Reference and Web Services Librarian, Michelle McKinney celebrates 10 years of service at UC Blue Ash Library. Looking forward to many more!
Category Archives: UCBA News
UCBA Library Research Guides Get a Makeover
Does the research guide you use regularly suddenly look different? It is different – the research guides changed platforms and design this week!
In addition to the new look and feel, the UC Libraries Research Guides now have a responsive design, enhanced browsing functionality and are more user friendly for table and mobile phone users. These changes and more incorporate accessibility design features required for any University of Cincinnati web pages and 3rd party web based products. Find out more about accessibility requirements at UC.
Check out the new Research Guides at http://guides.libraries.uc.edu/ucba and share your thoughts with us at http://www.libsurveys.com/loader.php?id=12e35f407e155608c441d055474d4f9c
Scan @ the UCBA Library
by Julie Robinson

New scanner available for student use.
The UCBA Library now has a scanner available for patron use. The scanner workstation is located adjacent to the copiers. Directions for use are posted on the table, in front of the scanner. If you would like a demo or need assistance, please don’t hesitate to stop by the Information Desk!
Summer Orientation at UCBA Library
by Lauren Wahman
Summer has arrived! And, that means incoming freshman and transfer students are here!
Orientation at UC Blue Ash College is now in full swing Continue reading
Congratulations on 5 Years of Service
UCBA Librarians Serving Our Community

Lauren Wahman, Heather Maloney and Kellie Tilton
UCBA Librarians participated in the second annual UC Serves event held on Friday, May 8, 2015. This year’s activities began with the UC Serves Kick-Off event
where participants learned more about their projects, met team leaders and other team members and picked up t-shirts and goodie-bags.

Heather Maloney and Kellie Tilton at Musekamp Family Hope Lodge. Photo credit: Katelyn Hainline
Library Director Heather Maloney and Instructional Technologies Librarian Kellie Tilton joined a team of 5 other UC faculty and staff to do some spring cleaning at Continue reading
Library Study Room Scheduling Back Online
by Heather Maloney
The UCBA Library online study room scheduling system (LibCal) is now back online. For the most part, users will notice user-friendly enhancements such as a responsive web page design that adjusts to devices of all screen sizes. The other significant new feature is the requirement to login Continue reading
Congrats Grads!
UCBA Library Learns About Student Vets

Jill Cochran, Dave Frese and Marisa Oehlhof
Each semester, the UC Blue Ash Library Faculty and Staff take part in a diversity awareness session in order to learn how to better serve the our community and the unique needs of our users. On Friday, May 1st, VetSuccess on Campus Counselor Jill Cochran, UCBA Coordinator of Veteran Student Affairs Dave Frese and Assistant Professor and Rally Point rep Marissa Oehlhof shared useful information about our student veteran population and tips on how the library might provide better services to them.

UCBA faculty and staff learn about student veterans
To learn more about student veterans at UC and UCBA check out these sources:
- UCBA Veterans and Military Student Services: www.ucblueash.edu/veterans.html
- UC Veterans Programs & Services: www.uc.edu/aess/vps.html
Library Study Room Scheduling Offline During Break
by Heather Maloney
The UCBA Library online study room scheduling system (LibCal) will be unavailable beginning Monday, May 4 at 10a. The new version of LibCal will be available on Monday, May 11 at 8a and more details about user enhancements and access will be communicated at that time. In the meantime, reservations can be made by stopping by the Library Information Desk or calling the Information Desk during library open hours.
As a reminder, faculty and staff can book library study rooms during breaks and summer sessions only. During fall and spring semesters only students may book library study rooms.





