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Library Study Room Scheduling Offline During Break

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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.

Celebrating National Library Week at UCBA Library

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UCBA Library Faculty & Staff celebrating in style.

 

The UCBA Library had a great time celebrating National Library Week (recognized April 12-18, 2015). Many thanks to our UCBA community for stopping by for treats and participating in our related activities.

 

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UCBA Faculty Scholarly and Creative Works Activity.

 

Matching Game: Visitors matched UCBA faculty to seven scholarly and creative works ranging from books and a journal article to poetry and 3D art. ​Farheen Asif completed the activity and was drawn from one of two students who completed it correctly. See the correct answers at the end of this post.`

 

​Research Revelry: Research comes in all shapes and sizes (as noted on the sweet treats). Visitors shared their favorite tips and tools as well as their most recent Google searches.  See the gallery for images of various NLW 2015 activities and items.

 

Answers to the UCBA Faculty Scholarly & Creative Works Activity: ​​

  • Collective Bargaining and the Battle of Ohio: The Defeat of Senate Bill 5 and the Struggle to Defend the Middle Class / John McNay
  • Fetal Waters / Rhonda Pettit
  • Black Holes as Gravitational Atoms / Cenalo Vaz
  • The Dental Hygienist’s Guide to Nutritional Care / Cynthia Stegeman
  • Developing Faculty Learning Communities at Two Year Colleges: Collaborative Models to Improve Teaching and Learning / Sue Sipple and Robin Lightner
  • One Small Town, One Crazy Coach: The Ireland Spuds and the 1963 Indiana High School Basketball Season / Mike Roos
  • Frictionless Object / Ted Ferdinand and David Hartz

 

Browse and Borrow Books for the National African American Read-In

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naariUCBA students, staff and faculty are invited to participate in the 26thannual National African-American Read-In.  The goal of the NAARI is to make the celebration of African American literacy a traditional part of Black History Month activities.  This year, the National African-American Read-In will be observed at UC Blue Ash College on Tuesday, February 24, 2015 from 11:00am – 1:00pm in Walters 100.

During the event, volunteers read aloud a short passage by an African-American author. Information about the national event, a list of recommended readings, and the volunteer registration form can be found on the National African American Read-In Guide at http://guides.libraries.uc.edu/ucba-naari. Be sure to stop by the UCBA Library to browse and borrow suggested titles in the UCBA Library’s periodicals area near the entrance.

We look forward to seeing you there!

UCBA Library Winter Break Schedule

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The UCBA College Library will have the following hours during winter break:

Monday, December 15 – Thursday, December 18: 12p – 5p
(*exception: Wednesday, December 17: 1p-5p)

Friday, December 19: 12p – 4p

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Saturday, December 20 – Sunday, January 4: CLOSED

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Monday, January 5 – Thursday, January 8: 12p – 5p

Friday, January 9: 12p – 4p

Have a safe and happy holiday!

Welcome, Julie Robinson!

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by Kellie Tilton

Julie Robinson is the newest member of the UC Blue Ash Library team and will be joining us as the Library Operations Manager. She comes to us from the Health Science Library at Marshall University. Julie has a Master’s in Library and Information Science and in Public Administration. She will be responsible for managing the daily operations of the library to ensure high quality provision of library services.

Julie enjoying time on a boat in the Cumberland Sound, Florida.

Julie enjoying time on the Cumberland Sound in Florida.

Here are a few fun questions Julie answered:

Bad Book Habit: Staying up until I’m bleary-eyed to finish a book even when I know I have to go to work the next morning. I’ve been guilty, more than I care to admit, of staying up until 3a or 4a just to finish a really good story because I just don’t know when to quit! But the books were always worth it….

Do you take books with you when you are out and about: I always have at least one book on me at any given time, not to mention the e-books on my Kindle app via my phone. I continually fight the urge to pull my book out of my purse in social situations!

Favorite book I’ve read this year: As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary Elwes. Hands down one of the funniest reads in a long time for me! As a fan of the movie, I was afraid the book would spoil the memory, but I was dead wrong. It made me enjoy remembering my favorite parts all over again.

Best reading-related memory: The year I received the complete set of the Nancy Drew mysteries. I think I was 10 or so. As my birthday is in early April, spring was just on the horizon. That spring and summer, my mother let me hide out in the trees and barn on my grandparents’ farm and read as much as I wanted.

Do you prefer to keep books or give them away once you’ve read them: I am a total book hoarder. If I buy a book, I can pretty much guarantee it’s mine forever. I love the public library and definitely return them, however, I’ve been guilty of going out and buying it after I’ve read a great one so I have a copy “just in case!”

 

 

 

UCBA Fun Facts: Are you a quitter?

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Question: What would cause you to stop reading a book half-way through?

HeatherHeather Maloney, Library Director: Sleep and kids….I love both dearly.

 

 

Michelle Michelle McKinney, Reference/Web Services Librarian: f I can’t connect with the characters or plot or if it’s taking too long to get moving. I normally give a book 3 chapters to catch my attention.

 

KellieKellie Tilton, Instructional Technologies Librarian: Dragging plots. Or if I’m not in the right frame of mind for a certain genre. Sometimes I’m just suddenly not in the mood for a sobfest.

 

LaurenLauren Wahman, Instruction Librarian: If the book isn’t catching/keeping my interest.  I used to give a book the first 100 pages, now, it’s more like the first 25-50.

 

RachelRachel Lewis, Technical Services Manager: Setting my book down and starting another project.  I do it ALL the time.

 

 

ChrisChris Marshall, Public Services Assistant: Can’t relate to the characters.

 

UCBA Fun Facts: Favorite villain?

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Question: Who’s your favorite fictional villain?

HeatherHeather Maloney, Library Director: So many, but I’ll go with the White Witch in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the witch, and the Wardrobe….Tilda Swinton really brought her to life in the movie!

 

Michelle Michelle McKinney, Reference/Web Services Librarian: Hilly Holbrook in The Help by Kathryn Stockett or Dolores Umbridge in Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling

 

KellieKellie Tilton, Instructional Technologies Librarian: Can I say “The Man?” Like, when a group of scrappy friends go up against The Man/Authority? Okay, probably not. In that case, I currently really love President Snow from The Hunger Games. I won’t say too much – spoilers! – but he is creepy in the best way.

LaurenLauren Wahman, Instruction Librarian: Hmm…hard to just pick one, but I’ll go with Dexter Morgan in the Dexter series by Jeff Lindsay.  I guess he’s considered a villian, but he has a good side too.

 

RachelRachel Lewis, Technical Services Manager: Miranda Priestly in A Devil Wears Prada. You can consider her a villain but it depends on the day.

ChrisChris Marshall, Public Services Assistant: Miss Breakbone from the children’s book “The Dunderheads” by Paul Fleischmen