Staff of the Gorno Memorial Music (CCM) Library have created an exhibit of the first place winners of the Paul Revere Awards for Graphic Excellence. The exhibit will be available for viewing through the end of October on the 4th floor of Blegen Library. Continue reading
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Join UC Libraries at Books by the Banks October 20
Join UC Libraries and celebrate the joy of reading and books at the 6th annual Books by the Banks: Cincinnati USA Book Festival, Saturday, October 20, from 10am to 4pm at the Duke Energy Convention Center downtown. Continue reading
Check Out HSL Tutorials on YouTube and CampusGuides!
The University of Cincinnati Health Sciences Library has a YouTube page for 
our customized instruction videos.
Subscribe to our channel today for updates on new tutorials!
Tutorials include:
- UC HSL Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery Registration
- Access UC HSL Resources from Off-Campus
- Access eBooks at the UC HSL
- Retrieve Full Text Articles Not Available at UC
UC Libraries Celebrate Information Literacy Awareness Month
What did you do in Langsam Library Today?…#infolit
October is Information Literacy Awareness Month. Comment to this post to share with us what did in the library today. Did you use another of our 10 libraries? If so, which one? Continue reading
Celebrate the Power of Literature and Read a Banned Book
The #3 Most Challenged Book in 2011: The Hunger Games trilogy, by Suzanne Collins. Reasons: anti-ethnic; anti-family; insensitivity; offensive language; occult/satanic; violence. Continue reading
Celebrate the Power of Literature and Read a Banned Book
The #7 most challenged book in 2011: Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley. Reasons: insensitivity; nudity; racism; religious viewpoint; sexually explicit. Continue reading
1st Fridays at 4
Have you ever thought of auditioning for the TV show Survivor? Continue reading
UC Libraries Celebrate Information Literacy Awareness Month
October is Information Literacy Awareness Month
On October 1, 2009, President Barack Obama issued a proclamation establishing October as National Information Literacy Awareness Month. Information literacy, or the ability to find, evaluate, and use information effectively, is key in preparing students for being actively involved in a democratic society and seeking highly skilled jobs. Information literacy skills lay a solid foundation for lifelong learning. Continue reading
Celebrate the Power of Literature and Read a Banned Book
Banned Books Week is Sept. 30 – Oct. 6
Banned Books Week is an annual observance from the American Library Association’s (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) that celebrates the First Amendment right of the freedom to read. Continue reading
New HSL Classes!
Three new classes have been added to the regular HSL class schedule: Google Tips and Tricks , Citation Management Overview, and Prezi. Come try out one of these new classes as well as any of our other regularly scheduled classes! A full schedule with times and descriptions is available online at http://webcentral.uc.edu/hslclass/.
- Google Tips and Tricks: In this class, students will learn to use Google for more than searching online. The course will cover advanced Google search tips, Google Reader to help manage your online reading, and several other Google tips and tricks.
- Citation Management Overview: Learn about free and for-fee options available at UC and online. This session will introduce students to RefWorks, EndNote, Zotero, and Mendeley.
- Prezi: Looking for a new presentation software? Make your presentations more visually exciting with Prezi, a web-based presentation software.