In early January 2010, Cincinnati sculptor and major DAAP Library donor, Mark Schlachter, delivered one of his works of art to be exhibited at the DAAP Library. Continue reading
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Mercantile Library in UC Library Catalog
People searching the UC Library Catalog may notice a new location on certain item records — Mercantile, which stands for the Mercantile Library.
New Link to PubMed
PubMed has a new URL!
http://proxy.libraries.uc.edu/login?url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?otool=ohuncilib
With this URL change comes a different but probably familiar button 
in the PubMed citation abstract view that tells you whether you can access the full text article.
So bookmark the new PubMed URL and if you have a ‘My NCBI’ account, update it to see the UC Article Linker button while logged into your account. To learn how go to update your ‘My NCBI’ account.
If you have any questions, please contact please contact Edith Starbuck at 558-1433 or edith.starbuck@uc.edu
SciFinder Scholar Web Version
SciFinder Scholar has moved completely to the web version at UC for the following reasons:
OhioLINK SERVICE NOTICE
Libraries Closed Jan. 18 for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
UC Libraries will be closed Monday, January 18 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday, with the exception of the Donald C. Harrison Health Sciences Library, which will be open 9am-5pm. A full list of library hours is available online.
Explore the CCM Library in Its New Location
Explore the Albino Gorno Memorial Music (CCM) Library in its new location on the 6th floor of Blegen Library.
Accessible via the grand staircase in Blegen Library, the renovated CCM Library includes a computer and listening lab, group study and microfilm rooms, areas for study and reading, and space for the library’s collections of books, periodicals, and scores.
CCM Library Open in New Location
The Albino Gorno Memorial Music (CCM) Library is now open in its new space on the 6th floor of the Blegen Library building. While the move is not yet complete, they are able to provide most services, and expect to be completely “up to speed” later next week. In the meantime, the library is open on its regular schedule, including this weekend.
To reach the CCM Library in its new location, please use the grand staircase on the 4th floor of Blegen to come to the 6th floor, where you’ll find the CCM Library entrance. Staff phone numbers remain unchanged.
Compare Ohio Hospitals
The Ohio Department of Health is now providing a web-based tool, the Ohio Hospital Compare that measures how well hospitals follow scientifically backed recommendations for care in areas such as heart attack, stroke, infection prevention, patient safety, and more. See the Business Courier article for more information about this new web-based tool.
UC student is winner in Knovel University Challenge
Aravind Ranganathan poses with his prize, an iPod nano
Aravind Ranganathan, a PhD student in Computer Science at the College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS), recently won an iPod nano by participating in the Knovel University Challenge.
The Challenge was a nationwide contest for engineering students, and required them to locate answers to technical questions using collections in the Knovel online technical resource. Knovel is a subscription product paid for by UC Libraries. Aravind won in the “Contest Within a Contest” category.
Here is the list of all winners: http://why.knovel.com/knovel-university-challenge-2009/2009-winners.html.
While not busy with his PhD studies, Aravind enjoys working as a Graduate Assistant in the Engineering Library. Congratulations!