UC Libraries will be closed Thursday, Nov. 11 in observance of Veterans Day.
Regular library hours will resume Friday, Nov. 12.
To learn more about veterans at UC, check out this online exhibit from the Archives and Rare Books Library entitled “School & Country: Military Life at the University of Cincinnati.”
Celebrate National GIS Day
GIS stands for Geographic Information Systems. It is a powerful research tool to create, manage, analyze, and map data based on spatial attributes.
As in 2020 and again in 2021, UC is participating in the statewide 3C GIS Day and there are several ways for you to join the celebration:
1) Register to watch all the virtual events including the Keynote by Chris Fisher of the Earth Archive Project: Register for 3C GIS Day(s).
2) On Nov 17th @ 11 am in 400TUC, watch the Keynote over lunch with your UC Colleagues: Register for in person viewing event Deadline 11/8/2021
3) Showcase your own GIS work by giving a Lightning Talk: Lightning Talk Submission Form – Deadline 10/27/2021
4) Participate in the Map Gallery showcase: Map Gallery Submission Form – Deadline 11/10/2021
Find more in-depth information on each part of the GIS Day celebration, please visit the event website – https://3cgisday.github.io/.
The event is free and open to all. Registration is required.
Questions
For general event questions, please contact geospatial@osu.edu.
For the UC specific event, please contact Amy.Koshoffer@uc.edu
An exhibit on the 4th floor lobby of the Walter C. Langsam Library showcases the work of University of Cincinnati professor Isay Balinkin, a pioneer in the field of color studies. From being an impassioned teacher, awarded the prestigious Godlove Award for his lifelong contributions to color in art, science and industry, Balinkin’s impact was far reaching. His colorful book collection is available for use and study in the Geology-Mathematics-Physics Library, while his personal communication, lab notes and various other belongings are available for research in the Archives and Rare Books Library.
UC Data Day 2021, scheduled for Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, will offer online panel discussions and a keynote address by Heather Krause, founder of We All Count and the Data Equity Framework, centered around the theme of bias, miscommunication and equity in data. The event will also include a week-long virtual screening of the documentary film Coded Bias and an afternoon panel discussion on Good vs Bad AI.
In order for data to be equitable, the processes involved in the data life cycle must consider the ethical nuances of each step in the process. Careful consideration must be paid to the way that we collect, analyze, interpret and distribute data in order to ensure that bias is not integrated (consciously or unconsciously) into the process. Today we are barraged with information, couched as fact, that is misleading, potentially harmful and that is replete with biases. These miscommunications can lead to the reinforcement of negative stereotypes, poor decision making, social upheaval and mistrust of vetted, factual information. Social Media is often a “mixed bag” of facts and fiction, and many people have difficulty navigating and drawing the line between them. UC Data Day 2021 will take aim at data miscommunication and bias and discuss ways in which data can be re-examined through an equity lens.
More information about Data Days past and present, along with a link for registration, is available on the Data Day website.
In October of 2020, we celebrated our 5th Annual Data Day event. As we prepare for subsequent similar events, we would like to assess the impact of our previous events on those that attended. We are asking that if you have attended any Data Day event in the past that you would kindly take a few moments to participate in a survey to assess your experiences. Your responses will be confidential unless you choose to submit your contact information for further inquiries regarding the events.
Please use this link to access the survey: https://redcap.link/ucdataday. Please know that your feedback is very important to us, and we appreciate your time filling out the survey.
3C GIS Day(s) 2021: Save the Date and Call for Proposals
Save the Date
Join us during the week of November 15-19 for a virtual GIS Day program featuring a keynote speaker, lightning talk sessions, and a digital map gallery. This event is free and open to the public, and registration details will be available soon.
GIS stands for Geographic Information Systems. It is a powerful research tool that makes use of the geospatial attribute of data. One of the oldest and most famous examples is the map showing how John Snow was able to determine the source of a cholera outbreak in London from the location of sick individuals.
3C GIS Day(s) 2021 is a collaboration between Case Western Reserve University, The Ohio State University, and the University of Cincinnati.
Lightning Talk Call for Proposals
The 3C GIS Day(s) planning committee invites submissions for lightning talks (10 minutes) from any faculty, staff, or students affiliated with one of the three organizing institutions. We encourage submissions from any disciplines that use geospatial information in any format, such as agriculture and environmental sciences, geography, engineering, business, health sciences, urban planning, and the humanities and social sciences, among others. We especially encourage submissions from graduate and undergraduate students who would like to showcase their work through a fun and informal presentation opportunity.
Please submit your lightning talk proposal by Friday, October 15: Lightning Talk Submission Form.
Information collected during the submission process includes presenter name and affiliation, availability during proposed sessions times, and presentation details (title, brief description, and any collaborators).
If you have questions, please contact geospatial@osu.edu.
Stay Tuned
As part of this program, we’ll also be organizing a digital map gallery for affiliated faculty, staff, or students to showcase their original cartographic work, including both static and interactive maps. More information and a map gallery submission form will be available in the coming weeks.
Check out the new science books that have been added to the Geology-Math-Physics and Langsam Libraries. The list includes several new ebooks from the Memoirs of the American Mathematical Society series.
Click here to access the July-August 2021 list.
If you have any questions about these books, contact Ted Baldwin, Director of the Science and Engineering Libraries, at Ted.Baldwin@uc.edu.
All UC Libraries locations are closed Monday, Sept. 6 for Labor Day. The Libraries will reopen as scheduled Tuesday, Sept. 7.
Have a safe and relaxing holiday.
And for more information on labor, check out the exhibit Working for a Living, featuring the University of Cincinnati’s Archives and Rare Books Library labor collections.
The Interlibrary Loan service (ILLiad) will be down for maintenance and unavailable to users Tuesday and Wednesday, September 7 and 8.
Once updated, users may access ILLiad from the Libraries website at https://libraries.uc.edu/login/Illiad-login.html where you will login and authenticate before being directed to ILLiad, which will have a new look, but the same functionality.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
After you settle in and start to plan and implement your research projects, you may have questions about doing research here at UC. The UC Libraries Research & Data Services is one of many support groups on campus to help you. We have information professionals and physical locations within various UC Libraries locations on East and West Uptown campuses to help all UC researchers.
We have vast and varied expertise and we can help you by
We sponsor signature events such as Data Day (Nov 5th) and GIS Day (Nov 17th) through our Data and Computational Science Series and invite you to attend. Here is a brief list of upcoming events and workshops focused on research.
August 31: Machine Actionable Data Management Plans And The Dmptool
September 8: R Introduction Workshop
September 14: ESRI’s StoryMaps
We are here to help you develop research efficiencies and make the most of your research. We look forward to meeting you and hope to see you at our workshops and events. And we are here so you get the information and resources you need, and we hope to partner with you on your research projects.
Contact us at:
Email – ASKDATA@UC.EDU
Website – https://libraries.uc.edu/rds.html
The Geo-Math-Physics Library, 240 Braunstein Hall, re-opens to users starting Monday, August 2. Hours for the remainder of summer are Mon – Fri 10am-2pm.
The Visualization Laboratory and Data & GIS Collab will be available for use during library operating hours. For more information, check out the Research & Data Services website or contact AskData@uc.edu .
For help with library services, literature searching or locating articles, contact Science & Engineering Ask-A-Librarian or Ted.Baldwin@uc.edu.
Welcome back to GMP Library!