UCBA Library Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
The UC Blue Ash Library, in collaboration the Office of Hispanic/Latino Affairs, is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with a library display highlighting Hispanic/Latino books and culture. The books will be on display in the library from September 15, 2016 to October 14, 2016. The items are available for checkout with a valid UC ID. Browse the online guide of suggested reads at http://guides.libraries.uc.edu/ucba-displays/ucba-hhm or stop by!
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Frida Kahlo
Frida in Focus is an exhibition and series of related events at the Niehoff Urban Studio recognizing and celebrating Frida Kahlo (1907-1954). Frida is one of the most photographed women of her time, a Latin American iconic figure, an internationally known feminist, and an LGBTQ icon. This year’s theme for UC’s Hispanic Heritage Month (HHM), “Do UC me? My voice matters,” is inspired by Frida Kahlo, who determined the world would come to know her through images that were carefully constructed and curated by her. Our hope is that this exhibition and related events shine light on intersectionality, inspire people to imagine how they want the world to view them…and encourage them to make it happen.
Frida in Focus has been made possible through the generous support of the UC Office of the Provost, the Office of the Vice President of Research, the Taft Research Center, the UC Office of Diversity & Inclusion, and the McMicken College of Arts & Sciences (A&S). It is a cross-college collaboration between A&S, the College of Design, Architecture, Art, & Planning (DAAP) and UC Libraries. A special thank you to UC professor emeritus Edward B. Silberstein for loaning the extraordinary photographs of Frida and Diego, taken by his father Bernard Silberstein, that have made this exhibition possible.
UCBA Library Shows Their Cards for National Library Card Sign-Up Month
September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month and to celebrate UCBA staffers whipped out current cards and dusted off library cards of the past. Some of the libraries represented include:
- Columbus Metropolitan Library (OH)
- Fairbanks North Star Borough Public Library System (AK)
- Lakewood Public Library (OH)
- Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library (OH)
- Pinellas Public Library Cooperative (FL)
- Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County (OH)
- Shaker Heights Public Library (OH)
- Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System (FL)
- Toledo-Lucas County Public Library (OH)
- WoodLink Libraries (OH)
Your UC ID gives you access to services and collections available at any UC Library.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in Langsam Library
Visit Langsam Library to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month—Mes de la Herencia Hispana—with two readings:
Mar Gámez García
Friday, September 16 from 1:30pm-2:30pm
Doctoral student Mar Gámez García will present her recently published play La fauna del poder.
Friday, October 21 from 1:30pm-2:30pm Continue reading
From the Desk of…Heather Maloney, UCBA Library Director
The latest edition of the From The Desk Of… series gives us a closer look into the office space of UCBA Library Director, Heather Maloney.
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- My second home!
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- Strong faculty = Strong university
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- Proud Alum
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- Irish writers watching over me
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- Honors from the Dean!
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- My high touch rather than high tech project tracking.
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- A souvenir from my previous life as a law firm librarian
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- Fun library reads!
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- My family corner!
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- Back to work
Writing Assistance Available in the Health Sciences Library Every Wednesday in September
Need help with writing? Visit the Donald C. Harrison Health Sciences Library any Wednesday in September and sign up for a same-day appointment with a writing tutor. Receive free writing assistance on all documents, including: personal statements, grant applications, reports and articles.
The writing tutor is available from 12:45pm-5:45pm on September 14, 21 and 28 in the Health Sciences Library’s Informatics Lab located on the E level. Simply visit the library to sign up for a same-day appointment with the writing tutor, then come back to the library at your scheduled time.
The service is open to all. For more information, contact Joseph Cunningham of the Academic Writing Center at cunninju@ucmail.uc.edu.
Liebig and Combustion Analysis : Notes from the Oesper Collections, No. 40, September/October 2016
Justus von Liebig (1803-1873) posing with his apparatus for combustion analysis.
Issue 40 outlines the history and importance of the chemical technique known as combustion analysis and highlights a reproduction of Liebig’s famous 1831 instrument for this purpose made by the late Dr. Melvyn Usselman of the University of Western Ontario and donated to our museum collections in 2005.
Click here for all other issues of Notes from the Oesper Collections and to explore the Jensen-Thomas Apparatus Collection.
Sept. 20 “Life of the Mind” Lecture to Feature John McNay
Life of the Mind, interdisciplinary conversations with UC faculty, will return Tuesday, September 20, 3:30-5pm in the Russell C. Myers Alumni Center, with a lecture by John McNay, professor of history and chair of the department of history, philosophy and political science at UC Blue Ash College. Professor McNay will speak on, “I would rather have peace than be president”: Presidential Decisions for Peace.
Life of the Mind is a semi-annual lecture series that features a distinguished University of Cincinnati faculty member presenting his or her work and expertise. A panel of three responds to and discusses the lecture from diverse perspectives. The series includes intriguing insights from diverse perspectives and encourages faculty and students from across UC to engage in further discourse. The presentation is not simply a recitation of the faculty member’s work but promotes an informed point of view. Continue reading
Dean’s Corner: IFLA Revisited
Welcome back!
It was a long and busy summer here at UC Libraries with several exciting projects that kicked off just in time for the start of the fall semester. August in particular was full of library sponsored events, including the Grand Opening of the Langsam Starbucks the first week of school. Several other events took place right before the start of the semester that centered on the International Federation of Library Associations and Institution’s (IFLA) World Library and Information Congress. Continue reading