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UCBA Library’s Research Lightning Talks 

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Tuesday March 5, 2024  
2:30-3:30 pm 

These 5-minute presentations showcase current research of UC Blue Ash faculty, spark conversation, encourage collaboration, and inspire action within the UC Blue Ash community.  

Register for this event: Faculty & Staff and Student 

Libby Anthony  
Associate Professor of English  
English & Communication Department
Pedagogies of Online Knitting Teachers  

David Freeman  
Professor of Mathematics  
Math, Physics, and Computer Science Department 
What Is A Number? And Why Does It Matter?  

Smita Jadhav  
Assistant Professor of Chemistry 
Chemistry Department 
Integrating ChatGPT in General Chemistry Education 

Rhonda Pettit  
Professor of English  
English & Communication Department  
Immersive Research for Poetry  

Heather Vilvens  
Associate Professor of Health Promotion and Education  
Allied Health Department
Stakeholder-Driven Strategies for Improving the Discharge Process in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Concept Mapping Study  
 

Library Chat Service Now Includes FAQs

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UC Blue Ash Library and the Marcotte Library at UC Clermont are partnering to pilot a new proactive chat and knowledgebase service, LibAnswers, which provides real-time support to students in places they access regularly, such as Canvas, and respective UCBA and Marcotte Library websites and research guides. Students, as well as staff and faculty, can connect to the library from anywhere with an internet-accessible device.

What is chat? The library’s chat service allows guests to talk with a library staff member in real time via the web, tablet or mobile device.

Who is chat for? Library guests (UC students, staff, faculty and community members) are able to use chat to talk with a library staff person in real time to ask questions and get help.

When can they use chat? Chat will be available Monday through Friday from 8 am – 5 pm. When chat is unavailable, students can browse or search our robust and detailed set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) to get the help they need any time of day. Students can also submit their own questions which help to grow the list of FAQs and expands support for all students.

Where can they use chat? Chat boxes are available in multiple places:

  1. Library website (UC Blue Ash and the Marcotte Library at UC Clermont)
  2. On most UC Blue Ash Library and the Marcotte Library at UC Clermont research guides (which can also be accessed via Canvas courses)
  3. FAQs web space

UCBA Library’s June Spotlight: Art

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by Christian Boyles

The UCBA Library is excited to showcase titles in our collection which we hope will be of interest.  We will feature different genres, authors, or themes, so watch for new titles at the start of each month. Spotlight titles can be found at the Library’s Information Desk. 

Book covers of the June titles.

June’s Spotlight is Art!  

Interested in more titles about Art? Ask Us! 

UCBA Library’s May Spotlight: Space

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by Christian Boyles

The UCBA Library is excited to showcase titles in our collection which we hope will be of interest.  We will feature different genres, authors, or themes, so watch for new titles at the start of each month. Spotlight titles can be found at the Library’s Information Desk.

May’s Spotlight is Space!

Book covers of suggested May titles

Interested in more titles about Space? Ask Us!

Spring Book Blooms Display at the UCBA Library

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by Lauren Wahman

book blooms graphic

Looking for some good reads for the upcoming summer break? Find novels, short stories, graphic novels, comics, and memoirs at the UCBA Library’s Spring Book Blooms Display. Visit the UCBA Library during open hours to browse these featured books and check out an item with your UC ID. The display will be available until Thursday April 27.

UCBA Library’s April Spotlight: Poetry

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by Christian Boyles

The UCBA Library is excited to showcase titles in our collection which we hope will be of interest.  We will feature different genres, authors, or themes, so watch for new titles at the start of each month. Spotlight titles can be found at the Library’s Information Desk. 

In honor of National Poetry Month, April’s Spotlight is Poetry. 

Book covers

Interested in more poetry titles? Ask Us! 

 

OhioLINK DEI e-books now available

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Thanks to the State Library of Ohio awarding OhioLINK the ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) grant funded by IMLS (Institute of Museum and Library Services), we now have access to ‘Phase 1’ of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion electronic book collection (see complete Excel list)  . OhioLINK’s goal was to bring better representation of diverse communities and perspectives to the library collections.  Through the ProQuest platform’s curated librarian-selected collection that covers various subjects with diversity and representation in race, gender, religion, physical ability, age, political persuasion, and sexual orientation, that goal was met.

This dynamic digitally shared collection allows all OhioLINK member libraries to have an unlimited number of users and perpetual access to all 82 e-books.  Books can be accessed through a search in the UC Library Catalog or by following the directions below.  Check it out!

DEI ebooks

UCBA Library’s Women’s History Month Featured Books

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by Lauren Wahman

Women's history month book display banner

The UCBA Library is featuring a selection of books highlighting the 2023 theme for Women’s History Month – “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories.” These featured books focus on women from all forms of media and storytelling. Visit the Women’s History Month virtual featured books to view a small selection or stop by the UCBA Library during open hours to browse the full selection and check out an item with your UC ID.   Continue reading →

UCBA Library’s March Spotlight: Memoirs

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by Christian Boyles

The UCBA Library is excited to showcase titles in our collection which we hope will be of interest.  We will feature different genres, authors, or themes, so watch for new titles at the start of each month. Spotlight titles can be found at the Library’s Information Desk.

book covers

March’s Spotlight is Memoirs.

  • Poet Warrior by Joy Harlo
  • Daring to Drive by Manal Al-Sharif
  • Ordinary Girls by Jaquira Diaz
  • Where the Past Begins by Amy Tan

Interested in more titles? Ask Us!

UCBA Library’s February Spotlight: Fiction

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by Christian Boyles

The UCBA Library is excited to showcase titles in our collection which we hope will be of interest.  We will feature different genres, authors, or themes, so watch for new titles at the start of each month. Spotlight titles can be found at the Library’s Information Desk. 

collage of book covers

February’s Spotlight is Fiction. 

  • Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates 
  • The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers 
  • Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead 
  • Libertie by Kaitlyn Greenidge 

Interested in more fiction titles? Ask Us!