Congratulations Bearcats, from all of us at UC Libraries!
The Albert B. Sabin Digitization Project: What Do "Restricted" and "Confidential" Mean?
Letter from Colonel Stanhope Bayne-Jones to Dr. Sabin
In August 2011, I attended the Society of American Archivists annual meeting in Chicago, Illinois. While there, I attended a session called “Exploring the Evolution of Access: Classified, Privacy, and Proprietary Restrictions.” As I sat in the room listening to the speakers, I started to think how to apply these concepts to the Sabin digitization project.
For several weeks after the meeting, my colleagues and I had lively debates about how these concepts, as well as the recent SAA endorsed “Well-intentioned Practice for Putting Digitized Collections of Unpublished Materials Online” document, would affect the display of the Sabin materials online. On one hand, we recognize that Mrs. Sabin left Dr. Sabin’s important collection in our hands to ensure that this material is accessible to researchers around the world. On the other hand, we also recognized the need to do two things: 1.) protect the health information of those mentioned in the collection that participated in Dr. Sabin’s research, and 2.) make sure we don’t leak any classified government information online. Even though much of Dr. Sabin’s materials related to his research and his work with the military are considered “old” by some standards, it is still necessary to do our due diligence to protect information as needed. Continue reading
RefWorks 2.0 Replaces Classic Version January 3, 2012
As of January 3, 2012, the classic RefWorks version will be permanently replaced by the new RefWorks 2.o version. If you have not yet made the switch to RefWorks 2.0, log into RefWorks and click on the “RefWorks 2.0” link at the top of the RefWorks screen. Compare the two versions until the end of the year.
More information about RefWorks 2.0:
http://www.refworks-cos.com/RefWorks2.0/
Video about the new RefWorks 2.0 interface:
http://www.refworks-cos.com/refworks/rwpreview/Introduction_to_RefWorks_2.htm
If you have any questions, please contact:
RandyRoberts at randall.roberts@uc.edu or (513) 556-1864
Edith Starbuck at edith.starbuck@uc.edu or (513) 558-1433
Welcome New Winkler Center Board Members
By Stephen Marine, Executive Director of the Winkler Center
The Advisory Board of the Henry R. Winkler Center for the History of the Health Professions recently welcomed three new members to its ranks.
- William B. Camm, M.D., Vice President and Corporate Medical Director at OneAmerica Financial Partners, Inc. in Indianapolis.
- Philip M. Diller MD, PhD, Chairman of Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
- Michael J. Gilligan, FACHE, CEO of Priority Consult, a medical software firm in Cincinnati, and until recently the long-time CEO of the Mayfield Clinic.
The Albert B. Sabin Digitization Project: Happy Holidays!
From everyone at the Winkler Center, best wishes for the holiday season and the new year! In the spirit of the holiday season, here are some greetings from around the world that can be found in Dr. Sabin’s papers. Enjoy!
Christmas card from Julia and Walter Langsam, undated
The Albert B. Sabin Digitization Project: Dr. Sabin and Dr. Aring
Photograph of Dr. Aring, ca. 1969
Since I have started the next phase of the Sabin digitization project, I have encountered several letters between Dr. Sabin and Dr. Charles D. Aring, an internationally known neurologist who served as a professor and department chairman in the University of Cincinnati’s Department of Neurology from 1948-1974. It turns out that one of the Winkler Center student assistants, Miranda Scharf has been working to update the EAD-compatible finding aid for the Charles D. Aring papers, which reside in our archives. (Be on the lookout for an official announcement in the Winkler Center blog soon!) I thought I would highlight some materials in both of their manuscript collections to give you an idea of their relationship. Continue reading
The Estimable Mr. Hoffner
By Kevin Grace
The University of Cincinnati community is well-schooled in the story of its lions, Mick and Mack, perhaps ad nauseam. Here in the Archives & Rare Books Library, the subject is a frequent one: we relate to the inquirer how they stand as sentinels in front of McMicken Hall, once facing each other but now facing away (Mick is on the left, Mack on the right), how occasionally lipstick marks will be found on them, and that they supposedly roar whenever a virgin walks by. The fact that they have never roared should not trouble the demure – non-roaring lions are a hoary tale on many campuses. And, that Mick and Mack took up their posts in 1904 when UC was a municipal university and city officials needed to find an appropriate home for them. And, that the lions are copies of larger versions in the Loggia dei Lanzi in Florence, Italy (not Kentucky). And, that even one of those “originals” was a copy of ancient Roman statue.
But what of the lions’ owner and the university’s benefactor, Jacob Hoffner? Who the heck was he and what was he doing with marble lions? We’ve always known a bit about him, that he was a Cincinnati real estate man and business speculator who enjoyed traveling in Europe. He maintained a nice little estate in Northside and decorated his gardens with a variety of statuary, some of which he had copied from what he saw abroad. Hence, the lions. Hoffner died in 1894 at the age of 96, leaving everything for the use of his wife, Maria. On her death in 1904, following a part of Jacob’s will, his statuary was donated to the city. And that was that. Continue reading
Same Great Library Info with a New Name (and URL)
The Library website has officially been updated to reflect our new name, the UCBA Library, with a new web address found at www.libraries.uc.edu/ucba. We have also taken this opportunity to revise our website so that information is easier
to find.
You will also notice changes in other areas including:
- Online Library Catalog (location holdings for Blue Ash College Library or Blue Ash Stacks, Blue Ash Reference, etc.)
- UCBA Library LiBlog
- UC Libraries Mobile Site
- Related links found on the UC Libraries website
- Library web page on UCBA College website
Please take a moment to get acquainted with our revised site and update your bookmarks where needed! Email us at our new email address ucbalibrary@ucblueash.edu with any feedback or suggestions.
50 Minutes-1 Book
By Kevin Grace
Last Thursday we had a wonderful turnout for the monthly 50 Minutes-1 Book lunchtime talk. Greg Hand, UC’s Associate Vice President for Government Relations and University Communications, spoke on the 1943 Cincinnati Guide in the federal Writer’s Project program. It was an excellent presentation that put this seminal Cincinnati book in the context of the Great Depression, national politics, and local history.
Please join us next month, January 19th, to hear Jerry Newman talk about a key book in Western literature, Miguel Cervantes’ Don Quixote. February’s presentation will be on Oscar Wilde’s Salome. The 50 Minutes-1 Book lunch talks are held in the Schott Seminar Room, 814 Blegen Library, Archives & Rare Books Library from 12-12:50.
New RefWorks 2.0 Interface
RefWorks rolled out its new 2.0 interface for users on May 16th, 2011. The classic RefWorks interface will continue to be available until January 3, 2012. If you have not yet taken the opportunity to look at RefWorks 2.0, log in to RefWorks and simply click on the “RefWorks 2.0” link on the top of the RefWorks window to switch over to the new interface.
The new RefWorks 2.0 is more visually appealing and a user-friendly than the classic version If you have not already become familiar with the new 2.0 interface, you have until the end of the year to do so.
Check out these resources to learn more about RefWorks 2.0:
- RefWorks 2.0 Overview
- Introduction to RefWorks 2.0 Video Tutorial
- UCBA Library RefWorks Workshop Materials web page
Contact your RWC Library Liaison for one-on-one assistance with RefWorks 2.0.
Original Content provided by Randall L. Roberts MLS, MS Liaison for Criminal Justice, Psychology & Sociology Reference & Instructional Services Dept. University of Cincinnati randall.roberts@uc.edu (513) 556-1864