The University of Cincinnati will be closed on Monday, January 18, 2016 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The library will resume regular hours on Tuesday, January 19, 2016. Hours details are listed on our website at http://www.libraries.uc.edu/ucba.html.
Hot Chocolate-Marshmallows or Not?
At Clermont College the snow’s been flying, the temperatures have dropped. How about some hot chocolate to keep you warm?
Do you like hot chocolate with marshmallows? No marshmallows?
Clermont College Library is giving away a mug filled with chocolate goodness, including hot chocolate and Ghirardelli chocolates.
For a chance to win:
- Fill out an entry (one per person)
- Mark marshmallows or no marshmallows
- Drop the entry in the box.
We’ll draw a winner on January 27.
BoardVitals: Family, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Question Banks
The Health Sciences Library has recently acquired access to the BoardVitals Family Nurse Practitioner and Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner question banks. These exam preparation products will enhance the student’s ability to prepare for their licensure examination. These products are web based allowing students 24 hour a day world wide access.
Links to BoardVitals may be found in UCLID (https://uclid.uc.edu/search/X) UC’s online catalog as well as the Health Sciences Library list of databases (http://www.libraries.uc.edu/hsl/research/hsl-databases.html) or the Nursing EBooks page (http://guides.libraries.uc.edu/c.php?g=222237&p=1471150).
Tutorials, including registration and use of BoardVitals can be found on the Health Sciences Library tutorials page (http://guides.libraries.uc.edu/hsltutorials).
For questions or additional information please contact Charlie Kishman by email – kishmacp@ucmail.uc.edu or phone – (513)-558-3849.
New Presentation Software and Database Workshops at the Health Sciences Library
Want to try a new presentation software called Emaze or learn more about the Embase database? Register to attend these workshops in the Health Sciences Library Troup Learning Space G005G.
Registration available at http://webcentral.uc.edu/hslclass/home.aspx.
Thursday, January 21, 2016, 10:00 – 11:30 am
Emaze
Check out the presentation capabilities of Emaze, a cloud-based software. Learn the basics of how to an Emaze presentation in this hands-on class and how it compares with Prezi, another cloud-based presentation software.
Thursday, January 28, 2016, 2:00 – 3:30 pm
Embase
Embase is a biomedical research database known for its comprehensive drug, medical device, and clinical information. This hands-on class introduces the unique features and search options available in this database.
Contact Edith Starbuck at edith.starbuck@uc.edu with any questions.
Color printing and scanning now available at the library!
Printer and Scanner
There is a new addition to the Clermont College Library technology offerings located on the first floor. Stop by the library during open hours and try out the new multifunctional machine.
Device features:
- An easy-to use, intuitive touch scree
n. - Color printing for $.35 per page.
- Scanning to email for free, then documents can be printed using your print quota.
Ask any library staff member for additional help or for a quick tutorial on using the different features of this great new machine.
Natalie Winland
Public Services Manager
Streaming Video Pilot Program
Did you know UC Libraries is offering thousands of streaming video titles with unlimited concurrent users for classroom or independent use? Through March 30th, UC Libraries has made available the 26,000 titles held in the Kanopy streaming video collection. When students or faculty have accessed a title four times, a one year lease is automatically created. Kanopy works directly with filmmakers and film distribution companies to offer award-winning collections including titles from PBS, BBC, Criterion Collection, Media Education Foundation and more. Check it out at http://uc.kanopystreaming.com/ or by searching by title on the library website. Contact a subject librarian with any questions http://www.libraries.uc.edu/help/subject-librarians.html
Archaeological Discovery Yields Surprising Revelations about Europe’s Oldest City
Antonis Kotsonas, a University of Cincinnati assistant professor of classics, will highlight his field research with the Knossos Urban Landscape Project at the 117th annual meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America and Society for Classical Studies.
Online Resources: HSL eBook Collections
Do you know how many Health Sciences ebook collections are available through the Health Sciences Library (HSL)? There are 15! Some are available just to the Academic Health Center and others are available to the entire university.
eBook Collections – Features:
Most of these collections provide the opportunity to search across the entire collection or browse for a specific subject or title. Collections vary in what they include in addition to ebooks. Some include multimedia, cases, self-assessment, drug monographs, calculators and patient education while others also include journals and guidelines. Most include the option to create a personal account that provides the ability to print or email and often more. One collection, ClinicalKey requires a personal account in order to access the PDF full text of an ebook.
Over the next few weeks these ebook collections will be introduced more fully. In the meantime, feel free to explore the collections below.
Health Sciences Library eBook collections:
- AccessMedicine
- AccessPharmacy
- AccessSurgery
- ClinicalKey (medicine)
- PharmacyLibrary APhA Collection
- Psychiatryonline Collection (DSM-5 and other psychiatric titles)
- LWW Health Library/Basic & Anatomical Sciences Health Library
- STAT!Ref Medicine
- STAT!Ref Nursing
- R2 Library (allied health, medicine, nursing)
- Facts and Comparisons
UC Libraries eBook collections:
- CRCnetBASE Collection (engineering, medicine, science, information technology)
- Knovel (environment & environmental engineering, safety & industrial hygiene & more)
- SpringerLink (biomedical, environmental, food sciences, life sciences & more)
- Wiley Online Library (life sciences, medicine, nursing, psychology, earth & environment, veterinary medicine & more)
Other Ways to Access:
HSL A-Z ebooks list: www.libraries.uc.edu/hsl/research/ebooks.html
Research guides (click on Subject Guide to see a list of guides in various subject areas): http://guides.libraries.uc.edu/hsl
Library catalog (most collections but not necessarily all the individual titles in those collections are in the catalog yet): https://uclid.uc.edu/search/X
Off Campus Access:
Most are accessible from off campus via the proxy server or the VPN (Virtual Private Network). The exception is ClinicalKey which is only accessible from off campus via the VPN.
To install the VPN Junos Pulse client on your home computer or device go to http://www.libraries.uc.edu/hsl/services/off-campus-access.html
Best bet: use the Junos Pulse manual installation instructions NOT the automatic installation instructions.
Questions?
Contact Edith Starbuck at 513-558-1433 or edith.starbuck@uc.edu
Student Art Spotlight: Natural Habitats + Library Aviary
Mythological Winged Creatures of the Sky by Mary Ann Kronoveter
Clermont College Library is pleased to bring you work from three student artists this semester, all from Professor Kelly Frigard’s Drawing II class.
Susan L. Kleine’s works examine the natural spaces near Kibbutz Ein Gedi, Israel. These lush landscapes were based on Kleine’s travel photography using the watercolors. Mary Ann Kronoveter’s bold pieces, entitled, “Mythological Winged Creatures of the Sky,” depict Cygnus and Phoenix. Using watercolor, paint, and pencil Cassie Feldhaus created two large-scale works devoted to exotic birds, the lilac-breasted roller and the blue-throated passerine bird.
Stop by and view these lovely pieces anytime the library is open. We love collaborating with the Fine Arts program to bring you Clermont College student art each term.
Scholar@UC goes to class
On Thursday December 3, 2015, UC Libraries staff members of the Scholar@UC (http://scholar.uc.edu) development team Linda Newman and Thomas Scherz, digital archivist Eira Tansey and science informationist Amy Koshoffer were given a wonderful treat of requirement engineering and donuts and cookies. We were invited to attend the final project presentations in CEAS Engineering & Computing Systems professor Dr. Nan Niu’s Requirements Engineering course (CS6027).
Students: Payel Basak, Nerin Hussein, Ben Albert
Dr. Niu is featured in the photo in upper right. Dr. Niu is an early adopter for our institutional repository Scholar@UC.
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