In observance of the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act, UC Libraries have created a display on the 4th floor of Blegen Library celebrating the papers of Theodore M. Berry, noted Civil Rights pioneer, community activist, and elected official from Cincinnati. Ted Berry’s papers represent one of the notable collections in the Archives & Rare Books Library’s Urban Studies Collection.
Author Archives: Melissa Cox Norris
Langsam Connect: Fun, Food & Library Finds
Create Community Art in Langsam!
Join UC Libraries for the first “Langsam Connect: Fun, Food, and Library Finds” event of the year.
Thursday, September 18th ~ 3 pm @ the Triceracopter (4th floor)
Scopus Analysis Tool Enhancements
Three Scopus analysis tools have been redesigned to provide a more consistent experience across Scopus. Improved and renamed, the tools that analyze search results, author output and journals now include new features such as the option to export charts and graphs. Continue reading
UC Libraries Participates in IT@UC Showcase
Today, UC Libraries participated in the first-ever IT@UC Showcase, a free event open to the UC community and beyond. IT@UC Showcase is being held in TUC’s Great Hall from 10am – 2pm. More details, a full schedule, and the list of booths at http://www.uc.edu/ucit/about/itatuc.html.
B-E-A-R-C-A-T-S and UC Libraries
Looking for a Good Book? New Popular Reading Collection in Langsam Library
Have you read the latest Stephen King novel? Are you excited for the Gone Girl movie and want to reread the Gillian Flynn best seller? Now you can check out these popular titles and more in Langsam Library courtesy of the Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County.
Welcome Bearcats
Dean Xuemao Wang (center) with UC students.
UC’s Welcome Weekend kicked off Wednesday, August 20 as new students began moving in. UC Libraries is part of the weekend festivities.
Stop by Langsam Library Saturday and Sunday, August 23 & 24 from noon-5pm for lemonade & cookies AND a free print of your class schedule.
Visit any of our 10 library locations August 21 through September 7 and enter your name in a drawing for a chance to win 1 of 10 flash drives. Entry forms are available at the public service desks in each library.
Welcome to UC Libraries.
SSL VPN and Junos Pulse
On August 11, 2014, SSL VPN will be modified so that the Junos Pulse client is presented when you log into the SSL VPN.
Mobile users (iOS, Android, etc.) have used the Junos Pulse client for several years and now UC is transitioning the SSL VPN to present Junos Pulse as the default client for SSL VPN connections.
This change will primarily only affect “new” SSL VPN users, users that have the “Network Connect” client installed will still be able to connect using the “Network Connect” client.
Click here to see Junos Pulse installation and setup instructions. These instructions will also be available from the HSL Off Campus Access page.
If you have any questions or problems with setting up the Junos Pulse client, please contact UCIT Help Desk at 556-435.
(SSL VPN connectivity information provided by Bruce Burton, Director, Network and Telecommunication Services, UCIT Enterprise Shared Services.)
An Afternoon with Henry Heimlich, MD
By: Veronica Buchanan and Alexander Badue
Dr. Henry Heimlich, wearing the same
aviator sunglasses he used
while stationed in China
On July 17, Assistant Dean of University of Cincinnati Libraries and Executive Director of the Henry R. Winkler Center, Stephen Marine, and Christa Bernardo of the UC Foundation met with Dr. Henry Heimlich, his daughter Janet, and granddaughter Maxine at his home in Cincinnati.
Among many items discussed, one thread seemed to connect throughout the entire discussion, Dr. Heimlich’s connection with SACO, the Sino-American Cooperative Organization, an unprecedented military partnership between China and the United States during World War II. Heimlich displayed one of his personal treasures from his time in China, the aviator sunglasses that he continues to wear to this day, complete with their original storage case.
From the Archives: Benjamin L. Askue Collection
By: Laura Meece
Born in Ashtabula County, Ohio in 1833, Benjamin Askue was a nurse during the American Civil War. He did not, however, go the traditional educational path. Instead, he studied under the hand of a local doctor and eventually became a practitioner of homeopathic medicine.
Ambrotype of Benjamin Askue ca. 1860
Askue joined the Union Army in 1861, serving for the 23rd Ohio Volunteers Infantry (O.V.I.). Under the leadership of future President Rutherford B. Hayes and William S. Rosencrans, Askue eventually became a field nurse for the O.V.I., putting his medical training to use. While in the army, Askue was captured several times by the Confederacy and even hid in the forest of West Virginia to avoid capture on one occasion, but he always managed to escape. His brother, Oscar Askue, had also been a soldier in the Union Army, and when Oscar was killed in battle, Benjamin Askue escaped the Confederates and made his way to the battlefield where his brother’s body lay. Upon arrival, he had his brother shipped back to Ohio.