by Lauren Wahman
Summer has arrived! And, that means incoming freshman and transfer students are here!
Orientation at UC Blue Ash College is now in full swing Continue reading
Author Archives: Michelle McKinney
Congratulations on 5 Years of Service
UCBA Librarians Serving Our Community
Lauren Wahman, Heather Maloney and Kellie Tilton
UCBA Librarians participated in the second annual UC Serves event held on Friday, May 8, 2015. This year’s activities began with the UC Serves Kick-Off event
where participants learned more about their projects, met team leaders and other team members and picked up t-shirts and goodie-bags.
Heather Maloney and Kellie Tilton at Musekamp Family Hope Lodge. Photo credit: Katelyn Hainline
Library Director Heather Maloney and Instructional Technologies Librarian Kellie Tilton joined a team of 5 other UC faculty and staff to do some spring cleaning at Continue reading
Library Study Room Scheduling Back Online
by Heather Maloney
The UCBA Library online study room scheduling system (LibCal) is now back online. For the most part, users will notice user-friendly enhancements such as a responsive web page design that adjusts to devices of all screen sizes. The other significant new feature is the requirement to login Continue reading
Congrats Grads!
UCBA Library Learns About Student Vets
Jill Cochran, Dave Frese and Marisa Oehlhof
Each semester, the UC Blue Ash Library Faculty and Staff take part in a diversity awareness session in order to learn how to better serve the our community and the unique needs of our users. On Friday, May 1st, VetSuccess on Campus Counselor Jill Cochran, UCBA Coordinator of Veteran Student Affairs Dave Frese and Assistant Professor and Rally Point rep Marissa Oehlhof shared useful information about our student veteran population and tips on how the library might provide better services to them.
UCBA faculty and staff learn about student veterans
To learn more about student veterans at UC and UCBA check out these sources:
- UCBA Veterans and Military Student Services: www.ucblueash.edu/veterans.html
- UC Veterans Programs & Services: www.uc.edu/aess/vps.html
Library Study Room Scheduling Offline During Break
by Heather Maloney
The UCBA Library online study room scheduling system (LibCal) will be unavailable beginning Monday, May 4 at 10a. The new version of LibCal will be available on Monday, May 11 at 8a and more details about user enhancements and access will be communicated at that time. In the meantime, reservations can be made by stopping by the Library Information Desk or calling the Information Desk during library open hours.
As a reminder, faculty and staff can book library study rooms during breaks and summer sessions only. During fall and spring semesters only students may book library study rooms.
Celebrating National Library Week at UCBA Library
UCBA Library Faculty & Staff celebrating in style.
The UCBA Library had a great time celebrating National Library Week (recognized April 12-18, 2015). Many thanks to our UCBA community for stopping by for treats and participating in our related activities.
UCBA Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works Activity.
Matching Game: Visitors matched UCBA faculty to seven scholarly and creative works ranging from books and a journal article to poetry and 3D art. Farheen Asif completed the activity and was drawn from one of two students who completed it correctly. See the correct answers at the end of this post.`
Research Revelry: Research comes in all shapes and sizes (as noted on the sweet treats). Visitors shared their favorite tips and tools as well as their most recent Google searches. See the gallery for images of various NLW 2015 activities and items.
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Answers to the UCBA Faculty Scholarly & Creative Works Activity:
- Collective Bargaining and the Battle of Ohio: The Defeat of Senate Bill 5 and the Struggle to Defend the Middle Class / John McNay
- Fetal Waters / Rhonda Pettit
- Black Holes as Gravitational Atoms / Cenalo Vaz
- The Dental Hygienist’s Guide to Nutritional Care / Cynthia Stegeman
- Developing Faculty Learning Communities at Two Year Colleges: Collaborative Models to Improve Teaching and Learning / Sue Sipple and Robin Lightner
- One Small Town, One Crazy Coach: The Ireland Spuds and the 1963 Indiana High School Basketball Season / Mike Roos
- Frictionless Object / Ted Ferdinand and David Hartz
UCBA Library Extended Hours for Exam Week
The UCBA Library will have extended exam week hours on Sunday Continue reading
Browse and Borrow Books for the National African American Read-In
UCBA students, staff and faculty are invited to participate in the 26thannual National African-American Read-In. The goal of the NAARI is to make the celebration of African American literacy a traditional part of Black History Month activities. This year, the National African-American Read-In will be observed at UC Blue Ash College on Tuesday, February 24, 2015 from 11:00am – 1:00pm in Walters 100.
During the event, volunteers read aloud a short passage by an African-American author. Information about the national event, a list of recommended readings, and the volunteer registration form can be found on the National African American Read-In Guide at http://guides.libraries.uc.edu/ucba-naari. Be sure to stop by the UCBA Library to browse and borrow suggested titles in the UCBA Library’s periodicals area near the entrance.
We look forward to seeing you there!