Recently added to the DAAP Library is the three volume set, Robert Motherwell, A Catalogue Raisonne, 1941-1991. Motherwell, an American Abstract Expressionists, produced a large body of work spanning a half century. Continue reading
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Introducing Lynda.com
www.lynda.com offers you the ability to learn a new software program or to get just that one answer to a question. Lynda.com offers thousands of videos on hundreds of topics. Learn 3D animation using AutoCAD, Revit, and SketchUP. Or how about brushing up on your photography skills?
Master flash photography, create documentaries, and use Photoshop easily. Or maybe you want to learn some software that will help you design a magazine cover, Website, or portfolio? Try your hand at InDesign, Illustration, and Painter. All this can be accessed on your smartphone too! Check it out and see what you think.
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The DAAP Library: New & improved meeting & study spaces!
The DAAP Library now has several group studies for you to use for group or individual study, meetings, presentations, reviews, and teaching!
On the main (500) level, there are two:

The Seminar Room at the DAAP Library
The Seminar Room: This instructional room seats 25-30 and is equipped with HD projection & a sound system, a new DVD/VHS player, and PC that you can use or disconnect to connect your own Mac or PC. The Seminar Room should be booked in advance by visiting or calling the main desk in the DAAP Library (556-1335).

The Eames Room at the DAAP Library
The Eames Room: As an homage to famed designers, Charles & Ray Eames, this room is fully appointed with Eames furniture manufactured by Herman Miller and Vitra. This room seats 12 and is also equipped with projection & sound, a DVD/VHS player, and a PC that you can use or disconnect to connect your own Mac or PC. You may reserve this room by signing up on the weekly sign-up sheet hanging outside the room itself, otherwise, it’s first come, first serve.
On the upper (600) level, there are two more rooms for your use:

The DAAPThinks Tank at the DAAP Library
The DAAPThinks Tank: This room is appointed with George Nelson chairs, an Eames table, and seats 12. You may reserve this room by signing up on the weekly sign-up sheet hanging outside the room itself, otherwise, it’s first come, first serve.

The Special Collection Reading Room at the DAAP Library
The Special Collections Reading Room: Like the DAAPThinks Tank, this room is appointed with George Nelson chairs, an Eames table, and seats 12. You may reserve this room by signing up on the weekly sign-up sheet hanging outside the room itself, otherwise, it’s first come, first serve.
The Latest Source, UC Libraries Newsletter, Now Available
Want to know the latest in Library News? Read Source, the UC Libraries newsletter for faculty, students, staff, and friends. Source is available in print around the various libraries and online. Continue reading
UC Libraries Welcome You to UC
UC Libraries are participating in Welcome Weekend festivities with fun and games (and some helpful information) planned in several of our libraries. Check us out! Continue reading
Works of Wearable Art on Display in the DAAP Library
Ever dream of wearing a piece of sculpture? You can imagine it now when you visit the Robert A. Deshon and Karl J. Schlachter Library for Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP) . On display through July 31 are handsculpted, original jewelry designs in precious metals from Lynne Meyers Gordon, M.F.A. The strikingly beautiful pieces include necklaces, pendents, and belts in geometric forms in all shapes and sizes and different metals. Continue reading
From Pyramids to Spacecraft
The traveling exhibition From Pyramids to Spacecraft will be shown at the Robert A. Deshon and Karl J. Schlachter Library for Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP) April 20 – May 15, 2012. The exhibit features selected projects by the design studio Architecture and Vision, founded by Italian architect Arturo Vittori and Swiss architect Andreas Vogler, with offices in Munich, Germany and Bomarzo, Italy. Continue reading
OhioLINK Notice
OhioLINK will be switching to a new book delivery vendor in early March. This change may lead to minor delays in service as a new system is put in place. If you anticipate needing library materials at that time, we recommend allowing extra time to receive your requests. Questions? Please contact a librarian.
Charley Harper on Display
Known for his colorful, minimalist views of nature, Cincinnati-artist Charley Harper produced not just paintings and prints, but he also contributed his art to numerous books and other publications.
Examples of this work can be seen in an exhibit on display in the Robert A. Deshon and Karl J. Schlachter Library for Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP) through February.
Thanksgiving Holiday Hours
UC Libraries will close at 5pm Wednesday, November 23.
UC Libraries will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 24 & 25 except for the Health Sciences Library, which will be open Friday, November 25 noon to 5pm.
Check the library website or library location for exceptions or changes to the listed hours.