A new UCBA Library tutorial for Academic Search Complete Basics is now available. 
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Records Management Workshops Scheduled
By: Janice Schulz
The next Introduction to Records Management workshops will be held February 19 and February 21, 2013.
During this workshop we will discuss the benefits you will receive from efficiently managing your records, UC’s records program, your role as a keeper of public records, the definition of a “record,” how to perform records inventories, the development of records retention schedules and proper means of records disposal. Also, Alecia Trammer, Human Resources will provide information regarding the policies and procedures for maintaining personnel records.
Both sessions will be held in Blegen Library’s Marge Schott Seminar Room, room 814, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The workshops are free, but registration is required. You only need to register for one session; the same information will be presented at both.
Register here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SWB5KB7. When you see SurveyMonkey’s “Thank you for taking this survey” page your registration has been sent.
Who should attend?
These workshops are for new records officers who have not been introduced to records management at UC and existing records officers who need a refresher as well as anyone responsible for managing University records.
Would you like these workshops presented in your office? Please contact Janice Schulz at schulz.janice.rm@gmail.com or 556-1958 to schedule a custom workshop geared to the needs of your staff.
Need to Charge Your Cell Phone?
New goCharge Mobile Charging Station located in Langsam Library will keep you powered On-the-Go.
The free mobile device charging kiosk located in UCIT@Langsam allows students, faculty and staff to securely charge Apple and Android devices for free. Continue reading
Behind the Lens = Adventures in the Subway and Street Improvements Digitization Project
By: Angela Vanderbilt
As I’ve mentioned in earlier blog postings, the identity of the subway and street improvements photographer – or more likely, photographers, due to the 30-year time span of the collection – was not known at the outset of our digitization project. As more negatives are sent for scanning, we’ve gotten closer to revealing the identity.
Just last week, our scanning service came across a negative with “Photo by L.G. Folger” written at the bottom, below the date and location of the photograph. Very exciting news! This same name has also been found on the back of printed photographs. This is definitely a step in the right direction, considering it was found written directly on a negative as well as on prints! Other prints have a round stamp on the back with the information “W.T. Myers & Co., 238 E. 4th St., Cincinnati, Ohio”.
The Albert B. Sabin Digitization Project: Featured in The Watermark
Albert B. Sabin
The Winter 2013 issue of The Watermark, which is the quarterly publication of the Archivists and Librarians in the History of the Health Sciences (ALHHS), features an article on the Albert B. Sabin digitization project. This article is based on my presentation at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference October 2012 meeting. Continue reading
Health Sciences Library Offers LUNCH & LEARN Sessions
The Donald C. Harrison Health Sciences Library invites you to join them for a new series of ‘Lunch & Learn’ sessions on Fridays in February. They will be held every Friday from 12:10 – 12:50pm in the Classroom on the G-level of the Health Sciences Library. Continue reading
ABMS Directory: Now Completely Online
The ABMS Directory of Board Certified Medical Specialists has now completed its transition from print to online. This directory provides access to “professional information about more than 800,000 board certified physicians in 50+ specialties and 100+ subspecialties from the 24 member boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS).” Continue reading
Horse Power = Adventures in the Subway and Street Improvements Digitization Project
By: Angela Vanderbilt
An interesting element appears now and again in the subway construction scans. Among the engineers, construction crews and machinery are some four-legged workers. Images of horses being utilized in the subway construction effort appear as late as 1926, and images of horse-powered transportation, including buggies and delivery wagons, are seen as late as 1931.
New: AccessPediatrics, AccessPhysiotherapy, and AccessSurgery
Introducing AccessPediatrics, AccessPhysiotherapy, and AccessSurgery! Three new ebook collections brought to you by the UC Health Sciences Library.
As with AccessMedicine and AccessPharmacy, each ebook collection includes special features such as:
- multimedia
- drug information
- ability to create personal accounts to access Board Review or NPTE review questions
Each collection also includes some unique features:
- AccessPediatrics: calculators, algorithms, and a Clerkship Corner; textbooks, cases, and Q&A especially for medical students
- AccessPhysiotherapy: topics by modalities and an interactive cadaver dissection experience in its Anatomy and Physiology Revealed section
- AccessSurgery: images, videos, and descriptions of procedures.
Bookmark these new resources or go to the Health Sciences Library’s home page http://libraries.uc.edu/hsl/ and click on eBooks from the menu on the left under Quick Links or Point of Care eResources in the center of the page under Express Links.
If you have any questions, please contact Edith Starbuck at edith.starbuck@uc.edu or 558-1433.
Under Construction = Adventures in the Subway and Street Improvements Digitization Project
By Angela Vanderbilt
When construction of the subway started in January, 1920, three contractors had been selected by the Rapid Transit Commission to complete the work: D.P. Foley General Contractors, Hickey Brothers and Fred R. Jones Company. The construction of the 16-mile subway loop was separated into nine sections, with contractors bidding for work on each section. One section might include construction of tunnels within the old canal bed for underground subway tunnels and stations, while another section might require construction of tunnels through a hillside, above-ground station construction, or grading of terrain for tracks to be laid in the open.
