The Marcotte Library’s hosting an online, asynchronous event for its student, faculty and staff to familiarize themselves with OneSearch & their library. Participants who complete the event assignments will have the opportunity to enter a raffle for a stuffed bearcat and their favorite candy. Details of the event can be found in GetInvolvedUC.
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Reserving Marcotte Library Video Conferencing Rooms
Based on student feedback, the Marcotte Library has upgraded its reservation system for the video conferencing rooms. Each room now features a tap display screen communicating whether the room has an upcoming booking and allows users to self-reserve as they enter.
This upgrade enables the rooms to now be open and easier to access. Students can also easily book the rooms in advance through Microsoft Outlook. More information about how to use these rooms can be found in our FAQs:
Fall 2025 Events at Marcotte Library
This upcoming fall semester, the Marcotte Library has many exciting opportunities for you to engage with us! You can find a full list of our planned events in GetInvolvedUC. Some highlights that may interest you:
- Discover OneSearch & Your Library is an asynchronous, online event held during the first two weeks of school.
- Edible Books will be a way to show your love a books and baking or enjoy some delicious treats in the library during Banned Books Week.
- Finding & Using Sources Workshop will be held near midterms and finals to help you prepare for an upcoming research assignment.
More details on these events and other events are available on Bearcats Landing or GetInvolvedUC.
Space Updates 2024-2025 in Marcotte Library
Since the Fall 2024 semester start, Marcotte Library has been making changes to its spaces based on student feedback. This year, the library has completed the following projects:
- Installed new lighting on the 2nd floor
- Added sound panels to soften sounds between study rooms on the 2nd floor
- Replaced chairs in the study rooms on the 2nd floor to be more comfortable
- Added videoconferencing options and room bookings for the 1st floor collaboration rooms
- Relocated the Learning Commons from the 2nf floor Quiet Study to the 1st floor
- Painted the stairwell door to the 2nd floor to help it stand out
- Refreshed student artwork displays on the 1st floor
- Added moveable laptop desks throughout the library
- Upgraded a PC station on the 1st floor to support CAD software
There will be more exciting updates to come in the next year too! Be sure to stop in to enjoy these new features.
Quiet Floor Quest at UC Clermont
In Fall 2023, the UC Clermont Learning Commons joined the Marcotte Library space on the 2nd floor. After a year and half of the collaboration, we’ve heard your feedback! The 2nd floor of the library will return to a quiet study space. Learning Commons activities and sessions will now be held on the 1st floor, which will make it easier to access and allow for the noise that accompanies group activities.
Open study space will still be available on the 1st floor. If space should be tight, the second floor will be available. Check in for Learning Commons activities will now occur at the front desk. To help increase visibility of the upstairs study space, UC Clermont will be hosting the Quiet Floor Quest through January 24.
Locate 5 hidden bearcats in the library who each have secret word to share with you. Submit the hidden message in our online form to show you found each of the wily bearcats. Participants in the scavenger hunt will be in raffle for stuffed bearcat of their own with other UC swag.
Online Meeting? Reserve Clermont’s Video Conferencing Rooms
UC Clermont’s Marcotte Library now has video conferencing rooms available to students. Two group rooms on the first floor now include a new mounted display with a built-in camera and microphone. You can sign in to the display using a mouse and keyboard available at the front desk or connect your laptops to the display to host your meeting. The rooms can be reserved online through our website or through the QR codes posted on the doors.
The rooms remain first-come, first-served when no reservations have been made at least 1-business day in advance. Just stop by the front desk to have the room unlocked!
UC Clermont Marcotte Library, 2023-2024
The last year was another great one. Some top highlights from the year:
- Naming the library in honor of Frederick A. Marcotte, UC Clermont’s first librarian
- Welcoming the Learning Commons onto the 2nd floor
- Deploying a public access computer for community members to access online library resources
- Offering a faculty workshop on integrating the libraries in Canvas with UC Blue Ash
- Reviving pre-pandemic events, such as Pi Day and Edible Books.
For more highlights and photos on the Marcotte Library @ UC Clermont’s year, view our Sway report.
Spring Semester Review for UC Clermont
This spring, we had many exciting things happening in the Marcotte Library @ UC Clermont.
- Our first floor upgraded the computers, including installing a public access computer for visitors.
- Faculty in our ATIP program began the work in replacing their traditional textbook with affordable materials.
- We partnered and offered exciting events for everyone, such as the Women’s History Month series, Poetry Readings, and more.
This summer we hope to make more facilities changes based on feedback from our student survey. Keep an eye for these changes in the Fall semester!
Cougar PAWS for a T-Shirt
Cougar PAWS (Personalized Assistance With Searching) Research Appointment will make finding sources more efficient and easier with higher quality results. Work with your Frederick A. Marcotte librarian at UC Clermont to get the best materials for your upcoming research assignment. Schedule your appointment to meet in the library or online. Those who attend their PAWS appointment for a research assignment will receive a UC Clermont t-shirt.
Semester in Review at UC Clermont
Fall 2023 was one for the books at UC Clermont. Here were some of the highlights:
- There were several events in the library with Edible Books, SpanishPalooza, and a Poetry Reading.
- Three faculty were granted the Alternative Textbook Incentive Program opportunity, and one earned an OhioLINK Affordable Learning grant.
- Our library became named as the Frederick A. Marcotte Library.
- The Learning Commons joined our space on the second floor.
- Cougar PAWS offered t-shirts to students who met with a librarian about their research.
With such exciting happenings, Spring semester will surely be just as great!