The Clermont College Library will be close November 25 at 5pm and all day November 26-27 for Thanksgiving.
Penny McGinnis
Technical Services Manager
Category Archives: UC Clermont Library News
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Help with End of Semester Research
Countdown to semester’s end! How is that paper or project going? If you need help with research resources for your papers and projects, the Clermont College librarians are willing to help you in a variety of ways:
- We can help you decide which databases to use for your topic and steer you toward other resources, such as books, scholarly articles, primary sources and interviews.
- If you are having problems finding information for your paper, we will make recommendations.
- We can also help you cite sources.
You may come into the library during our regular hours, but please consider making an appointment to guarantee a spot at this busy time.
Contact a librarian by phone or email:
Kathleen Epperson
kathleen.epperson@uc.edu
Phone: 513.558.7010
If you like, we can Skype with you as well!
Note: UC EAST students can make an appointment to meet at either UC East or the Clermont Campus.
Kathleen Epperson
Reference Librarian
The Jewish Hospital & Cincinnati Jews in Medicine
Clermont College Library is happy to add the newly released The Jewish Hospital & Cincinnati Jews in Medicine
. The author, Dr. Frederic Krome, earned his PhD in history from the University of Cincinnati in 1992. He’s taught at UC Clermont since 2007. As Fred moves through the history of the hospital and physicians, he highlights several breakthroughs Jewish health professionals accomplished, including Dr. Albert Sabin and his work on the polio vaccine.
In my memories of Jewish Hospital, I recall the doctors and nurses giving excellent care to my own family members. I think you’ll enjoy Fred’s recollection of this vital part of Cincinnati history.
Penny McGinnis
Technical Services Manager
Win Movie Tickets
Who doesn’t enjoy a good movie during the holidays?
Clermont College Library is giving away two tickets to the Pierce Point Movie Cinema in Amelia. What a great treat for winter break. To enter stop by the library, fill out an entry, and drop it in the box in front of the Readbox trifold. The winner will be drawn on December 3.
If you have questions ask at the front desk.
Penny McGinnis
Technical Services Manager
Best American Writing
100 Best American Short Stories
If you enjoy short stories, check out 100 Years of the Best American Short Stories from Clermont College Library’s collection. Lorrie Moore and Heidi Pitlor have selected forty stories from more than two thousand published in previous editions. Ernest Hemingway’s first published story is among the gems, along with writing by Flannery O’Connor and Alice Monroe. This is a great anthology of exemplary writing.
The library also added, The Best American Essays 2015, The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2015, and The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015 to the collection.
Go to the library’s catalog to find these notable books.
Penny McGinnis
Technical Services Manager
Finding Films
The Clermont College Library houses over 631 DVDs which can be checked out for a week. Enjoy the DVDs on your laptop, any Clermont College computer, or at home. If you choose to view a movie in the library, headphones are available at the circulation desk . Students must have a valid UC ID to check out DVDs and headphones.
Searching the Catalog
Use the library catalog to search for specific films. Use the “Title” option to search films by title. Use the “Author” option for actor or director.
To look for a specific type of film, use the advanced keyword search.
- Select the “Advanced Keyword” tab in the catalog.
- Under “Add Limits” select “Videos/DVDs”.
- Add additional search terms, such as an actor (in all fields) or director (as author).
- Select Library location-Clermont or any of the other available locations.
Many DVDs, including feature films, can be borrowed from other institutions in the same manner as books.
Stop by the library to see if your film is available or search and place a hold!
Natalie Winland
Public Services Manager
Library Services for UC East Students
Clermont College Library has services for UC East students.
If you need help finding or choosing library resources for your projects; remember we are all UC. This means you have the same access to the online library resources that the Clermont College Library has access to including:
- The library catalog and OhioLINK (books and other media)
- Databases to find those articles you are looking for (newspapers, magazines, and scholarly journals)
- Reference Librarian, Kathleen Epperson, will make an appointment to Skype with you, or make an appointment to meet you in person at the UC East Campus
- Call or email her for help!
- Phone 513.558.7010
- Kathleen.Epperson@uc.edu
- Call or email her for help!
P.S. Keep in touch by regularly visiting our UC Clermont College webpage.
Research Guides in the Library
You’ve started a paper or a project, and gathered a couple of great resources on your topic, but now you need more information. One of Clermont College Library’s excellent resources is the research guide.
Research Guides are easy to find. From the library’s home page, look to the left side of the screen and choose Research Guides. You will be directed to a list of guides. By clicking on one of the topics, you will find tabs that direct you to the type of resource you need. For example, if you were looking for scholarly articles on biology, choose the Biology at Clermont Guide, then click on the Articles tab.
Kathleen Epperson
Reference Librarian
Second Floor Selfies
Did you know Clermont College Library has the only quiet study space on campus? It’s true! Here are the basics.
Where’s the quiet?
The second floor.
How do I get there?
Take the elevator or the stairs.
What else is awesome about the second floor?
Study rooms, circulating books, and a laptop bar.
In order to raise awareness of the second floor, the library is sponsoring a second floor selfie contest. Participate and you’ll be entered to win a $25 Amazon gift card!
How to enter our contest:
- Visit to the library’s second floor between October 5-29
- Snap a selfie
- Email your lovely face to penny.mcginnis@uc.edu
Seriously, it’s that easy! We’ll post the selfies on Facebook and Twitter and randomly choose a winner on Oct. 30.
Visit, snap, and send – your second floor selfie!
Penny McGinnis
Technical Services Manager