See what new science books have been recently added to the Geology-Physics-Math and Langsam Libraries.
Click here to access the July-August 2017 list.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with UC Libraries
By Kendall Smith
Feliz Mes de la Herencia Hispana!
Please come celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in the Walter C. Langsam Library with readings by UC faculty from the Romance Languages and Literature Department.
Friday, September 29 from 1:30 pm-3:00 pm
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Walter C. Langsam Library, Digital Learning Commons (toward the back on the 4th floor)
Featured at the event will be five speakers reading from their various recent works.
OpenRefine Workshop on October 31
UC Libraries is pleased to offer a new data science workshop this fall on OpenRefine. Join us in 850D Baldwin Hall (CEAS Library classroom) on Tuesday, October 31 from 10:00am – 12:00pm. Register here (Central Login required).
OpenRefine, http://openrefine.org, is a free, powerful, and easy-to-use tool for cleaning up and transforming datasets in order to prepare them for analysis and sharing. In this workshop, you will learn how to leverage OpenRefine’s interface and scripting language for basic data exploration and bulk transformations. No prior knowledge necessary. Please bring your own laptop for the hands-on exercises.
Contact Ted Baldwin with questions, Ted.Baldwin@uc.edu .
Welcome, Aja Hickman, HR Coordinator
Aja Hickman
On Monday, September 18, 2017, Aja Hickman joined UC Libraries as our new human resources coordinator.
Aja holds a BA in anthropology from Miami University. She comes to UC Libraries from the Kroger Company where she served for two years as an administrative recruiter supporting 120 stores nationwide. Additionally, Aja served as professional development chair for the Kroger Company’s HR Cultural Council. In this role she was involved with many strategic training and development initiatives.
As UC Libraries’ HR coordinator, she will work closely with search committees and applicants. She will serve as primary leave administrator and provide administrative support to the HR operations. In addition, Aja will also work closely with Regina Bourne, director of human resources and organizational development (OD), to assist with upcoming OD programs and initiatives. We are so delighted that she is joining the Business/HR team!
Breaking in a New Stage
By: Sydney Vollmer, B.S., Marketing ‘17
Last week, the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company said hello to their new home at the Otto M. Budig Theater with performances of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. I was fortunate enough to be invited to their Media Night on September 7, when I got a first look at the space and the show.
The Theater
Located at 1195 Elm Street, the new theater features a modern style of architecture one might not expect for a company boasting Shakespeare’s name. There is a large lobby area for everyone to gather before the show and during intermission and it is 
peppered with Shakespeare quotes and play titles everywhere you turn, from the steps to the seating. I personally am a fan of the bathroom sinks which read, “A little water clears us of this deed” – a direct quote from Lady Macbeth. When you go to a performance, see how many you can find! Upstairs, an open room is used for classes and meetings for various presentations. During Media Night, Jeremy Dubin, Director of Creative Education, gave an informative presentation on the costuming and set design for A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Continue reading
Ohio Supercomputer Center Workshop – Oct 10th
Posted on Behalf of Jane Combs – combsje@uc.edu.
The Ohio Supercomputer Center will offer two workshops on its resources and how to use them Tuesday, October 10, on both East and West campuses.
IT@UC Research & Development will be hosting the Ohio Supercomputer Center for two workshops on Tuesday, October 10. The morning workshop will provide an introduction to the Ohio Supercomputer Center resources and how to use them. In the afternoon, the workshop will cover Big Data Analytics and Spark.
Register for the workshops HERE
The Ohio Supercomputer Center, headquartered in Columbus, partners with Ohio researchers to develop proposals to funding organizations and is the state’s leading strategic research group.
Provost Office Issues Call for Proposals from Faculty in the Humanities and Social Sciences
By: Michele Ralston
The Office of the Provost will award faculty grants as part of the Open Access Monograph Publishing Initiative. Submission deadline is Oct 2.
The University of Cincinnati is participating in a new initiative, the Open Access Monograph Publishing Initiative, of the Association of American Universities (AAU), Association of Research Libraries (ARL), and the Association of American University Presses (AAUP) that is designed to advance the wide dissemination of scholarship by humanities and social sciences faculty by promoting and publishing free, open access, digital editions of peer-reviewed, professional monographs.
The Office of the Provost will award three grants of up to $15,000 each year for the next five years to support the publication of original long-form monographs by participating publishers.
The internal review committee is now accepting proposals. Continue reading
Announcing the 2017/18 Guide to UC Libraries
New Info Monitor in the Clermont College Library, Courtesy of BLT Department
Friends,
I’m so happy to announce that our new info monitor in the library‘s entryway has arrived.
This monitor, graciously sponsored by UC Clermont’s BLT (Business, Law, and Technology) Department, will help communicate the library’s programs and offerings with our campus community. Best of all, it’s visible from both the hallway and from inside the library. Plus, we think it really brightens up the space.
Thanks, BLT! We <3 our new info monitor.
Let’s make fall 2017 a great semester, together!
Katie Foran-Mulcahy
Library Director
Health Sciences Library Services
The Donald C. Harrison Health Sciences Library (HSL) and UC Libraries provide services in addition to journals, books, databases and research guides. These services include:
- Monthly classes in the HSL Troup Learning Space – register to attend a variety of classes from REDCap, to Literature Searching, to presentation software like Prezi or Emaze, to citation management systems RefWorks and EndNote.
- Informatics Lab – reserve this collaborative hands-on learning space where you can work with software like SPSS, SAS, R, Matlab, Satscan, Python, Photoshop and more. Get assistance with statistical work or meet with a Writing Center tutor.
- Winkler Center Lucas Board Room – reserve this space for meetings or events
- HSL Computer Lab – use the computers available or your own laptops/devices, get assistance with setting up secure wireless, email and more.
- Poster Printing – located in the HSL and available to all Academic Health Center students.
- Data Management Planning – information about DMP. Contact us for assistance with managing research data, preparing a data management plan for a grant submission and more.
- Scholar@UC – a digital repository that enables the UC community to share research and scholarly work with a worldwide audience.
Want to know more?
- Phone: 513-558-0127
- HSL IT Support: 513-558-4173
- Data Management Planning
- Scholar@UC