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UC Libraries Make Cooperative Engineer Available Online
The University of Cincinnati Libraries have digitized Cooperative Engineer, a quarterly publication produced by students and alumni of UC’s College of Engineering from 1921 to 1975.
Accessible via http://digitalprojects.libraries.uc.edu/cooperative_engineer/, each scanned issue of Cooperative Engineer can be viewed in its entirety. The issues are also searchable by keyword and by phrase. In addition, viewers of the collection can browse by issue cover.
President Williams visits the DAAP Library
On Wednesday, November 4th, newly inducted University President, Gregory Williams, paid a visit to the Robert A. Deshon and Karl J. Schlachter Library for Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP Library).
During his visit, President Williams enjoyed viewing the artists’ book Global University, part of DAAP Library’s special collection of nearly 400 artists’ books. The one-of-a-kind book is an examination of both the story of one immigrant to the US and the University of Cincinnati’s globalization plan. Written and created by DAAP student Anne Catherine Yu See, Global University spoke to the interests of the President, who is the author of Life on the Color Line: The True Story of a White Boy Who Discovered He Was Black. President Williams was raised partially in Virginia, where he attended an all-white school. However, he discovered that his father was biracial and had a white father and black mother. President Williams, his brother, and his father later moved to a predominantly black neighborhood in Indiana, and Williams was not accepted by black relatives because of his white heritage and was ostracized by whites for his black ancestry. As a result of his childhood experiences, President Williams now holds a special interest in diversity issues and matters of civil rights.
He was also able to view the DAAP Library’s collection of over 340 snow globes – the many New York snow globes were a favorite after his tenure as President of City College, New York. President Williams left DAAP library with a charge to bring in a new snow globe from Indiana, the state where he attended high school after moving from his home state of Virginia.
Veterans Day Observance
A reminder that UC Libraries will be closed Wednesday, November 11 for Veterans’ Day with the exception of the Donald C. Harrison Health Sciences Library, which will be open 9am to 5pm.
SATURDAY DISRUPTION TO E-JOURNALS
PLEASE NOTE: Serials Solutions has scheduled a system upgrade for this coming Saturday, October 24. This upgrade is scheduled to begin at 3:01 AM Cincinnati time and will take anywhere from 2 to 6 hours, but most probably just 2 to 3 hours total. So all systems should be back up by 9:01 AM at the latest. Systems affected will be the Serials Solutions e-journal portal (A-Z list of journals), ArticleLinker, and OneSearch.
Books by Herta Mueller, Winner of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Literature, in the UCL Collection
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2009 was awarded to Herta Müller. See a biblilography of works by and about Herta Müller in Langsam Library Collection.
NATIONAL INFORMATION LITERACY AWARENESS MONTH, 2009
In his October 1 address President Barack Obama declared October 2009 as National Information Literacy Awareness Month. In his statement he said,
“In addition to the basic skills of reading, writing, and arithmetic, it is equally important that our students are given the tools required to take advantage of the information available to them. The ability to seek, find, and decipher information can be applied to countless life decisions, whether financial, medical, educational, or technical.” See the complete text of the proclamation.
The University of Cincinnati recognizes information literacy as “an essential skill that supports each of the baccalaureate competencies and must permeate every component of the General Education Core.” Continue reading
Join us for Books by the Banks
Join nationally known authors Jennifer Weiner, Garth Stein, and Jeannette Walls along with local favorites Greg Rhodes, Ellen Schreiber, and Thayne Maynard to celebrate the joy and reading of books at Books by the Banks: Cincinnati USA Book Festival, Saturday, October 17, 10am-4pm, Duke Energy Convention Center.
The day-long festival will feature over 80 regional and national authors, book signings, author panels, and activities for the entire family to enjoy. All events are free and open to the public.
Freedom without Walls! Exhibits to Commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall
November 9, 2009 marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. In commemoration of this important world event, the University of Cincinnati Libraries have created two exhibits on display through fall quarter in the Walter C. Langsam Library.
Portraits in Civil War Medicine
Brutal images of Civil War battle aftermath illustrate what soldiers on both sides of the conflict faced. However, the role of the healthcare professional on the battlefield is often overlooked. Those who tended to the wounded, sick, and dead made use of the tools and techniques available in a heroic effort to save as many men as possible and aid the Union or Confederate causes. A new exhibit on display in the Henry R. Winkler Center for the History of the Health Professions hopes to give a voice to the overlooked healthcare professionals of the Civil War. Continue reading