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CECH Library Annual Highlights, AY26

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What a year it’s been! The CECH Library staff are delighted to share our 2025-26 Annual Highlights, a Microsoft Sway showcasing moments, milestones, and the impact of our work throughout the academic year.

This report highlights the many ways our library community learned, created, collaborated, and grew together. We invite you to take a look back with us and celebrate the achievements that made this year so meaningful.

As always, we’d love to hear from you. Please feel free to reach out with any feedback, ideas, or questions.

Team CECH Library
Katie Foran-Mulcahy, Madeleine Gaiser, + Sarah True

Read Source, which is celebrating 25 years as UC Libraries newsletter!

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Read Source, to learn about the news, events, people and happenings in UC Libraries. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the newsletter! To mark the occasion, Source underwent a design refresh to both the graphics and website to herald the publication into the next quarter century.

In this issue of Source, Liz Kiscaden, dean and university librarian, welcomes everyone back to the start of the academic year, while a photo slide show features early outreach activities welcoming Bearcats to campus. And don’t miss a list of Fall Events taking place throughout UC Libraries. The Source @ 25! article talks about some of the changes at UC Libraries documented by Source, and an interview with the Preservation Lab’s Jessica Ebert marks her upcoming 20th anniversary at UC Libraries. A new exhibit on display in the Archives and Rare Books Library explores Cincinnati’s growth and transit transformation from its founding in 1788 to the present day, and the CEAS Library launches a wellness collection. And for those who can’t travel to campus, UC Libraries digital collections are now available via Preservica for viewing online.

Read these articles, as well as past issues, on the website. To receive Source via e-mail, contact melissa.norris@uc.edu to be added to the mailing list. Happy reading.

Learn and Play in the MakerLab

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Two people cutting vinyl in the MakerLab to create a custom tote bag project.

Curious about the MakerLab equipment and creative opportunities available in the CECH Library? Join us for a fall MakerLab workshop!

These hands-on sessions are designed to help you explore MakerLab tools and technologies while creating something of your own. Participants will leave with a small takeaway item and new skills to build on.

Explore the full lineup of CECH Library MakerLab workshops via Faculty One Stop. Registration is required, so be sure to sign up in advance.

Upskill with CECH Library | Fall 2026 workshops

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CECH Library is hosting a variety of workshops this fall – with more to be posted soon! See the full list of workshops and register. Many of our workshops are virtual via Zoom.

  • A good citation manager will be your best friend – come learn about Zotero, a free citation management software.
  • Research skills feel rusty? Want to learn about UC Libraries many, many research resources? A research skills refresher sounds like a good fit for you.
  • Want to talk to a librarian about your latest project? Drop by CECH Research Power Hour. Come when you can, stay as long as you like.
  • Become a pro using one of our most powerful databases. Mastering advanced search in Scopus will absolutely make you a stronger researcher.
  • Get the low-down on scholarly publishing, open access, and more with our Scholarly Publishing 101 workshop. Taught by UC Libraries’ Scholarly Communications Librarian, Melissa Moreau

Contact the CECH Library if you have any questions.

Welcome Back, CECH-IT Community!

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Hope everyone’s fall term is off to a great start!

This semester marks the first time we are beginning the academic year with an open, newly renovated Reading Room, expanded MakerLab support available five days a week, and technology upgrades in our library classroom. As always, our dedicated librarians are ready to partner with you to support student success.

We look forward to working with you throughout the semester and wish you and your students a successful start to the academic year. Read on for a few updates and reminders as you settle into the fall term.

See you in the library,
Katie Foran-Mulcahy, CECH Library Head

Systematic Review & Evidence Synthesis Workshops – Fall 2026

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The University of Cincinnati Libraries and the UCL Evidence Synthesis Network is offering our popular series of workshops on systematic reviews and evidence synthesis.

Students, staff, and faculty can learn about and work through various components of the review process – from protocol to data extraction – with the support of experienced librarians. We are also offering supplemental workshops on advanced searching, reviews in the social sciences, Covidence, and more!

Pick and choose which workshops meet your needs and fit your schedule! See the full list of workshops and register online.

2026 Systematic Review workshop series flyer

Recordings and PowerPoints will be shared with all those that register. Please let us know if you have any questions!

UC Libraries Welcome Sarah True, CECH Library Services Supervisor

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UC Libraries is happy to welcome Sarah True as the new CECH Library Services Supervisor.

In this role, Sarah will manage fulfillment activities at the library’s info desk, supervise, hire and train student associates and lead CECH programming and engagement efforts. Part of these programming efforts will include preparing physical exhibits, displays and promotional materials that highlight CECH Library’s services and collections. She will also oversee all aspects of physical collections processing and access, including receiving and preparing new materials for users, preparing preservation requests and library collections management.

Sarah comes to us from the Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library system, where she was most recently the Supervisor of Youth Services at the Price Hill Branch. Her experiences with children and youth collections have given her a passion for literacy, specifically as it relates to dyslexia and other learning differences. In her free time, Sarah enjoys yoga, spending time outdoors and knitting, and is excited to be a part of the UC Libraries community.

Welcome, Sarah!

Sarah True

UC Libraries closed July 3rd

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In celebration of Independence Day on Saturday, July 4, UC Libraries will be closed on Friday, July 3. Normal hours for all library locations will resume on Monday, July 6. 

We hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend. 

Independence Day, July 4

Read Source to learn about the news, events, people and happenings of UC Libraries

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Read Source, the online newsletter, to learn about the news, events, people and happenings in UC Libraries.

In this issue of Source, Liz Kiscaden, dean and university librarian, looks back at the accomplishments of the most recent academic year while also looking head to the fall semester. We celebrate the many accomplishments of the UC Libraries faculty and staff, the 2026 UC Open Research Day and announce the 2026 Zero Textbook Cost Grant cohort. Two collections are highlighted in this issue: The Werner H. Von Rosentiel papers and the Oesper History of Chemistry collection while the Winkler Center display illuminates Covington, Kentucky as the “X-Ray City.” This issue of Source concludes with a year in photos.

Read these articles, as well as past issues, on the website. To receive Source via e-mail, contact melissa.norris@uc.edu to be added to the mailing list.