The UC Blue Ash Library closes at 5pm Wednesday, November 26th and will re-open with normal operating hours on Monday, December 1st.
Hours details are listed on our website at http://www.libraries.uc.edu/ucba.html.
by: Heather Maloney
Author Archives: Michelle Leonard
UCBA Fun Facts: Are you a quitter?
Question: What would cause you to stop reading a book half-way through?
Heather Maloney, Library Director: Sleep and kids….I love both dearly.
Michelle McKinney, Reference/Web Services Librarian: f I can’t connect with the characters or plot or if it’s taking too long to get moving. I normally give a book 3 chapters to catch my attention.
Kellie Tilton, Instructional Technologies Librarian: Dragging plots. Or if I’m not in the right frame of mind for a certain genre. Sometimes I’m just suddenly not in the mood for a sobfest.
Lauren Wahman, Instruction Librarian: If the book isn’t catching/keeping my interest. I used to give a book the first 100 pages, now, it’s more like the first 25-50.
Rachel Lewis, Technical Services Manager: Setting my book down and starting another project. I do it ALL the time.
Chris Marshall, Public Services Assistant: Can’t relate to the characters.
UCBA Fun Facts: Favorite villain?
Question: Who’s your favorite fictional villain?
Heather Maloney, Library Director: So many, but I’ll go with the White Witch in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the witch, and the Wardrobe….Tilda Swinton really brought her to life in the movie!
Michelle McKinney, Reference/Web Services Librarian: Hilly Holbrook in The Help by Kathryn Stockett or Dolores Umbridge in Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
Kellie Tilton, Instructional Technologies Librarian: Can I say “The Man?” Like, when a group of scrappy friends go up against The Man/Authority? Okay, probably not. In that case, I currently really love President Snow from The Hunger Games. I won’t say too much – spoilers! – but he is creepy in the best way.
Lauren Wahman, Instruction Librarian: Hmm…hard to just pick one, but I’ll go with Dexter Morgan in the Dexter series by Jeff Lindsay. I guess he’s considered a villian, but he has a good side too.
Rachel Lewis, Technical Services Manager: Miranda Priestly in A Devil Wears Prada. You can consider her a villain but it depends on the day.
Chris Marshall, Public Services Assistant: Miss Breakbone from the children’s book “The Dunderheads” by Paul Fleischmen
UCBA Fun Facts: Best Reading Related Memory
Question: What’s your best reading related memory?
Heather Maloney, Library Director: I read a book about Helen Keller’s life over and over when I was a kid — I was amazed by her grit and determination. I also loved learning the alphabet in sign language in the back of the book.
Michelle McKinney, Reference/Web Services Librarian: My high-school best friend had the entire Sweet Valley High book collection and would let me borrow each book until I read the entire series.
Kellie Tilton, Instructional Technologies Librarian: Oh, man. I loved the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows release night. I was in a wedding the night the book came out. We all went and got a copy in our bridesmaids dresses (including one for the bride). I stayed up all night reading and finished just in time to make the morning brunch.
Lauren Wahman, Instruction Librarian: Visiting the used bookstore in Raleigh, NC right on Hillsborough Street, close to NC State University. I walked there every summer when I would visit my grandparents. I usually made multiple trips during my visit and would stock up on the Nancy Drew mysteries.
Rachel Lewis, Technical Services Manager: My Aunt use to read to me when I was little during the time she lived with my family. My favorite book was the Bernstein Bears.
Chris Marshall, Public Services Assistant: Reading bedtime stories to my 3 kids when they were little. I miss it so much!
Electronics Lending at UCBA Library
Were you aware that you can borrow electronics from the UCBA Library? Here’s a list of items that are available for checkout:
- Laptops with Internet access and MS Office 2013 (2 hour check-out). Click here to learn more.
- Flash Drives (2 hour check-out)
- Calculators: Graphing, Scientific and Basic (4 hour check-out)
- Headphones (2 hour check-out)
- Headphone Splitter Cable allows 2 students to simultaneously listen to media (2 hour check-out)
- Media Bags includes equipment needed to connect laptops to study room televisions (4 hour check-out)
Stop by the Information Desk to learn more.
UCBA Library Hours for Fall Reading Days
by Heather Maloney
The UCBA Library will be operating under normal hours for the upcoming Reading Days on Thursday, October 9 (7:30 am-9 pm) and Friday, October 10 (7:30 am-5 pm).
Please visit the UCBA Library Hours web page for more information.
Borrow media, popular fiction and more with SearchOhio
Quickly and easily borrow books, CDs, DVDs, and Audiobooks from SearchOhio, a consortium of over 20 Ohio public libraries.
Start your search in the UC catalog and move on to OhioLINK for additional borrowing options. If OhioLINK doesn’t have the title you’re looking for, click the SearchOhio button in the catalog search results to check availability. If another library owns an available copy, select the “Request Item” button and follow the prompts.
STEP 1: Search for an item in our catalog. If you can’t find it or all the copies of the item you’re interested in are unavailable, select the OhioLink button to expand your search.
STEP 2: If you can’t find it or all the copies of the item you’re interested in are checked out, select the SearchOhio button to expand your search to their catalog.
STEP 3: When you find the item you’re looking for click the “Request Item” button and follow the prompts for your library affiliation (U of Cincinnati), your login information (UC ID and Central Service Password) and desired pick-up location. That’s it! You’ll be notified when your item is ready to be picked up.
Click here to learn more about borrowing and returning SearchOhio items.
Questions or problems? Contact the Library by phone at 513-745-5710 or email.
Troubleshooting Blackboard Issues when Doing Library Research
Are you having problems accessing online Library resources via Blackboard? Try these simple solutions:
SOLUTION #1 – Accepting Certificates
When you are logged into Blackboard and attempting to do research via the Library website (search for articles or use a research guide), you may come across a certificate warning message in the Internet Explorer (Example 1) or Firefox (Example 2) browser such as these:
Internet Explorer Warning – Example 1
Firefox Warning – Example 2
Be sure to ACCEPT the certificate by choosing to Proceed (unsafe) [Example 1] or Continue [Example 2]
so that you can continue searching. If you do not accept the certificate, you may be blocked from accessing library resources (this also applies to any non-https link posted within Blackboard).
SOLUTION #2 – Do your library research outside of Blackboard by going directly to www.libraries.uc.edu. You should NOT see canopy.uc.edu in the website address/URL.
***Note for Faculty: You can help address this problem by creating Blackboard links that automatically open in a new window outside of Blackboard.
UC Libraries is currently working on addressing these issues to make your research process more seamless. If you have any questions, feel free to stop by the library or contact us at 513-745-5710.
UCBA Fun Facts: Audiobooks?
Question: Do you listen to audiobooks?
Heather Maloney, Library Director: Nope but keep meaning to get some. I’m usually listening to music, NPR, or my 4 year old in the car.
Michelle McKinney, Reference/Web Services Librarian: Yes! I love audiobooks. I started listening to them when I had an one-way, hour-long commute years ago and have been hooked ever since. Jim Dale (Harry Potter) is one of my favorite readers.
Kellie Tilton, Instructional Technologies Librarian: Sometimes. I’m pretty bad about paying attention to them, so that can be problematic.
Lauren Wahman, Instruction Librarian: Only on road trips.
Rachel Lewis, Technical Services Manager: No.
Chris Marshall, Public Services Assistant: Yes, but have not in awhile. Use to listen to them more when my kids were younger. Helped travel time go faster.
UCBA Fun Facts: Favorite book turned movie?
Question: What is your favorite movie based on a book?
Heather Maloney, Library Director: For fun? Clueless — as if. Action? Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. On the more dramatic side, Empire of the Sun…I saw it when I was a teenager, and I’ve been a Christian Bale fan ever since.
Michelle McKinney, Reference/Web Services Librarian: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.
Kellie Tilton, Instructional Technologies Librarian: I hate to be repetitive and all too recent, but Catching Fire keeps coming to mind. There quite a few more, though…
Lauren Wahman, Instruction Librarian: To name a few…Shutter Island and Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Rachel Lewis, Technical Services Manager: The Hobbit
Chris Marshall, Public Services Assistant: The Notebook, love that movie, and love that book!