Medical illustrations and drawings are a reflection of the state of medical practice at a specific moment in time providing a visual record of science, technology, and anatomical knowledge.
The artwork of Daniel S. Young highlights the artistic and medical contributions of an American Civil War era medical illustrator in a military context. Daniel S. Young: American Civil War Medical Illustrations on JSTOR. His artistry paints a portrayal of how medical illustration informed medical professionals during the 19th century. Young’s Civil War medical illustrations were crucial in educating doctors on surgical procedures and about previously unseen wounds. While medical illustrations such as Dr. Daniel Young’s served to educate doctors they were also important in aiding veterans in their pension claims and showing how the war impacted the soldiers’ health.
Cuts along the upper arm and elbow. Stone’s River, Tennessee.Continue reading →
We are happy to share that UC Libraries now has a Youtube channel. The platform is the home for more long-form content, including Library Get-to-Knows, Poetry Stacked videos and segments surrounding special exhibits and collections.
The newest project we are excited to share is a video on the Daniel S. Young Civil War Medical Illustrations. Devhra BennettJones, Dr. Kris Ramprasad, Sean Crowe and Sidney Gao have kindly shared their perspectives on what it was like to process and digitize the collection. In addition, they shared about the impact the illustrations have had both in the medical and academic communities.
From the CECH Library, welcome back for another great school year!
The CECH Library will be offering a variety of virtual and in-person workshops this fall. Register for workshops via Faculty OneStop using the links below.
Keep your sources organized and your citations pristine with Zotero, a free citation management tool. Zotero boasts desktop and web functionality as well as collaboration features. Come to a Zotero workshop to learn more.
Need a research refresher? Been out of school for a few years and your research skills feel a little rusty? Join us at our research skills refresher workshop.
Did you notice that the UC Libraries homepage looks a little different? Want to learn the ins-and-outs of our new search bar? Get all your questions answered at our Secrets of OneSearch workshop.
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For 100 years, the Arlitt Center has been a cornerstone of early childhood education, founded as one of the nation’s first laboratory preschools and continuously championing the rights and potential of young children. The center was founded by Ada Hart Arlitt, PhD, University of Cincinnati faculty member and a prominent figure in early childhood psychology and the child study movement.
An exhibit on display on the fourth floor of the Walter C. Langsam Library celebrates the past, present and future of the Arlitt Center. Included in the exhibit are images from the Archives and Rare Books Library and a bibliography of published works by Ada Hart Arlitt.
The Archives and Rare Books Library holds the Ada Hart Arlitt Papers, containing correspondence related to her professional activities as a faculty member in the Department of Child Care and Training at UC, as well as her involvement with the National Congress of Parents and Teachers. A finding aid about the collection is available.
The exhibit was a collaboration between with Arlitt Center and UC Libraries. Reece Guthier, communication design co-op student, designed the exhibit.
The University of Cincinnati Libraries and the Elliston Poetry Room announce the next roster of poets for Poetry Stacked. At the event, scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 5pm in the Student Wellness Center located at 480 Steger Student Life Center, three poets will read their original work:
Rebecca Lindenberg is the author of three books of poems: Love, an Index, The Logan Notebooks, and most recently, Our Splendid Failure to Do the Impossible. She’s the recipient of an NEA literature grant, an Amy Lowell poetry fellowship, an Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award, a Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg prize, and has been a fellow at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown. She’s a member of the poetry faculty here at the University of Cincinnati where she also serves as Poetry Editor for the Cincinnati Review.
Marcus Donaldson is a writer with a lot of questions. Their work has appeared in The Burr Magazine, The Cincinnati Review’s miCRo Series, and is forthcoming in Oxeye Reader. Marcus lives with their family in Cincinnati, Ohio, and teaches American literature at a local high school.
Jo Wallace is a poet from Indiana. She received an MFA from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and she is the editor of Bad Lineage. Her poems appear in Conjunctions, Image, Seneca Review, New American Writing, the Minnesota Review and other places.
This special session of Poetry Stacked is a collaboration with UC’s Student Wellness Center and will focus on mental health. It will include an open mic after the initial reading. Those in the UC community interested in reading their original poetry, can sign up to share a 2-3 minute performance of poetry they’ve written about their mental health journey.
The evening will conclude with a reception open to all in attendance.
A semi-regular poetry reading series, the mission of Poetry Stacked is to celebrate poetry and raise awareness of the collections of both UC Libraries and the Elliston Poetry Room.
Each reading engages audiences via exposure to contemporary poetry and increases appreciation for both the talents of UC and community poets, as well as for poetry itself. Poetry Stacked is free and open to all to attend. Following each reading, guests are invited to tour the Elliston Poetry Room.
The University of Cincinnati Libraries is launching a new series of workshops focused on systematic reviews where researchers can work through the review process with the support of our experienced librarians.
Systematic reviews are large projects that are rigorous, multi-faceted, and lengthy undertakings. We have designed these workshops to be accessed as a series or independently so that researchers can tailor their learning to their current progress from research question to publication.
If you are interested in conducting a systematic review or other type of comprehensive review, join us for one or more of the workshops by registering on Faculty OneStop.
The Library Services Platform (LSP) upgrade included OneSearch, a new user discovery interface for finding and accessing resources in the Libraries’ collections.
Need help using OneSearch?
OneSearch Drop-in Hours in Langsam: UC Libraries is hosting two drop-in sessions in Langsam Library where students, faculty and staff can learn about the new system and get assistance with any questions. Drop by on Monday, Aug. 25 and/or Tuesday, Aug. 26 between 12pm and 2pm where librarians will be on hand to demo OneSearch and answer any questions.
The new user discovery interface streamlines search functions and access to local library resources and scholarly research. OneSearch offers new and improved features and benefits including:
Faster searching – search electronic and print resources in one search,
Enhanced discovery – explore automatic recommendations, citation trails, availability in multiple formats and track requests, including finding resources across the OhioLINK network,
Personalized features – save preferences, searches, citations and export to citation management systems,
More intuitive user experience, and
Mobile friendly – a responsive user interface designed specifically for mobile devices.
Last November, the University of Cincinnati Libraries announced the award of an Archives Grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission to the Libraries’ Archives and Rare Books Library (ARB). This grant supports the archival processing of records related to the lawsuit Bronson v. Board of Education of the City School District of the City of Cincinnati maintained by the local branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and donated to the University of Cincinnati in the 1980s.
History of alternative programs and schools
Alternative programs and schools in Cincinnati Public Schools existed prior to the Bronson v. Board of Education lawsuit and continued to grow in numbers as the case proceeded. These programs were designed to give students more opportunities in the classroom compared to the standard taught subjects. These were voluntary programs and open to students of all ages.
