Monday, February 12, 2024 – Blog Post by Tiffany Grant, PhD, CDE
Join UC Libraries Research & Data Services as we celebrate Love Data Week. The 2024 theme is “My Kind of Data”.
Question: What kind of data is the most personal?
Answer: Your own health data
Join us as we provide evidence-based data pertaining to the data that is most relevant to you. The information provided will help you be more knowledgeable about your health and provide impactful methods that can be incorporated relatively seamlessly into your day-to-day practices.
These 5-minute presentations showcase current research of UC Blue Ash faculty, spark conversation, encourage collaboration, and inspire action within the UC Blue Ash community.
Libby Anthony Associate Professor of English English & Communication Department Pedagogies of Online Knitting Teachers
David Freeman Professor of Mathematics Math, Physics, and Computer Science Department What Is A Number? And Why Does It Matter?
Smita Jadhav Assistant Professor of Chemistry Chemistry Department Integrating ChatGPT in General Chemistry Education
Rhonda Pettit Professor of English English & Communication Department Immersive Research for Poetry
Heather Vilvens Associate Professor of Health Promotion and Education Allied Health Department Stakeholder-Driven Strategies for Improving the Discharge Process in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Concept Mapping Study
Cougar PAWS (Personalized Assistance With Searching) Research Appointment will make finding sources more efficient and easier with higher quality results. Work with your Frederick A. Marcotte librarian at UC Clermont to get the best materials for your upcoming research assignment. Schedule your appointment to meet in the library or online. Those who attend their PAWS appointment for a research assignment will receive a UC Clermont t-shirt.
Whether you’re nostalgic for Candyland or interested in trying something new like Gloomhaven, the CEAS Library’s new board game collection has you covered. Games are available to all UC faculty, students, and staff for one-week check outs. Learn more about the library’s collection and keep up with upcoming game outreach events on the CEAS Library’s Board Games Collection LibGuide.
You’re invited… To recommend new children’s books for the CECH Library collection with d/Deaf representation, d/Deaf characters, and d/Deaf stories.
Using a framework created by ASL 2003 Psychosocial Aspects of Deafness, participants in this event will use their knowledge of d/Deaf culture and American Sign Language to recommend new books for the CECH Library children’s collections, including books for young children through young adults (YA).
WHEN: Wednesday, February 14th at 4:30pm WHERE: CECH Library’s classroom, room 320 REQUIRED: An interest in d/Deaf culture, inclusion, and representation in books/media
All are welcome, RSVP to participate in this fun event on Valentine’s Day afternoon.
This event is co-sponsored by the ASL Club and the CECH Library and is funded by a CECH Diversity Grant. For further questions, contact Katie Foran-Mulcahy, CECH Library Head.
UC Libraries provides access to hundreds of research databases available online for searching and downloading of information. Last year, there were 4,627,063 database searches and 2,191,398 full-text article downloads. Below is a list of new databases for 2023/2024.
Announcing the 2022-2023 University of Cincinnati Libraries Annual Report. My tenure as dean and university librarian began in mid-August 2023, a time of great growth at the University of Cincinnati. I’ve spent these past six months learning as much as I can about the Libraries – how our mission to “empower discovery, stimulate learning and inspire the creation of knowledge by connecting students, faculty, researchers and scholars to dynamic data, information and resources” supports the university’s NEXT Lives Here Strategic Directions. Documents such as the Annual Report have been key to my education.
In this Annual Report, we look back at the top News & Events, applaud Staff Accomplishments & Milestones and look at the Libraries By the Numbers and Financially. Under the leadership of interim dean and university librarian Lori Harris, we welcomed a significant number of new librarians and staff members who will provide essential library services and research support and help move the Libraries forward. We acquired, processed, preserved and made available collections used for research. We held events to bring people into the Libraries to interact with our facilities and collections. We created welcoming places – both virtual and in-person – for people to study, research and collaborate. And, we provided our expertise to the students, faculty and researchers who rely on UC Libraries for their academic pursuits.
Looking Forward
While we celebrate the accomplishments of the past academic year, we also continue to move forward and plan for the future. This past fall we began the process of developing an updated strategic plan with goals and initiatives that will continue to advance the mission of the University of Cincinnati. This plan will build upon the successes of UC Libraries and respond to the rapidly changing landscape of higher education, as well as the increasingly diverse needs of our students, faculty and researchers. The strategic plan will be completed this summer and will guide our work for the next three years. Stay tuned.
The Frederick A. Marcotte Library at UC Clermont curates several monthly library material displays that pertain to timely issues. The displays in the library feature new books as well as monthly rotating topics. There are also display cases within the Snyder and Edith Peters Jones buildings that feature rotating subjects each month. You’ve probably seen these throughout campus and maybe even checked out materials from them. For these physical displays we lay out books, DVDs, periodicals, and QR codes for ebooks relating to a particular topic. We feature all materials available in these physical displays in our digital display so that you can explore what is on our physical display shelves from the comfort of your home, access electronic materials, and request items from each display.
We may be coming out of a wintry weekend, but it’s definitely spring semester! Thank you for your thoughtful responses to our Learning Commons at the Library survey questions throughout the fall. We’re back now with a few more questions for you. Your responses will help our collaboration with our new neighbors be the best it can be!
From now until February 25th, we’re asking: Is the library a welcoming space for you? How can we better meet your needs?
Please respond anonymously through this online form or the response collection boxes located outside of the Library’s main entrance and in the McDonough lobby.
