He is the author of Juvenile Deliquents: Strategies for Helping Them. He is known for his professional and voluntary work. He lives in Bayamón, Puerto Rico, with his wife, Carmen Aida. They have been married for over 50 years. He has four children, six grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. His granddaughter, Mónica Gómez, attends the University of Cincinnati. UCL is proud to add Mr. Oyola Cintrón’s collection of jibarísmos, history, and tales as the first 2026 selection to the Cohen Collection.
Mr. Oyola Cintrón visited Langsam Library in May to chat about Jibarísmos and to view his book in its featured location.
Mr. Oyola Cintón adding his signature to Voces Jibaras.
About the collection: The Cohen collection is funded by an endowment gifted to the library by Julie Cohen in honor of her parents, Ralph and Dolly Cohen. It was created to start a reading room with the purpose of enriching the humanities. The titles selected represent a wide variety of disciplines and currently curated by Margaux Patel, with acquisitions and cataloging support provided by UCL’s Content Services.
