by Kellie Tilton
“I was never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before I killed him.”
– The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
From witches to aliens to monsters to ghosts, the UCBA Library has you covered for all your horror-related reading needs. Catch up with Edgar Allen Poe, read up on hauntings of college campuses or expand you horror film knowledge and more with books on display until Halloween.
Lexicomp Online
Lexicomp Online is a collection of clinical databases and clinical decision support tools that provides users with an extensive medical library. It provides clear, concise, point-of-care adult and pediatric drug information as well as in-depth information on interactions, toxicology, and more. Lexicomp also includes support tools like drug ID, calculators, and patient education.
Lexicomp App Access
50 access codes are also available with this institutional subscription.
Watch for a blog post in December 2018 or January 2019 with a link to a new set of 50 access codes.
Lexicomp Academic Discount Program
In celebration of this year’s UC Common Read, the Clermont College Library and the Academic Support Committee presented a panel discussion entitled Women in Science: Conversations to Spark Success. Moderated by Dr. Margaret Hanson, Associate Dean for Natural Sciences at UC’s College of Arts and Sciences, the panel engaged science and math faculty in conversation about their professional pathways.
Our Clermont College faculty panelists included Dr. Krista Clark, Professor of Biology; Carolyn Goodman, Assistant Professor Educator of Mathematics; and Dr. Jill Shirokawa, Annual Adjunct Assistant Professor of Chemistry.
For more information about the UC Common Read, Radioactive: Marie and Pierre Curie, A Tale of Love and Fallout by Lauren Redniss, please view this UC Libraries guide: https://guides.libraries.uc.edu/commonread/2019/radioactive
Want to learn more about women in science, check out these books:
Visionary women : how Rachel Carson, Jane Jacobs, Jane Goodall, and Alice Waters changed our world by Andrea Barnet
Wonder women : 25 innovators, inventors, and trailblazers who changed history by written by Sam Maggs ; illustrated by Sophia Foster-Dimino
Maria Sibylla Merian & daughters : women of art and science by Ella Reitsma ; assisted by Sandrine Ulenberg ; [translation, Lynne Richards]
She’s such a geek! : women write about science, technology & other nerdy stuff by edited by Annalee Newitz & Charlie Anders
The science on women and science by Christina Hoff Sommers, editor
Headstrong : 52 women who changed science–and the world by Rachel Swaby
Scientific pioneers : women succeeding in science by Joyce Tang
Sisters in science : conversations with black women scientists about race, gender, and their passion for science by [interviews by] Diann Jordan
So you want to be a scientist? by Philip A. Schwartzkroin
Hidden figures : the American dream and the untold story of the Black women mathematicians who helped win the space race by Margot Lee Shetterly
Beyond Curie : four women in physics and their remarkable discoveries, 1903 to 1963 by Scott Calvin
The Curies : a biography of the most controversial family in science by Denis Brian
Marie Curie and her daughters : the private lives of science’s first family by Shelley Emling
Obsessive genius : the inner world of Marie Curie by Barbara Goldsmith
The gentle subversive : Rachel Carson, Silent spring, and the rise of the environmental movement by Mark Hamilton Lytle
On a farther shore : the life and legacy of Rachel Carson by William Souder
Lab girl by Hope Jahren
Chrysalis : Maria Sibylla Merian and the secrets of metamorphosis by Kim Todd
Seeds of hope : wisdom and wonder from the world of plants by Jane Goodall with Gail Hudson ; [foreword by Michael Pollan]
The Mercury 13 : the untold story of thirteen American women and the dream of space flight by Martha Ackmann
The woman who smashed codes : a true story of love, spies, and the unlikely heroine who outwitted America’s enemies by Jason Fagone
Natalie Winland
Public Services Manager
Sign up for a 3-minute Flash Talk here: https://goo.gl/forms/5VFzvFoUGbg1DiHq2.
RSVP and Questions: ucitresearch@ucmail.uc.edu
Food will be provided
Flyer: DCSS social flyer_20181031
Please join the Data and Computational Science Series (DCSS) team for a (free!) ‘Understanding Science Gateways’ presentation & lunch with Dr. Sandra Gesing, Computational Scientist, University of Notre Dame.
Science Gateways and the Science Gateways Community Institute (SGCI) with Dr. Sandra Gesing
Tuesday October 30 – TUC 400B FREE REGISTRATION
Science Gateways – also called virtual research environments or virtual labs – allow science and engineering communities to access shared data, software, computing services, instruments and other resources specific to their disciplines and use them also in teaching environments. The U.S. Science Gateways Community Institute (SGCI) provides free resources, services, experts, and ideas for creating and sustaining science gateways.
11am-1pm: General Introduction to Science Gateways & the Science Gateways Community Institute (SGCI) – Lunch provided
1pm-3pm: Science Gateways Presentation On Usability With Hands-On Portion – please bring a laptop
These events are free and open to all.
Flyer – DCS2 _Intro to Science Gateways_30oct18
Flyer – DCS2 _Science Gateways Usability presentation_30oct18
General Introduction to Science Gateways & the Science Gateways Community Institute (SGCI)
In the last decade mature complete science gateway frameworks have evolved such as HUBzero, Galaxy, Agave and Apache Airavata. Successful implementations have been adapted for several science gateways, for example, the technologies behind the science gateways CIPRES, which is used by over 25.000 users to date and serves the community in the area of large phylogenetic trees. Lessons learned from the last decade include that approaches should be technology agnostic, use standard web technologies or deliver a complete solution. Independent of the technology, the major driver for science gateways are the user communities and user engagement is key for successful science gateways. The US Science Gateways Community Institute (SGCI), opened in August 2016, provides free resources, services, experts, and ideas for creating and sustaining science gateways. It offers five areas of services to the science gateway developer and user communities: the Incubator, Extended Developer Support, the Scientific Software Collaborative, Community Engagement and Exchange, and Workforce Development. The talk will give an introduction to science gateways, examples for science gateways & an overview on the services offered by the SGCI to serve user communities & developers for creating successful science gateways.
Discover UCIT Research Computing Tools and Services
Mark Chalmers began work in UC Libraries on Oct. 22 as the science and engineering librarian where he will develop research and instructional programs for the UC STEM populations: science, technology, engineering and mathematics. His work will include research consultations, teaching and workshops, collection development and liaison responsibility for designated science and engineering disciplines (to be announced at a future date). Mark will also support new and emerging initiatives such as Research and Data Services, repository outreach and connecting the libraries to UC’s innovation agenda.
Mark received his MLIS in May 2018 from Kent State University, and he holds a BA in astrophysics from Ohio Wesleyan University. While at Kent State, Mark worked as a graduate assistant in Dr. Emad Khazraee’s Data Science Research Lab and completed projects in text mining and the analysis of Twitter feed data. While studying for his BA, he was active in undergraduate research, conference presentations and tutoring in physics and astronomy.
Welcome, Mark, to UC Libraries!
As the midterm elections approach, we are all being bombarded with political ads, sensational news, and social media posts designed to persuade you to vote for a particular candidate. But how do you know what to believe when the information you see is contradictory or inflammatory?
Use the suggestions below to get to the truth.
Think you’re an expert at spotting fake news? Test yourself using Factitious: The Spot the Fake News Game.
You may also find the following links helpful when researching how to vote in the upcoming election.
Political Advertising on Google
As always, Clermont College Library staff are happy to assist if you have any questions!
Heather Mitchell-Botts
Instruction Librarian
By: Alex Temple, Gettler Project Archivist
I recently finished taking a complete inventory on Benjamin Gettler’s papers. It’s been really interesting unpacking folders from such an ambitious and involved person. The collection largely stems from his involvement in various organizations from 1960-2003, notably the Cincinnati Transit Company, S.O.R.T.A./Metro, American Controlled Industries (ACI), the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA), and the University of Cincinnati. There is also a large collection of political correspondence with letters dating as far back as 1959 (with Robert F. Kennedy), through 2012.
The bulk of the time spent so far has been going through each item in Mr. Gettler’s correspondence, which contains approximately 1000 items. Every piece has been examined for a sender, recipient, date, subject, and format. That was a lot of reading! It’s been interesting to read Mr. Gettler’s interests come through in his political correspondence, as well as seeing the often-contentious battles regarding S.O.R.T.A.’s operations. I must admit, it’s been hard to stop examining the documents and start writing about them. Continue reading
Please mark your calendars on November 14, 2018 as UC Libraries will join the Department of Geography & GIS, GISSA and the Geography Graduate Student Association in celebrating National GIS Day.
This year’s speaker will be Dr. Daniel Sui , Vice President for Research, University of Arkansas and former Division Director for Social and Economic Sciences (SES) at the U.S. National Science Foundation.
Agenda:
Venue – 402 Braunstein Hall
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Open meet and greet
Venue – TUC 427
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Lunch
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Featured Speaker: Dr. Daniel Sui
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Question and Answer Session
This event is free and open to all
Flyer – UC_GIS_Day
