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UC Clermont Library Trivia Results
UC Clermont Library hosted an online trivia tournament during May. We would like to thank everyone who participated! We hope you had fun with it and learned a little something about libraries or Cincinnati.
Check out the winner’s podium here!
Total correct answers: 51.4%
Total incorrect answers: 48.6%
Average score: 6182.7 points
According to Kahoot, the hardest two questions, both with only 28% correct answers, were the following:
#5. Which of these is Cincinnati’s oldest neighborhood? Avondale, Over the Rhine, Walnut Hills, or Columbia-Tusculum? The answer is Columbia-Tusculum, which was was founded in 1788 on the Little Miami River and predates Losantiville (which became Cincinnati) by a month.
#10. True or false, the last time the Cincinnati Bengals made it to the Superbowl was 1989. The answer is “true” – the last time the Bengals made it to the Superbowl was in ’89, but they lost to the San Francisco 49ers.
Coming up soon, be on the look out for more trivia from the library!
Clermont College Library Services
Remote and online classes this summer gives us more opportunities to enjoy some rays while getting work done. However, it also means there will be less access to our beautiful campus. The good news is that does not equate to fewer services from your Clermont Library.
Join UC Clermont Library for Trivia this Summer!
Need a break in your studies or research this summer? Check out our new online trivia game on Kahoot! It will run all summer and features questions about the Cincinnati area, libraries in general, and the University itself. If you’re new to the area it might be a great way to learn some fun facts about Cincinnati and UC! Join us on Kahoot and follow the directions on the page. This particular trivia series will run until the end of May and we will release the results in June.
Have ideas for future trivia questions? Let us know at clermontlibrary@uc.edu.
Your Library Faculty, Staff, and Students at Home
At UC Clermont, we’ve been working from home now for over a month! Our daily routines, much like everyone’s, have changed. We are working hard to keep you up to date on what’s going on at UC Libraries – how to access resources, what to do with materials you may have, answering any questions you have, and more. We are still doing the behind-the-scenes work of the library’s operations as well as working on our own professional development. It’s not just our work routines that have changed though!
Student workers Scarlett, Anna, and Emily have been at home with their families attending classes online and working on various library projects and virtual training sessions/webinars throughout the last few weeks. They are looking forward to getting back to campus, work, and normal life but enjoying time with their pets and families right now!
Catie Carlson, UC Clermont Library Director, has been trying to share her home office with her husband, dog, and cat. None of whom work very quietly for a library. She’s been rewatching Grey’s Anatomy, building LalaIsland in Animal Crossing, and battling it out in Splatoon 2. Now and then, she’s trying to get to know her new neighborhood with dog walks and takeout food.
Kathy Ladell, our new Librarian, has been getting used to online work and is enjoying virtually meeting UC people from across the campuses. Since she likes to be outdoors, she has been discovering new parks in the area, while keeping an appropriate social distance, of course. In the evening, she settles down with her furry companion, Loki, to watch multiple seasons of Portlandia or The Office.
Emily Wages, library operations manager, is home with her husband Quinn, dog Shay, and cat Chili. She is trying to continue running around her neighborhood, since she had been training for the (now postponed) Flying Pig Marathon. She’s been spending a lot of time in her yard gardening and bird watching while her husband bakes bagels (a new hobby). She has also been having a lot of video chat hangouts with family and friends.
If you need help with assignments, research, or have questions about the library do not hesitate to email us at clermontlibrary@uc.edu. We are all looking forward to when we can be back on campus to see everyone (and our books) in person!
Currently Checked Out Library Materials
Many faculty, staff, students, and adjuncts who are now working from home have currently checked out library materials. Whether it’s an item from our Clermont Library, one of the other UC Libraries like Langsam, or SearchOhio/OhioLink, you do not need to worry about late fees! If you have books or other materials from UC Libraries, these should automatically renew and/or have an extended due date. If you have a SearchOhio, OhioLink, or Interlibrary Loan item that looks like it is accruing fines, those will be waived until we can return to campus.
UC Clermont Library does not have a book return dropbox and is not accepting any returns. Please do not attempt to return any materials at this time. If you plan on returning in the fall, please keep your materials and return them at that time. Otherwise, books may be returned to the drop slot at the main entrance of Langsam Library. When we get closer to returning to campus, we will send out more updates about returning materials. If you have any questions, email the Clermont College Library at clermontlibrary@uc.edu.
Temporary Clermont Library Helpers (with fur)
With all of the library faculty and staff working remotely, we’ve added a few temporary library helpers to our staff. These staff members are usually at our homes, but since work is at home, Clermont College Library wanted you to meet them before they introduce themselves on a video call:
Welcome to Clermont College Library, Kathy Ladell!
Clermont College Library welcomes a new faculty member – Reference Librarian, Kathy Ladell!
Kathy comes to UC Clermont from Northern Illinois University where she served as an Outreach Librarian. Kathy worked for many years with non-profits serving Spanish-speaking individuals before obtaining a master’s degree in Library Science and Latin American Studies from Indiana University. She worked in public libraries for 7 years before transitioning to an academic library.
Kathy’s role at Clermont College Library will focus on reference and research services. She will work to develop online reference services while continuing to support our on-campus students, faculty, and staff.
Please join me in welcoming Kathy to UC Clermont College!
Exploring Academic Search Complete
As you work on final projects and need to find information sources, don’t forget about Academic Search Complete! Academic Search Complete contains news, scholarly articles, magazines, and more. It’s a general database that contains information about a lot of different topics and is especially useful when search results from Summon (the search box on the library homepage) seem overwhelming. Check out the two videos linked below for tips on using Academic Search Complete and advanced database searching to get the right sources fast!
Remember when accessing resources from off-campus, you’ll need to use the proxy login first before you can get into the database. As always, if you need help with accessing Academic Search Complete, using the proxy, or any other library resources, contact us at clermontlibrary@uc.edu for help!
Accessing Library Resources from Off-Campus: Using the Proxy
Important edit: This information is no longer up-to-date. For more information, visit the Access Library Resource page on the libraries’ website.
With the move to remote learning, many students, faculty, and staff may be using the library’s resources from off-campus for the first time. If so, you may have been surprised that most of our electronic resources are not freely available online as they appear to be when accessing them from on-campus.
In order to use library resources off-campus, you need to prove that you are affiliated with UC due to many of the licenses with vendors that provide our e-book and other electronic resources. Given recent changes to the VPN, we strongly recommend all faculty, staff, and students utilize the Proxy option to access library resources. Instructions for using the Proxy are listed below along with links to instruction videos.
Proxy Login Instructions
Go to: https://libraries.uc.edu/
- Click on My Accounts from the menu bar
- Choose Off Campus Access
- Click on http://proxy.libraries.uc.edu/login?url=http://www.libraries.uc.edu
- Log in with your UC ID and Password (same as Canvas)
- After login, you’ll be returned to the UC Libraries homepage and can navigate to library resources
View Step-by-Step video instructions. [no audio]
NOTE: Login/authentication may not carry over between browser tabs.
These step-by-step videos show how to connect to directly to resources:
- Proxy login from the Library Catalog [no audio]
- Proxy login from Summon [no audio]
As always, if you need assistance, email us at clermontlibrary@uc.edu and we’ll be happy to help!