Please Note: UC Libraries will be closed Monday, May 30 for Memorial Day, except for the Health Sciences Library which will be open from 9am-5pm.
In addition, Langsam Library will be open May 29, Noon – 10pm.
A complete list of library hours is available online.
Just last year, the University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital came together to celebrate the 50th anniversary of April 24, 1960. Why was this date so important? Sunday, April 24, 1960, is also known as “Sabin Sunday,” which was the first public distribution of the Sabin oral polio vaccine in the United States. This took place right here in Hamilton County, Ohio!
Advertisement for Sabin Sundays in the Cincinnati Enquirer, 1960
One document I found (of many) referring to this massive undertaking was a copy of an advertisement from the Cincinnati Enquirer, which was published on Sabin Sunday. Called the “Children’s Crusade,” from April 24-May 11, children could receive a free oral polio vaccine from doctors and clinics around Cincinnati and the surrounding area. This effort was sponsored by the Academy of Medicine of Cincinnati, the Cincinnati Pediatrics Society, the Southwestern Ohio Society of General Physicians and the Cincinnati Board of Health. I love the photograph of Dr. Sabin administering the vaccine because this is the way many of that generation remember receiving the vaccine. Continue reading
Polio is a devastating disease that is currently found in four countries in the world – Afghanistan, India, Nigeria and Pakistan. However, this wasn’t always the case. Throughout the 20th century, polio was a disease that caused much anxiety and fear among parents all over the world. This disease was most likely to affect young children and caused paralysis, which could lead to death.
Dr. Sabin in his military uniform
During the mid-20th century, several researchers were trying to find a way to prevent more children from being affected by polio. One of the front runners, Albert B. Sabin, developed the oral polio vaccine for this purpose. Much of the research for this vaccine was done here in Cincinnati, and one of the first trials for the oral polio vaccine in the United States was held in Hamilton County. Continue reading
Join the Albino Gorno Memorial (CCM) Music Library Wednesday, June 1 at 8:30pm to enjoy Canto Beneventano: Medieval Chant from Santa Sofia Benevento. The concert will be performed by Ensemble 1521 with the CCM Early Music Lab directed by CCM’s Matthew Peattie. Come early at 7:45 for a pre-concert talk by Sarah Bereza.
Read Source, the UC Libraries newsletter for faculty, students, staff, and friends.
This volume celebrates the 10th anniversary of our newsletter. To mark this important milestone, the cover has been redesigned to bring more attention to the cover image. And what a perfect image to highlight this issue than that of our grand, new sculpture found in Langsam Library – Triceracopter.
The second in the Life of the Mind lecture series on the theme “technology” is scheduled for Tuesday, May 10 at 3:30-5pm in the Russell C. Myers Alumni Center. Free and open to the UC community and public, Life of the Mind features interdisciplinary conversations with UC faculty around a one-word theme. Each quarter, there are two Life of the Mind sessions with three “thought provocateurs” contributing to each session. Each scholar provides a 15-minute talk followed by audience Q&A.
This 90 day trial is for the Scientific & Medical ART (SMART) Imagebase; a collection of 20,000+ high quality illustrations and animations depicting anatomy, physiology, surgery, diseases, conditions, trauma, embryology, histology, and other health science topics.
SMART Imagebase users may download images for educational, non-commercial use in lectures, presentations, slide shows, web sites and more. Common types of visual presentations include PowerPoint™ shows, handouts, poster sessions, and interactive Flash animations.
Please let us know what you think; should the Health Sciences Library subscribe to the SMART Imagebase?
We appreciate your feedback. edith.starbuck@uc.edu or leslie.schick@uc.edu
The Health Sciences Library has a 90 day trial for Ebscohost’s Nursing Reference Center. Included in the Nursing Reference Center are sections where you can search or browse for diseases and conditions, skills & procedures, drug information, patient education, practice resources, or continuing education opportunities.
Please take a look and let us know if we should subscribe to this resource. Nursing Reference Center
Please provide feedback to: Edith Starbuck or Leslie Schick
Thank you!
The 25th annual Authors, Editors and Composers reception and program was held Tuesday, April 12, in the Russell C. Myers Alumni Center. At the event, UC Libraries honored 250 faculty members and their 340 creative and scholarly works published in the year 2010. Participating faculty members represented every UC college plus the Career Development Center, the Division of Professional Practice, the Institute for Policy Research, the Office of Research, and the Libraries.
As many of us have already found out, The New York Times started charging frequent users for online access starting March 28th, 2011. (Non-subscribers are limited to 20 articles per month).
However, there is good news for those of us who love to start the day with browsing The New York Times online or checking on the news over lunch break. The University of Cincinnati Libraries are continuing to provide access to The New York Times online content through the ProQuest database. Select content from 1980 to present is also available through Factiva and Lexis-Nexis Academic. Historical content, from January 1923 to five years ago, is available online via ProQuest Historical Newspapers.