Announcing the Redesigned UC Libraries Website

redesigned libraries homepage

Check out the redesigned Libraries website scheduled to launch Thursday, Aug. 15.

Some of the new features and upgrades of the UC Libraries website redesign include:

  • updated look and feel and an uncluttered homepage
  • refreshed, user-centric content under the categories of: “Find, Request, Borrow,” “Special Collections,” “Research and Teaching Support,” “Spaces and Technology,” “About” and “My Accounts”
  • tabbed search box located prominently front and center at the top of the homepage, allowing users to search for articles, books, journals and databases much more quickly and easily
  • ability to search Research Guides by subject via the homepage
  • call-outs for Special Collections, Digital Technologies & Innovation and Library as Place
  • library news and links to information such as the Strategic Plan, Progress Report, Staff Directory and more.

Included in the redesign are all college and departmental (C&D) library web pages from the Archives to Rare Books Library to the Henry R. Winkler Center for the History of the Health Professions, as well as the Clermont College Library and UC Blue Ash College Library web pages.

While the starting web address of the site remains the same – www.libraries.uc.edu, the navigation and content within the site has changed, so update any links or bookmarks you may have to the site. And while great care was taken to be accurate, if broken links or missing content are discovered, contact Team Dynamix.

Reduced Hours on July 12, 2019

by Heather Maloney
closed for maintenence sign
The UCBA Library will have reduced hours on Friday, July 12th from 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. due to facility maintenance.  We will resume our regular Summer hours on Monday, July 15th at 8a.  Please visit our hours webpage to view all UCBA Library hours, including holidays and any exceptions to our regular schedule.

UCBA Library Closed for Independence Day

by Elizabeth Sullivan

Happy 4th of July graphicThe UCBA Library will be closed on Thursday, July 4th for Independence Day.  We will resume regular summer semester hours on Friday, July 5th at 8 am.  Please visit our UC Blue Ash Library Hours page to view all of our hours, including holidays and any exceptions to our regular schedule.

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Celebrate National Library Week With Us!

by Michelle McKinney

national library week graphic

National Library Week, April 8 – 12th, is underway and we’d love for you to join us! Take part in any or all of the fun activities scheduled this week!

Strong Communities Giving Campaign

You chip in, and we’ll chip in! Donate personal care items for the 100,000 individuals in need served by St. Vincent de Paul. If you fill the blue bin in the library with donations, we’ll fill it with bags of delicious chips the following week as a thank you!
Accepted donations: Shampoo, Conditioner, Deodorant, Bar soap, Toothbrushes and Toothpaste.
Each personal care item donated can get you $1 off your library fines up to $15! Stop in for details.

Other fun activities

Snag your own UCBA student-designed button giveaway by stopping by the information desk. Guess How Many Bookworms contest. Winner gets a ½ gallon jar of gummy worms! Free candy Friday!
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Love Your Library Button Design Winner

by Michelle McKinney

student button contest winner, Sarah Burton, poses with her prize and winning button design

2019 Button Contest Winner, Sarah Burton

Congratulations to Sarah Burton, the student designer of the winning 2019 National Library Week Button Contest. Her black and white, “Love Your Library” design was chosen by library staff in a blind review. She won bragging rights and  UC Blue Ash College mug filled with goodies.

Stop by the library information during National Library Week to snag a button for yourself!

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UCBA Faculty Share Research at 2nd Lightning Talks

by Lauren Wahman

The UCBA Library hosted its 2nd Faculty Research Lightning Talks on Thursday March 28.  This year’s event showcased a variety of research projects via short, 15 minute presentations.  UCBA faculty and staff enjoyed light refreshments, had the opportunity to learn about research outside of their disciplines, and ask thoughtful questions during the Q&A’s.

Faculty Lighting Talk presenters

(L-R) Ruth Benander, Ornaith O’Dowd, Amy Miller, Patrick Owen

Lighting Talk Presentations

Ruth Benander | Professor | English & Communication
Barriers and Supports: Demographic Patterns and Student Perceptions in Comp and Comm Courses

Ornaith O’Dowd | Assistant Professor | History, Philosophy & Political Science
The Ethics of Microaggressions

Amy Miller & Patrick Owen | Associate Professors | Biology
Blending Ecological, Microbiological, and Molecular Techniques to Create Multifaceted Undergraduate Research Projects