For the 9th consecutive year, the University of Cincinnati Libraries will celebrate the International Edible Books Festival with an event scheduled for Thursday, April 1, 2010, 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.
Author Archives: Melissa Cox Norris
Looking for a place to study during Exams?
Looking for a place to study during exams? Langsam Library begins exam hours March 12 through March 20.
Geology-Mathematics-Physics Library Now Open
UPDATE: The Geology-Mathematics-Physics Library is now open after a power outage this morning in Braunstein Hall.
HSL New Book List
Take a look at the new books that are now available at the Health Sciences Library!
A new book list will be posted on the HSL blog the first week of every month .
Announcing a new digital image collection: Alice Weston Great Houses
This collection contains over 1400 images of Cincinnati’s architectural gems photographed by environmental artist Alice Weston.
Metropolitan Museum of Art archival collections of interest to Museum Studies students
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Archives is pleased to announce that two recently processed collections are now open for scholarly research:
Durr Friedley Records, 1906-1918
Durr Friedley was a staff member of the Department of Decorative Arts of The Metropolitan Museum of Art from 1911 until 1917, serving as an assistant, Assistant Curator and Acting Curator. Records consist primarily of correspondence regarding prospective Museum acquisitions. Items of special interest include letters concerning the Museum’s acquisition of early American colonial furnishings, later displayed in the American Wing.
Finding aid: http://libmma.org/digital_files/archives/Durr_Friedley_records_b1717476.pdf
William Church Osborn Records, 1904-1953 William Church Osborn was a longtime trustee of The Metropolitan Museum of Art who also served as the institution’s Vice President, President and Honorary President. Records consist primarily of correspondence regarding all aspects of Museum operations including acquisitions, exhibitions, fundraising, buildings and trustee affairs.
Finding aid: http://libmma.org/digital_files/archives/William_Church_Osborn_records_b1717230.pdf
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Archives
The objective of The Metropolitan Museum of Art Archives is to collect, organize, and preserve in perpetuity the corporate records and official correspondence of the Museum, to make the collection accessible and provide research support, and to further an informed and enduring understanding of the Museum’s history. Archives holdings include Board of Trustees records, legal documents, Museum publications, office files of selected Museum staff, architectural drawings, press clippings, and ephemera. The Archives is accessible to Museum staff and to qualified scholarly researchers at the graduate level and above. Requests for access should be sent via email, and should include a brief summary of the research project, an outline of sources already consulted and a curriculum vitae or resume. Access is granted at the discretion of Archives staff, and certain materials may be restricted.
Website: http://libmma.org/portal/museum-archives/
Email: archives@metmuseum.org<mailto:archives@metmuseum.org>.
Street Art exhibition at DAAP Library
Street Art, an exhibition up now through May 1, 2010 at the Robert A. Deshon and Karl J. Schlachter Library for Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, celebrates the history of contemporary street art and culture.
John Knight, sculptor and DAAP School of Art Senior, exhibits works at the DAAP Library
John Knight, sculptor and DAAP School of Art senior, recently installed four works of sculpture at the DAAP Library. Continue reading
JAMAevidence Now Available
Now available, JAMAevidence is an online interactive tool designed to help students and clinicians learn the best practice of evidence-based medicine. This electronic tool provides full-text access to the content in the second edition of The User’s Guides to the Medical Literature and The Rational Clinical Examination.
Bookmark these URLs or go to the Health Sciences Library home page at http://libraries.uc.edu/hsl/ and click on EBM Resources and the letter J at the top of the page.
If you have any questions, please contact Edith Starbuck at 558-1433 or edith.starbuck@uc.edu.
Strange but True: Unusually Titled Government Documents
A Winning Combination: Wild Horses and Prison Inmates
Cooking Up Solutions: Cleaning Up with Lasagna
Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation: Are We Doing Enough?