UC Libraries, an organizer of Books by the Banks: Cincinnati USA Book Festival, is proud to announce the 2012 Poster Debut Kick-off event on Thursday, September 20 at Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Rookwood Pavilion. Continue reading
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Current Trials for AccessPediatrics, AccessPhysiotherapy, and More, Now in One Location
Be part of the acquisition decision-making process – visit the new HSL: Trials for New Electronic Resources guide. This new guide will house the free trials of the electronic resources currently under consideration for acquisition. Each trial includes a brief survey so you can add your voice to the decision-making process.
The electronic resources currently under consideration are the following:
- AccessPediatrics: on trial until October 10, 2012
- AccessPhysiotherapy: on trial until October 10, 2012
- AccessSurgery: on trial until October 10, 2012
- Counseling and Therapy in Video: on trial until October 28, 2012
- Nursing Reference Center: on trial until October 31, 2012
We value your input. Please take a look at the resource(s) under consideration that interest you and fill out the surveys. Thank you.
The Albert B. Sabin Digitization Project: The Evolution of Facial Hair
By Mary Kroeger Vuyk, Sabin Project Student Assistant
[Sabin Archivist’s Note: This week features the first blog post on the Sabin project from Mary Kroeger Vuyk, one of our new student assistants. Mary is pursuing a Master of Library Science degree from Clarion University. Previously she has worked in the Winkler Center as an intern, processing the UC Public Relations Collection. She will be blogging on different Sabin-related topics as we work on the project. Please give Mary a warm welcome by reading her posts! -SB]
While rearranging several photos albums as part of the Albert B. Sabin digitization project, I ran across the Certificate of Citizenship for a very young Albert Sabin. This certificate reveals that the 23 year old Albert Sabin gained United States Citizenship on April 15, 1930.[1] While the certificate shows other important information about Dr. Sabin, such his height, weight, address, and marital status at the time of naturalization, a photo on the certificate also reveals another interesting detail – Albert Sabin was into facial hair. But, as I continued to look through the photos, I realized that as Dr. Sabin changed, so did his whiskers. Continue reading
Dr. H. J. Heimlich Project: Working with Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong’s recent death has brought him and his work back into the spotlight once again. Much attention is rightfully paid to his great accomplishments as an astronaut, especially the Apollo program and his walk on the moon. He has been called an “American Hero” more times than anyone count but despite all of that grandeur, in his own mind Armstrong remained “…a white-socks, pocket-protector, nerdy engineer, born under the second law of thermodynamics, steeped in steam tables, in love with free-body diagrams, transformed by Laplace and propelled by compressible flow”. 1
The HARP Group: Neil Armstrong, George Rieveschl, Henry Heimlich and Edward Patrick.
Photo courtesy of Kevin Grace
CampusGuides Access Slow
Please note that our vendor for CampusGuides, Springshare, is experiencing issues with their servers that are causing our Subject/Research Guides to load very slowly if at all. Springshare is working to remedy the problem as soon as possible.
You can keep up with updates via their Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/springshare
Free Trial: Nursing Reference Center
On trial until October 31, 2012, the Nursing Reference Center (NRC) provides a user-friendly point-of-care resource intended for staff nurses, nurse administrators, nursing students, and nurse faculty. It delivers the best available and most recent clinical evidence and knowledge on conditions and diseases via a nursing-specific graphical interface.
The Nursing Reference Center free trial includes:
The Albert B. Sabin Digitization Project: The Case of William Brebner
A 1969 letter from Professor Ernest Borek to Dr. Albert Sabin, which is quoted below.
Throughout the redaction process, I have been asked by many people how we select what should be removed from letters and other documents prior to publication of the materials online. It’s quite a complicated process! A way to approach this question is to discuss things we typically would not remove from letters. One illustration of this concept is through the case of Dr. Sabin’s colleague, Dr. William Brebner.
First, a bit of explanation, just in case you are unfamiliar with the Sabin project. As an archivist, it is part of my “Code of Ethics” to follow principles of “Access and Use” and “Privacy.”[1] Because of the nature of the materials within Sabin project, these principles can come into conflict with each other. Continue reading
Fall LIFE OF THE MIND Lecture Series Kicks Off September 18
UC faculty to focus on the theme “Security.”
The fall “Life of the Mind” lecture series will kick off Tuesday, September 18 from 3:30-5pm in the Russell C. Myers Alumni Center. “Life of the Mind” features interdisciplinary conversations with UC faculty around a one-word theme followed by audience Q&A and a reception with light refreshments. Continue reading
1st Fridays at 4
First Year Students, join us on September 7, 4:00 to 5:30pm on the 4th floor of Langsam Library by the Triceracopter sculpture, for the inaugural “1st Fridays @ 4.” Continue reading
Libraries Closed Labor Day
Most UC Libraries will be closed Monday, September 3, for Labor Day, except for the Health Sciences Library, which will be open 9am to 5pm. The list of library hours is online.