For the 10th year, the University of Cincinnati Libraries will celebrate the International Edible Books Festival with an event scheduled for Thursday, April 5, 2012, from 12:30-1:30pm in the 5th floor lobby of Langsam Library. The Libraries are seeking people interested in creating an edible book for the viewing and consuming enjoyment of those in attendance at the event. Continue reading
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OhioLINK Access Tip
OhioLINK is a wonderful resource for Ohio students, faculty, and researchers. Thousands of electronic journals, e-books, images, videos, and sounds are available from anywhere at any time. That’s especially true when you are on campus. But when you’re off campus, the OhioLINK authentication process may slow down the ease of access.
Access Tip: bypass the OhioLINK authentication process by logging into the UC proxy server instead, then go to OhioLINK.
The Albert B. Sabin Digitization Project: "Useful to Mankind"
April 24, 1957 - This letter from Dr. Sabin endorsed Dr. Dulbecco for the John Scott Award.
I read a recent New York Times obituary of Dr. Renato Dulbecco, a Nobel Prize winning virologist. In 1975, he and his colleagues received the award “for their discoveries concerning the interaction between tumour viruses and the genetic material of the cell.”[1] Although most knew him from his cancer research, Dr. Dulbecco’s earlier research was an important piece of Dr. Sabin’s oral polio vaccine puzzle. The work that they completed together was mentioned in a previous blog post called “A Polio Research Collaboration.” Continue reading
Source, UC Libraries Newsletter Available
Want to Know the Latest in Library News? Read Source, the UC Libraries newsletter for faculty, students, staff, and friends.
This volume announces the availability of the papers of Theodore M. Berry in the Archives and Rare Books Library. Berry (1905-2000) was the first African American mayor in Cincinnati, served the Lyndon B. Johnson presidential administration in civil rights programs, and was an active attorney for the NAACP. The Berry papers, acquired by the UC Libraries many years ago, were able to be fully processed through a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission of the National Archives. The materials are now available for research and teaching. Continue reading
Documenting a Lifetime of Service: The Papers of Theodore M. Berry Now Available
By Kevin Grace, UC Archivist and Head of the Archives and Rare Books Library
Theodore M. Berry (1905-2000) was a key figure in American civil rights in the 20th century, a man who marked his life with a formidable sense of justice. From the 1930s, when he graduated from the University of Cincinnati with bachelor’s and law degrees, until his death just before a new century, Berry worked tirelessly to promote racial harmony and served with distinction in President Lyndon Johnson’s programs for civil rights during the 1960s.
Three decades ago, Berry donated his papers to the University of Cincinnati where they are housed in the Archives and Rare Books Library.
New HSL CampusGuides: Nursing, Pharmacy, and Health Information Management
Three more CampusGuides have been published! Nursing, Pharmacy, and Health Information Management are “hot off the press”.
The transition to CampusGuides is well underway. The Health Sciences Library “Electronic Resources” topics are moving to the more user-friendly, robust CampusGuides interface during the 2011-2012 academic year. Experience the new and different look and feel. CampusGuides incorporate search boxes, RSS Feeds, embedded media, surveys and can be easily accessed on mobile devices.
More topic guides will be coming soon. As the topics transition to CampusGuides some will appear in the old interface and some in the new. The links on the Electronic Resources page will be changed to lead directly to the new topic guide as they are developed.
We look forward to your feedback and suggestions to help make these topic guides as useful as possible.
OhioLINK Notice
OhioLINK will be switching to a new book delivery vendor in early March. This change may lead to minor delays in service as a new system is put in place. If you anticipate needing library materials at that time, we recommend allowing extra time to receive your requests. Questions? Please contact a librarian.
Requesting an Article Using the Online Request System ILLiad
If UC does not have the article you want, request it through ILLiad, the online request system.
Benefits:
- Login using your UC central login.
- Fill out a profile once and ILLiad will supply your information for all future requests
- Able to track requests by logging into ILLiad
- Able to revise citations and re-submit requests, or cancel requests electronically
- Able to request an article on the spot when searching a database via the UC Article Linker button.
Key to a seamless process: Continue reading
The Albert B. Sabin Digitization Project: New Display in the Winkler Center
By Megan Ryan, Sabin Project Student Assistant
The Sabin family is seen here with the street sign that is currently on display in the Winkler Center. (This photograph originally appeared in the Cincinnati Enquirer on 29 April 2000.)
The newest display case in the Henry R. Winkler Center for the History of the Health Professions features a small portion of the multitude of accolades deservedly presented to Dr. Albert B. Sabin. The display is titled “Highlights of Dr. Albert B. Sabin’s Awards and Honors,” and it features plaques spanning the years of 1960-1987. Dr. Sabin is highlighted as the recipient of the honors from the American Jewish Literary Foundation, Associacão Médica de Santos, the Pan American Medical Society, the Ohio Senior Citizens Group, Associacão “A Hebraica” de São Paulo, the American Legion, and the Tokyo Society of Medical Sciences and Faculty of Medicine, to name a few. Continue reading
Authors, Editors & Composers
UC Faculty — Submit Your 2011 Published Works to Authors, Editors & Composers
The annual “Authors, Editors & Composers” event is scheduled for Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 3:30pm in the Russell C. Myers Alumni Center at UC. University of Cincinnati Libraries will once again recognize the 2011 publishing and creative accomplishments of UC’s faculty with a reception, presentation of selected works, a printed bibliography, and an exhibit.