Three Scopus analysis tools have been redesigned to provide a more consistent experience across Scopus. Improved and renamed, the tools that analyze search results, author output and journals now include new features such as the option to export charts and graphs. Continue reading
UC Libraries Participates in IT@UC Showcase
Today, UC Libraries participated in the first-ever IT@UC Showcase, a free event open to the UC community and beyond. IT@UC Showcase is being held in TUC’s Great Hall from 10am – 2pm. More details, a full schedule, and the list of booths at http://www.uc.edu/ucit/about/itatuc.html.
Cincinnati’s Bathtub Hoax and a Missing Giant Tub
By: Kevin Grace
H.L. Mencken
In 1917, the noted journalist and philologist H.L. Mencken published an article in the New York Evening Mail concerning the history of the bathtub in the United States. According to the Baltimore writer, known as much for his satire and acerbic wit as he was for his political reporting, Cincinnati was home to this tub. Mencken asserted that America’s first bathtub was introduced on December 20, 1842 by Adam Thompson who lived, in all places, Cincinnati, Ohio. Made of mahogany and lined with lead, the vessel was introduced by Thompson to his guests at a Christmas party, described how it worked, and invited the partygoers to take a dip. Four of them took him up on his offer, and the next day the invention was widely reported in the press. Continue reading
B-E-A-R-C-A-T-S and UC Libraries
The Twitchell Hydrometer : Notes from the Oesper Collections, No. 28, September/October 2014
A brass hydrometer jar with handle and thermometer and two metal hydrometers probably designed to monitor the fermentation of beer.
The 28th issue of Museum Notes highlights yet another scientific instrument produced by the 19th-century Cincinnati inventor Henry Twitchell (1816-1875).
Click here for all other issues of Notes from The Oesper Collections and to explore the Jensen-Thomas Apparatus Collection.
UCBA Fun Facts: Favorite book turned movie?
Question: What is your favorite movie based on a book?
Heather Maloney, Library Director: For fun? Clueless — as if. Action? Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. On the more dramatic side, Empire of the Sun…I saw it when I was a teenager, and I’ve been a Christian Bale fan ever since.
Michelle McKinney, Reference/Web Services Librarian: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.
Kellie Tilton, Instructional Technologies Librarian: I hate to be repetitive and all too recent, but Catching Fire keeps coming to mind. There quite a few more, though…
Lauren Wahman, Instruction Librarian: To name a few…Shutter Island and Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Rachel Lewis, Technical Services Manager: The Hobbit
Chris Marshall, Public Services Assistant: The Notebook, love that movie, and love that book!
GeoScienceWorld e-books now available
UC users now have access to the 2006-2014 collection of e-books (over 1,000 titles!) from GeoScienceWorld! This collection consists of high-quality books published by the leading societies in the earth sciences, and covering a broad range of topics and research.
http://ebooks.geoscienceworld.org
(Note: UC VPN/proxy login required to view off-campus)
For e-books dating before 2006, please refer to our subscriptions to the AAPG Digital Library and the Geological Society of London Special Publications (also part of GeoScienceWorld).
Have a Question? Check UC’s Knowledge Base for Answers!
The answer to many common questions are now in UC’s Knowledge Base.
The Knowledge Base contains articles on connecting to the VPN (with specific instructions for many devices), printing from your Dorm, where to get software, setting up Secure Wireless, and more.
The database is searchable, and you can even ask for new topics to be added!
Visit the home page: https://kb.uc.edu/Pages/default.aspx
Looking for a Good Book? New Popular Reading Collection in Langsam Library
Have you read the latest Stephen King novel? Are you excited for the Gone Girl movie and want to reread the Gillian Flynn best seller? Now you can check out these popular titles and more in Langsam Library courtesy of the Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County.
Chem-Bio Library Welcome Event! Sun, Aug 24 1-5pm
The Chemistry-Biology Library Welcomes New & Returning Students! The Chem-Bio Library, 5034 Rieveschl Hall, invites all students, parents, and faculty to stop on Sunday of Welcome Weekend: Sunday, August 24. Stop by and visit the library anytime from 1 – 5 pm. Students and parents are welcome to stop by for treats and fun. Learn more about the library through a brief tour. See our upcoming group collaboration space, reserve collections, Info Commons workstations, and study spaces.
Else Schulze Info Commons