Join UC Libraries for THATCamp University of Cincinnati 2016, an unconference, which is an open meeting where humanists and technologists of all skill levels and interests gather to learn and to build together in sessions proposed on the spot.
THATCamp (The Humanities And Technology Camp) University of Cincinnati 2016 is free and open to all and will be held on the 4th floor of Langsam Library. The event will begin at noon on Monday, May 2, and conclude on Tuesday, May 3 at 4:30pm. Undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and staff, as well as scholars, archivists, museum professionals, developers and programmers, K-12 teachers and administrators from within and outside UC who have an involvement or interest in digital humanities are welcome and encouraged to attend. Sessions for THATCamp University of Cincinnati 2016 will be determined during the opening session on May 2; however, a preliminary schedule has been devised and posted online at http://ucincinnati2016.thatcamp.org/schedule/. Continue reading
Big Data Training for Translational Omics Research
Announcing a new summer workshop!
Big Data Training for Translational Omics Research
Purdue University is pleased to announce the first Annual NIH-funded workshop on “Big data training
for translational omics research” in West Lafayette, IN on July 11 – 22, 2016. The two-week workshop will focus on providing biomedical researchers inexperienced in biomedical big data science with entry level training in big data science. The format of the workshop includes a series of problem-based activities to build familiarity and basic competency with established tools and publically available resources. These activities will be complemented by formal lectures on various topics important for big data science. The course is open to faculty, post-doctoral researchers, and graduate students.
The costs of tuition, room, and board are covered for accepted applicants!
For additional information and the online application please visit:
http://www.stat.purdue.edu/bigtap/index.html
Application reviews will begin on April 11, 2016.
Please distribute this e-mail and the attached flyer to anyone you think might benefit from attending.
UCBA Library Celebrates National Library Week 2016
It’s National Library Week and the UCBA Library is celebrating! This year we are highlighting the ways libraries transform their communities. Check out our #librariestransform video to see some amazing UCBA faculty, staff, and students share their UCBA Library stories. Come into the library and celebrate this Thursday and Friday with Crayons and Candy. Relax a little with coloring therapy while enjoying an everlasting (and transforming) gobstopper. Want to capture your relaxation? Take a selfie in our #librariestransform selfie frame, or just stop by to check our new #librariestransform signs and celebrity READ posters.
We are proud and honored to be part of the UC Blue Ash community and look forward to celebrating with you this week!
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Display at UCBA Library
A selection of books are now on display through April 29th in honor of Asian American and Pacific Island Heritage Month (usually celebrated during the month of May). Stop by the UCBA Library to check them out!
UCBA Librarian Judges Edible Books
By Michelle McKinney, Reference and Web Services Librarian
When Melissa Norris asked if I would like to serve as a judge for the 2016 Edible Books contest held on April 1st at the University of Cincinnati Libraries’ Langsam Library, I happily (and hungrily) agreed.
This was my first time attending the event let alone judging it. I was completely blown away by the creativity and complexity of some of the entries. It was truly a challenge for me and fellow judge, Michael Alfieri, to fairly assess and assign winners for 15 categories which included: Most Gruesome, Most Literary, Most Whimsical and Best Overall.
All those in attendance had the chance to taste the literary creations which included cheese balls, fruits, veggies, cakes and cookies. Did I mention how tasty the entries were as well?
For more information about the participants and the International Edible Books Festival, read the News Record article. View the entries and the winners on theLibraries Facebook page.
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- Me and the other Edible Books judge, Michael Alfieri
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- How Are You Peeling? Fruit salad
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- The Very Hungry Caterpillar Cupcakes
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- Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs
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- To Kill a Mockingbird cake
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- Princess and the Frozen Peas cake and peas
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- Cuneiform Cookies
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- The Girl With a Pearl Earring cookies
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- The Girl on the Train cake
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- The Rats of NIMH cheese balls and crackers
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- I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings peeps
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- If You Were a Penguin cake
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- Quidditch Through The Ages cake
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- If You Were a Penguin cake
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- Winnie The Pooh cake
Celebrate National Library Week with a Gift to UC Libraries
April 10-16 marks National Library Week. Show your support for UC Libraries by making a gift at uc.edu/give.
Read why students love UC Libraries…
“UC Libraries are important to me because we preserve old volumes that cannot be replaced. They are an important part of our history that may be over-looked in this digital era. The history of these documents are just as important as their content, and I am proud to be working with an institution that understands their value.”
Rhianna Knisely, freshman, DAAP, urban planning
“The UC Libraries have provided for my inspiration and education invaluably over the years. The availability of facilities, technology and people have always been here for me, boosting my productivity and opportunities, and allowing me to explore, not just books, but my real potential.”
Samuel J. Tibbs, senior, DAAP, Architecture
“When I got to campus the library not only gave me a job but a place to be and a lot of new friends. My first year wouldn’t have been nearly as fun or productive without Langsam.”
Dante Marcon, freshman, Lindner College of Business, business economics
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For more about UC Libraries giving opportunities, visit our web page.
Starbucks is Coming to Langsam Library
Construction will begin Monday, April 11 to build a Starbucks Cafe on the east wall near the entrance of Langsam Library.
This project is scheduled for completion late August in time to open the beginning of fall semester 2016. During spring exams, April 17-28, construction activity will be limited so that students can continue to study in the library.
The copiers will be relocated on the fourth floor near the existing stand-up kiosks. The reference cubicle will be disassembled and this service will take place in room 451.
Thank you for your patience during construction. The cafe is part of a larger renovation plan already underway in Langsam to make it more inspirational, flexible, dynamic and collaborative, conducive for group and individual work. Read more on past and future Langsam renovation plans.
Tales from the Rare Books Room
By: Sydney Vollmer
What’s more chilling than a good book? Perhaps the ghost that guards them. It’s been awhile since my encounter…but I decided that the world needed to know about our much rumored ghost.
Whether it is a he or she, we cannot say. For the sake of time and space, let’s call it a “he.” He resides in our rare books room here in the Archives & Rare Books Library in Blegen—one level above the library space that is open to the public. Some background on the rare books room: it’s cold (necessary for preservation), it’s dark, (again, necessary), and it’s spooky (necessary for 
preservation?). When you get up the stairs and open the massively heavy door, all the lights are off. Each individual row of book shelves has its own light. Last year, one didn’t. Continue reading
Celebrating the History of Nursing at the 7th Annual Cecil Striker Society Lecture April 14
The Henry R. Winkler Center for the History of the Health Professions and the Cecil Striker Society for the History of Medicine will host the seventh annual Cecil Striker Society Annual Lecture on Thursday, April 14, 4-6:30pm in Kresge Auditorium, Medical Sciences Building, 231 Albert Sabin Way. Julie Fairman, Nightingale Professor of Nursing and Chair of the Biobehavioral Health Sciences Department at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, will present this year’s lecture, “Making History: From the University of Cincinnati to the Future of Nursing.”
Sponsored by UC Health, the evening will include the talk from 4 to 5 p.m. followed by Q&A and a reception at 5:30 p.m. The Cecil Striker Lecture is free and open to the public, but RSVP’s are requested to (513) 558-5120 or chhp@uc.edu.
Dr. Fairman’s presentation is supported by the UC College of Nursing. The Winkler Center gratefully recognizes the generosity and foresight of the following individuals and organizations who have provided significant support to establish the Cecil Striker Endowment fund: Presenting Sponsors: Dr. and Mrs. Carl Fisher and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center; Supporting Sponsors: Cecil L. Striker, PhD, Dr. and Mrs. Theodore W. Striker, UC Health; Additional Support provided by Dr. and Mrs. Michael K. Farrell.
For more on the history of the College of Nursing, specifically the 100th anniversary of the offering of a Bachelor of Nursing degree, read an article by Winkler Center student Nathan Hood on the Libraries blog.
Music in the Gorno Library Mon. April 18, 2016
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oin us Mon. April 18 at 5:00 PM in the Gorno Library for a concert of music by Scarlatti, Schumann, Ravel and Tan performed by CCM alumna Christina Tan. View program (pdf).