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It is a celebration of the talent of UC faculty beyond the lecture halls and research labs. Publications of faculty spanning articles, books, edited journals, musical scores, artwork, poetry, DVDs, videos and the Web were on display at the annual Authors, Editors and Composers Reception and Program.
The event, open to invited members of the UC community, was held 3:30-5 p.m., Thursday, April 22, in the Russell C. Myers Alumni Center.
The Spring 2010 edition of Records Quarterly, the newsletter of University of Cincinnati Records Management, is now available on the records management website at http://www.libraries.uc.edu/libraries/arb/records_management/recordsquarterly.html. This issue includes articles about how you can improve your workflow processes and things you need to consider when creating records in a collaborative environment, such as committee work. Â Additionally, the final installment of our series on the history of records at UC takes us from the beginning of automated records processes in 1949 to the present.
Records Quarterly is distributed electronically via the Records Management website. Subscribers to the Records Management Listserv will receive notification of new issues automatically. You can sign up for the listserv by going to the subscription page at https://listserv.uc.edu/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A0=LIB-RECMGMT, or by sending an email to Janice.Schulz@uc.edu. Please include your name and email address and use “listserv sign-up” in the subject line.
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Professor Emerita of History Barbara Ramusack has donated her professional papers covering the years 1958-2009 to the University Archives. Ramusack began teaching at UC in 1967 and served as professor, graduate studies director, head of the Department of History, and Charles Phelps Taft Professor of History, teaching in the areas of Women’s Studies and Asian Studies, with a research focus on India. Additionally, she served on a multitude of departmental, university, and professional committees. She retired on September 1, 2009 after 42 years of service to the University. Continue reading
The Library Catalog will be unavailable on Sunday, April 18, 2010 beginning at 8:00 am for scheduled maintenance of the system. The Library Catalog will be offline for 4 hours 8:00 am to 12:00 pm on April 18, 2010. Thank you for your patience.
Electronic articles and journals will still be available online.
Looking for news on the services, collections, and people of the UC Libraries? Read Source, the University of Cincinnati Libraries newsletter for faculty, students, staff, and friends.
In this issue: one-millionth URL added to the Library Catalog, the History of the Albino Gorno Memorial Music (CCM) Library along with the celebration of their renovated, new location, and the Libraries Receipt of a Noteworthy Panama Collection.
Source is available in print throughout the libraries and online.
April 1 marked the 9th annual UC Libraries celebration of the International Edible Books Festival. Over 20 participants created edible creations such as: Animal Farm, Where is the Green Sheep?, In Cold Blood, If You Give a Cat a Cupcake, Caps for Sales, and Toxic Torts amoung other literary greats.
View images of some of the creations.
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