The National Science Foundation (NSF) is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the National Medal of Science with a new online exhibit. In 1959, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation creating the National Medal of Science. President John F. Kennedy awarded the first medal to Theodore von Kármán in 1963. This new exhibit features some of the 476 men and women who have been recognized for “their outstanding contributions to knowledge in the physical, biological, mathematical, or engineering sciences,”[1] including our own Dr. Albert Bruce Sabin. Continue reading
UC Faculty & Library Staff: Submit Your 2012 Published Works to Authors, Editors & Composers
On Tuesday, April 9, 2013, the University of Cincinnati Libraries will once again recognize the publishing and creative accomplishments of UC’s faculty at the annual “Authors, Editors & Composers” event. Scheduled for 3:30pm in the Russell C. Myers Alumni Center at UC, “Authors, Editors & Composers” will include a reception, presentation of selected works, a printed bibliography, and an exhibit. Continue reading
Database Provides Access to Newspapers Published by or for African Americans
Through a partnership with the Taft Collections Committee, UC Libraries has added an important primary source for the study of African American history, life, and culture: African American Newspapers, 1827-1998 Connect . Continue reading
CEAS Library celebrates National Engineers Week (EWeek)
EWeek display in Reference Area
Celebrate Awesome! is the 2013 theme for National Engineers Week, also known as EWeek. The College of Engineering and Applied Science Library is celebrating EWeek with some special displays.
Enjoy a variety of books on engineering careers, on display in our reference area.
For even more resources, refer to our Reference Guide on careers in engineering: http://guides.libraries.uc.edu/engineeringprofession
CEAS Student Tribunal is hosting a number of fun and informative events this week: http://tribunal.uc.edu/eweek/events or on Twitter: @UC_EWeek
HSL Tutorials
Not sure how to access full text articles? Never requested journal articles using the online request system ILLiad?
Check out the Tutorials CampusGuide at http://guides.libraries.uc.edu/hsltutorials . This Guide includes many other tutorials including: Continue reading
2013 National African American Read-In
UCBA students, staff and faculty are invited to participate in the 24th annual National African-American Read-In. The goal of the NAARI is to make the celebration of African American literacy a traditional part of Black History Month activities. Continue reading
The Southwest Ohio Folklore Project Is Now Available
By Molly Gullett
Over the last four months I have had the privilege to work with and organize the contents of what is now the Southwest Ohio Folklore Collection. Created by Edgar Slotkin, professor emeritus of English, as student assignments for his folklore courses, the SWOFC has documents from as early as 1974 and as recently as 2011. It features over six hundred papers on topics as diverse as nursery rhymes and epitaphs as well as prison slang and love songs. The collection also features a handful of photographs, scanned images and booklets. Housed in the Urban Studies archive of the Archives & Rare Books Library, the SWOFC is made up of an array of collections from a wide span of ethnic groups and cultures. With the impetus provided by Professor Slotkin’s donation, this body of folklore is viewed as a dynamic, sustainable collection that will be augmented in the years to come. As such, the contents make it a valuable resource for researching the diverse cultures of southwestern Ohio.
The Southwest Ohio Folklore Collection is now available for use in the Archives and Rare Books Library. A web exhibit and finding aid is also online: . http://www.libraries.uc.edu/libraries/arb/exhibits/swofc/index.html.
For more information about the collection, the Urban Studies archive, or other holdings of the Archives & Rare Books Library, please visit us on the 8th floor of Carl Blegen Library, email us at archives@ucmail.uc.edu, telephone us at 513.556.1959, or view our website.
Plotting Coordinates = Adventures in the Subway and Street Improvements Digitization Project
By: Angela Vanderbilt
The proposed subway route crossed through several neighborhoods north and west of downtown Cincinnati, as did the street improvement projects of the 1920s – 1950s. Whether the project involved razing a bridge over the canal to make room for bulldozers or digging trenches to lay new sewer lines before paving streets, the photographers captured these streets and neighborhoods in their images, and noted the location in the majority of photographs.
As mentioned in the blog “A Changing Landscape”, negatives of the subway project have date and location information written along the outer edge. When printed, this information is not visible. But later photographs, and the majority of street improvement photographs, have this information directly within the frame of the image, which was made visible when printed. Generally located in the lower left corner, this information provides the viewer with a quick and easy point of reference. Continue reading
Need More Time to Study for Midterms?
Langsam Library to Offer Extended Hours until 2am.
After the regular Langsam hours listed below, library space only will be open for students to study until 2am during midterms. To enter the library after the regular closing time, students must do so via the 5th floor UCit@Langsam card-swipe entrance (a valid UC ID is required). Continue reading
