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Just in Time for Exams. Stress Less Events @ Langsam Library

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Take a time out from studying with Triceracopter for some fun and creative activities on:

  • Wed, November 30: 3:30 to 5:00 p.m.
  • Thurs, December 1, 3:30 to 5:00 p.m.

Sponsored by Student Wellness Center, Campus Ministry at St. Monica-St. George and the Women’s Center.

Recharge, Refresh and Breathe

Need a BREAK!  Reboot with a 10-minute session of deep breathing and gentle stretching.  Studies show that mediation and yoga breaks are most effective at boosting productivity so join the circle, relax and get back to work with a fresh perspective.

Sessions will be offered by Kimber Andrews, Assistant Director of CET&L on:

  • Tues, November 29 at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. 5 p.m. & 8 p.m.
  • Tuesday December 6 at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. 5 p.m. & 8 p.m.

Victorian Gingerbread Village Coloring Banner

Bring some color to the gingerbread village banner.

  • Begins Thurs, December 1, next to Starbucks.

Who Let the Dog In?

Take a break from your studies and come meet Dozer, Labrador in the K-9 Unit of UC’s Public Safety Department.

Mon, December 5: 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.

Writing Assistance at the HSL during the Winter Months

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Writing assistance in the HSL Informatics Lab has been extended into the winter season.  Visit the Donald C. Harrison Health Sciences Library and sign up for a same-day appointment with a writing tutor. Receive free writing assistance on all documents, including: personal statements, grant applications, reports and articles.

The writing tutor is available on these dates and times:

November 30th 12: 45 – 5:45 PM

December 7th 12:45 – 5:45 PM

January 18th 1:00 – 5:00 PM

The service is open to all. For more information, contact Joseph Cunningham of the Academic Writing Center at cunninju@ucmail.uc.edu.

UC Libraries Closed Thanksgiving

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thanks imageUC Libraries will be closed Thursday, November 24 and Friday, November 25 for Thanksgiving, with the exception of the Donald C. Harrison Health Sciences Library, which will be open Friday, November 25 noon – 5:00pm. Regular library hours will resume Saturday, November 26. This closing includes the Langsam Library 4th floor space, which will close Wednesday, November 23 at 6pm and re-open Saturday, November 26 at 10am.

Happy Thanksgiving!

UC Libraries Invites You to Come Together to Give Thanks Nov. 17

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Join the University of Cincinnati Libraries for “Coming Together to Give Thanks: Expanding Horizons on Food and Culture” ~ Thursday, November 17, 3:30-5:30pm, Langsam Library 4th floor.

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Enjoy food, drink and fun as you play trivia and learn about U.S. Thanksgiving traditions, guess where foods eaten around the world began, write a thank-you note to family and friends, solve the international recipe puzzle and enjoy traditional U.S. Thanksgiving foods.

The event is free and open to all!

Welcome Jenny Doctor as the New Head of the CCM Library

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Jenny Doctor

UC Libraries is pleased to welcome Jenny Doctor as the new Head of the Albino Gorno Memorial Music (CCM) Library. With the agreement of the College-Conservatory of Music, she is also appointed with the academic title of associate professor of musicology.

Doctor comes to UC Libraries from Syracuse University where she had a joint appointment as the director of the Belfer Audio Archive with Syracuse University Libraries and associate professor in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications since 2012. Prior to that she was a reader in music at the University of York in the UK, and has also served as director of the Britten-Pears Library, a specialist music research library with close links to the British Library. Continue reading →

James Lee Next Speaker in the Digital Humanities Speaker Series on Nov. 1

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UC Libraries and the College of Arts and Sciences present James Lee, assistant professor in digital humanities with a specialization in early modern English literature, on Tuesday, Nov. 1 in Langsam Library 462 as the next expert in the Digital Humanities Speaker Series. Open to any and all interested in digital humanities and digital scholarship (DH/DS), Lee will present a research talk and lead a hands-on experimental session. Participants are encouraged to come to either or both sessions that are of interest to them and to their work.

11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.:
Research Talk – A Digital History of Race before Empire: Mapping a Global Renaissance with 53,829 Texts

12:30 to 1:30 p.m.:
Lunch – all are welcome

1:30 to 3:00 p.m.:
Hands-on Experimental Session – Data Visualization and Social Justice

Continue reading →

Winkler Center Marks Halloween with Creepy Exhibit of Medical Artifacts

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Do you want to attend a Halloween event that promises to give you hauntingly horrific, history nightmares…nightmares that include visions of amputee kits, maggot and leach therapies, pharmaceutical potions from the 1800s and much much more?

Then come visit the Henry R. Winkler Center for the History of the Health Professions on Monday, October 31, 2016 on the R- Level of the Health Sciences Library from 10am to 2pm.  On display will be historic documents, photos and artifacts from a variety of the health professions.

We guarantee you will leave the exhibit appreciating the advances made in modern medical treatments, therapies and technology available today.  All are welcome. Come if you dare!!!!!!!  Bwwaahhhahhhaaaaaa!!!

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a Reading by Armando Romero

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armando romeroCelebrate Hispanic Heritage Month—Mes de la Herencia Hispana—with a reading by Professor Armando Romero:

Friday, October 21 from 1:30pm-2:30pm

Langsam Library, Digital Learning Commons (back of 4th floor)

Professor Armando Romero will present his most recent book of poems, El color del Egeo and the bilingual edition of El árbol digital. Continue reading →

Try Films on Demand and Tell Us What You Think

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UC Libraries is currently offering a trial of Films on Demand through October 28th. Please send your comments about Films on Demand and whether or not you will find this service a useful addition to the Kanopy streaming video collections already in place to Elna Saxton, Head UCL Content Services Team, or your library liaison.

The trial may be accessed at

http://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlayLists.aspx?wid=10559

Or if off-campus:

http://proxy.libraries.uc.edu/login?url=http://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlayLists.aspx?wid=10559

For the trial, all collections are available.