Summer 2010 Acquisitions in the University Archives

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The following collections were acquired by the University Archives through the University Records Management Program.  Each collection has been inventoried as is available for use by researchers.

College of Business Graduation Recognition Ceremonies, UA-10-13

Graduation ceremony records, including videos of ceremonies, 1993-2006

http://www.libraries.uc.edu/libraries/arb/archives/collections/documents/UA-10-13CollegeofBusiness.pdf

Public Relations Newspaper Clippings and Subject Files, UA-10-14

Newspaper clippings from Enquirer & Post, writers’ subject files, 2007-2008

http://www.libraries.uc.edu/libraries/arb/archives/collections/documents/UA-10-14PublicRelations.pdf

Resident Education and Development (RED), UA-10-15

Correspondence, committee files, minutes, and reports, 2003-2005

http://www.libraries.uc.edu/libraries/arb/archives/collections/documents/UA-10-15ResidentEducationandDevelopment.pdf

– Written by Janice Schulz

Summer 2010 Records Quarterly Now Available

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Records Quarterly Summer 2010The Summer 2010 edition of Records Quarterly, the newsletter of University of Cincinnati Records Management, is now available on the records management website at http://www.libraries.uc.edu/libraries/arb/records_management/recordsquarterly.html. This issue features articles about the proper use of computer backups, upcoming UC electronic records management policies and procedures, and how to determine the administrative value of records.

Records Quarterly is distributed electronically via the Records Management website. Subscribers to the Records Management Listserv will receive notification of new issues automatically. You can sign up for the listserv by going to the subscription page, or by sending an email to Janice.Schulz@uc.edu. Please include your name and email address and use “listserv sign-up” in the subject line.

– Written by Janice Schulz

University of Cincinnati Woman's Club

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Josephine Simrall, Dean of Women

Josephine Simrall, Dean of Women from 1921-1933

A new two-box collection of records from the UC Woman’s Club is now available in the University Archives. Accessioned as number UA-10-12, the new collection contains meeting minutes, treasurer’s reports, newsletters, annual reports, and program records mainly spanning 1996-2003. Some of the program records go back to 1979. The collection also features membership rosters from 1970-1973. A complete inventory can be found at http://www.libraries.uc.edu/libraries/arb/archives/collections/documents/UA-10-12WomansClub.pdf. Continue reading →

New Look for Lexis/Nexis

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Try Lexis/Nexis’s new user interface for their Academic product. The new user interface is easy to use.  The results default to relevance rankings, but users can change this to publication date to reverse chronological. Features include: Easy Search, Power Search, a Tip that provides assistance in using the interface, as well as search categories, and a Help section.

Libraries Receive a Grant to Make Available the Papers of Theodore Moody Berry

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The University of Cincinnati Libraries have received a $61,287 grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission to process the papers of Theodore Moody Berry (1905-2000), a civil rights pioneer, community activist, and elected official from Cincinnati.

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JAMA & Archives Journal Backfiles Now Available

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The newly digitized JAMA & Archives Backfiles offer online access to historical medical and clinical research.  Pivotal articles that helped shape the last century of medical research, clinical practice, and public health are now just a few clicks away.

The JAMA & Archives Backfiles feature:

  • Site-wide, simultaneous access for all of your patrons
  • Fully searchable, high-resolution PDFs
  • Fully searchable HTML abstracts and metadata

Go to the eJournals list to find current holdings as well as the new backfiles.  Search for the title you’re interested in. If you don’t see the backfiles listed for that journal, follow the link to the current  journal holdings and click on Past Issues to access the backfiles.

Backfiles included:

  • 1883-1997 JAMA
  • 1920-1997 Archives of Dermatology
  • 1992-2000 Archives of Family Medicine
  • 1959-1997 Archives of General Psychiatry
  • 1908-1997 Archives of Internal Medicine
  • 1959-1997 Archives of Neurology
  • 1919-1958 Archives of Neurology & Psychiatry
  • 1911-1997 Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine (formerly American Journal of Diseases of Children)
  • 1929-1997 Archives of Ophthalmology
  • 1925-1997 Archives of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery
  • 1920-1997 Archives of Surgery