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oin us Thu. April 13 at 5:00 PM in the Gorno Library for a concert of sonatas for cello and piano by Beethoven and Brahms performed by Leah Plave and Fabio Menchetti. View program (pdf). The event is free and open to all.
Category Archives: CCM Library
Mozart in the Library
Ever wonder what people are playing while they are practicing the keyboard in Langsam and CCM Libraries? Jay Sinnard, manager of the Student Technology Resources Center, did so he asked one student if he could listen in.
Michael Rollins, BioMedical Engineering (Ph.D.) student
And, because you can’t always be Mozart…
A collaboration between UC Libraries and the College-Conservatory of Music (CCM), the keyboards are open to anyone wanting to play on a first come-first served basis, but bring your own headphone as they are required.
Met Opera on Demand and MGG Online trials concluded
The Met Opera on Demand and MGG Online trials have concluded. Thank you to everyone who has contributed comments and feedback. We hope to be able to make our final decision about full subscriptions very soon. As always, please address any additional comments or questions to: Jenny Doctor (jenny.doctor@uc.edu) or Paul Cauthen (paul.cauthen@uc.edu).
Love Your Data Week Day 4 – Finding the Right Data
Today’s LYD post is by Don P. Jason III, MLIS, MS, Clinical Informationist based at the Donald C. Harrison Health Sciences Library.
Welcome to Day 4 of “Love Your Data Week!” Whether you’re a student analyzing a data set for a school project or a researcher combining data sets to create new insights, finding the right data is essential! This blog post will list a few places you can look to find free, authoritative and unique data sets. The data sets have be broken down into three categories: US Government Data Sets, International Data Sets and Google Data Sets.
US Government Data Sets
Data.gov http://data.gov – This web site has an eclectic mix of datasets from criminal justice to climate data. This government site encourages people to use the data to create web and mobile applications and design data visualizations.
US Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/data.html – This web site provides data on the US population and economy. Utilizing this site’s data has never been easier thanks to new: API’s, data visualizations, mobile apps and interactive web apps.
Healthdata.gov https://www.healthdata.gov/ – This web site includes US healthcare data. The site is dedicated to making high value health data more accessible to entrepreneurs, researchers and policy makers.
National Climatic Data Center http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/data-access/quick-links#loc-clim – This is the world’s largest archive of weather data. It has a robust collection of environmental, meteorological and climate data sets from the US National Climatic Data Center.
Met Opera on Demand and MGG Online trials continue
We are halfway through our trials of Met Opera on Demand and German music encyclopedia MGG Online. It is critical that we measure the level of your interest and need in these resources (especially MGG). So let us know by spending some time exploring these great new products. Access to both resources is automatic from on campus or from off-campus by authentication (VPN only during trial)
Music encyclopedia MGG is now online – trial begins Feb. 1
The outstanding German music encyclopedia Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart is now online! MGG Online includes the content of the 1994–2008 print edition of MGG as well as future updates, revisions, and additions. MGG Online is published in conjunction with RILM, which contributes its expertise to the design of the online database and the creation of a user-friendly platform. Read more. Please explore and get to know this outstanding resource – our trial lasts until March 2, 2017.
Met Opera on Demand- trial begins Jan. 31
Please explore and enjoy our trial access to Met Opera on Demand. Access to 90+ high-definition videos, 75+ classic telecasts recorded from 1977-2003, and 400+ audio performances from the Met’s Saturday matinee radio broadcasts dating back to 1935. Don’t delay! Our trial only lasts until March 15. For more information view brochure (pdf). Too stunned to choose? Try this HD Elektra from 2016 or the historic Antony and Cleopatra from 1963. Access is automatic from on campus or from off-campus by authentication (VPN only during trial).
Welcome Jenny Doctor as the New Head of the CCM Library
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
UC Libraries Closed July 4th
UC Libraries will be closed, Monday, July 4th for Independence Day. Normal hours will resume July 5th. Have a safe and enjoyable July 4th.
Dean’s Corner: UC Libraries’ Dean’s Advisory Council Explore Strategic Issues of Space
Dean of University Libraries, Xuemao Wang
Over two years ago, recruitment began for my Dean’s Advisory Council, an advisory group comprised of individuals from different industries and backgrounds with a tremendous passion for higher education and lifelong learning, global experience, digital technologies and a commitment to UC and the mission of UC Libraries. This group met recently to discuss and explore the issues and goals of library space. Continue reading