The Archives & Rare Books Library has posted on its website indexes to two major Hamilton County Ohio resources, wills and citizenship papers.
UC Libraries Introduce Retooled Homepage
UC Libraries Retooled Homepage
Introduced August 18, the retooled homepage provides direct access to library resources. Front and center on the retooled homepage is a new search box that allows users to search for library resources such as books, articles, electronic journals, and more.
Users can also access online reference materials such as almanacs, dictionaries, and encyclopedias, as well as links to “Help Using the Library.”
New Blog for the Nat’l Book Award:60 Years
The National Book Foundation has a new blog up to celebrate it’s 60th anniversary. The Blog features 77 fiction novels that have won their National Book Award. Notice something strange?
“The National Book Foundation, celebrating its 60th anniversary, is running a series celebrating the 77 novels that have won its fiction award — or rather, awards. Because obviously somebody got fancy in there if they ended up with 17 more winning books than there have been years.”
Welcome New Student Orientation
Welcome New Student Orientation
Langsam Library is playing host to new students 10-11am, June 30-Aug 13.
UC Libraries Orientation Volunteers are giving new students a taste of what’s available in the Libraries. While visiting Langsam, the new students spend time in the Info Commons to learn about the UC Libraries Web site, printing in the libraries, and to take their turn at trying to stump a peer mentor on their trivia knowledge.
Views of Outer Space
Last night I was treated to an awesome sight as the International Space Station traveled through the southern sky at 9:32 pm and then the northern sky at 11:06 pm. Without the aid of binoculars or a telescope I could see a dazzling light sailing through the sky.
Sorry you missed it? It will appear again throughout the next couple of weeks. Continue reading
Newly Added: Early American Fiction
Early American Fiction- now accessible via the UC Libraries Indexes & Databases list.
The direct URL is: http://ebooks.ohiolink.edu/xtf-ch/
This new resources is described as:
“Early American Fiction contains 440 works of 80 novelists and short-story writers, 1774-1850. Continue reading
The Thrills, Frills, and Chills of Pop-Up Books in UC Libraries
The new exhibit on display in Langsam Library’s 5th floor display case highlights pop-up and mechanical books in UC Libraries.
New Journals In the OhioLINK EJC
Our new Blog allows us to feature some new resources that might be of interest to the Library community.
The following titles were recently added to the OhioLINK EJC (Electronic Journal Center):
C. Szwedzicki: The North American Indian Works
A new digital collection is available at the University of Cincinnati Libraries Digital Projects Web site.
C. Szwedzicki: The North American Indian Works , is a collection of 364 images and texts showcasing North American Indian art. Continue reading
2009 Early Summer Institute
On June 15-19 a group of UCL librarians presented the 2009 Early Summer Institute for faculty. The instructional technology institute funded by the Faculty Development Council has become a good tradition in recent years. This year’s topics and applications included Dreamweaver, RefWorks, image and video editing software as well as a wide spectrum of Web 2.0 technologies ranging from Google applications to Twitter. 20 faculty members from 5 colleges attended the Institute and found the experience very vaulable. Here are some of their comments:
- “I consider this to be a well-conceived, well-structured, and worthwhile endeavor.”
- “The greatest strength of the institute was the hands-on nature that sought to solve problems and demonstrate practical techniques.”
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“This was an amazing opportunity. I wish that I could do it again next year. Amazingly enough, I even have a new resprect for Twitter after John’s presentation.”
We look forward to hearing how our alumni intergrate what they learned at the Institute into their teaching.