RefWorks 2.0 Replaces Classic Version January 3, 2012

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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

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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. 

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The Albert B. Sabin Digitization Project: Happy Holidays!

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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

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The Albert B. Sabin Digitization Project: Dr. Sabin and Dr. Aring

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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

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By Kevin Grace

Mick and MackStudents with Mick and MackThe 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)

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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

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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

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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:

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

LiBLOG Considered Among the Best in Cincinnati

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How pleased we bloggers at UC Libraries were to learn that our very own LiBLOG, the UC Libraries blog, made Cincinnati Magazine’s “Best of Cincinnati, 2011” list. Below is the entry:

Peek into the Archives – OK, we’re geeks. We love LiBlog, the UC libraries blog. When Kevin Grace shared a postcard from his personal collection showing the original University Building on the eve of its demolition, we were charmed beyond reason. Why? As Kevin writes: “Before demolition, a UC alum with fond memories of his alma mater requested of a friend that some bricks be sent to him. When he received them, Joseph Strauss placed them in a pylon of a bridge he was building. So, there is a little bit of UC’s heart in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge.” Go ‘cats, indeed.

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50 Minutes-1 Book

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By Kevin Grace

The first 50 Minutes – 1 Book lunchtime talk for this academic year will be held Thursday, December 8, in the Archives & Rare Books Library, in the Schott Seminar Room, 814 Blegen Library at 12:00 noon.

Greg Hand will discuss the book variously known as “The Cincinnati Guide” or “The WPA Guide to Cincinnati,” although its actual title is Cincinnati: A Guide to the Queen City and its Neighbors, published in 1943 and written by the workers of the Federal Writers Project. In the seven decades since publication, it has become an essential starting point for historians of Cincinnati. For this discussion, Hand will talk about the Great Depression and the WPA in Cincinnati and Ohio. He will review the development of the guide, its reception on publication, and a great deal about the post-WPA life of its editor.

Last year, the 50 Minutes – 1 Book series featured presentations on the world’s smallest book, a book bound in human skin, the work of local bookbinder and designer Gabrielle Fox, and Barry Moser’s magnificent Pennyroyal Caxton Bible.  As we renew the lunchtime presentations, we look forward to more wonderful discussions about books.  January’s talk will be on Cervantes’ Don Quixote, presented by Jerry Newman.

Please join us on December 8 for another casual noon get-together.   Bring your lunch, order in, or just come to listen, look, learn, and converse.  All students, faculty, and staff are very welcome.