The Archives and Rare Books Library (ARB) will soon begin utilizing new space at an offsite storage facility maintained by the University of Cincinnati Libraries. This will free up much needed collections space in Blegen Library for new acquisitions and newly organized materials. Consequently, ARB staff be taking part in a major collections shift during the weeks of September 16th and September 23rd.
During that time, services at ARB may be disrupted. This includes fielding reference questions and communications. We apologize for any inconvenience during this time but look forward to enhancing collection services following the shift!
UC Clermont Library maintains three monthly displays that pertain to timely issues; one is inside the library and two are in display cases in the Snyder and Edith Peters Jones buildings. You’ve probably seen these throughout campus and maybe even checked out materials from one. For these physical displays we lay out books, DVDs, periodicals, and QR codes relating to a particular topic. We feature all the materials available in these physical displays on our digital display website so that you can explore what is on our physical display shelves from the comfort of your home, access electronic materials, and request items from each display. Our display topics for the month of September 2024 are Appalachian and Rural Studies, US Elections, and AI.
Our research ecosystem at UC is spread across many departments and it can be a challenge to find the help you are looking for. UC Libraries Research and Data Services team has a webpage with links to many of the resources that can help you find the right person to answer your questions and connect you to the tools that enhance your research.
CECH librarians love engaging with students and teaching library instruction sessions to classes across the college. To better promote what is possible with library instruction, instruction librarians in CECH Library developed a newinstruction menu.
The menu has four categories of offerings with example lessons in each. These categories and examples are not exhaustive – course instructors are encouraged to reach out to discuss the specific needs of their students to customize the lesson!
The menu was developed based on common instruction requests, concepts students need assistance with during research consultations, and the particular programs and disciplines we serve.
Instructors who are interested in having a library instruction session for a class should reach out to Madeleine Gaiser (gaiserml@uc.edu) or Katie Foran-Mulcahy (katie.foran@uc.edu) for scheduling and more details.
On behalf of CECH Library, Madeleine Gaiser, instruction librarian
When you visit the Geology-Math-Physics (GMP) Library this fall, you may notice big space changes that are now in progress. As an early step to open up space, several map cases and cabinets that once lined the eastern and southern walls (entry level) have been moved to remote storage (UC Fishwick facility). Cases of maps for the Tri-state region (Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky), highly used for teaching and research, remain onsite and have been consolidated in the library’s southwest corner.
To access maps, we highly recommend that you seek a digital version of any map. One great resource for digital maps is the USGS, particularly for topographical maps. If you need help locating digital maps, email the libraries’ Research & Data Services team at askdata@uc.edu.
For more information on print maps, including those which remain at GMP Library and those which are now located in remote storage, please review our research guide page on the map collection. Please visit the GMP Library for assistance with any map located onsite. To request a map in remote storage, please complete this form and a member of the Science and Engineering Libraries team will contact you and help with your needs.
UC’s science libraries – GMP Library and Chemistry-Biology Library – are undergoing major space changes and consolidation in light of the demolition of Crosley Tower, including the Chemistry-Biology Library space, in late 2025. In preparation for this, the Chemistry-Biology Library will close after spring semester 2025 and its research collections will relocate to GMP Library over time. We look forward to realizing a long-term vision for a combined science library.
Thank you to Marcia Johnson for the June 2024 image.
CECH Spotlight highlights recommended books in the the UC College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services (CECH) Library.
Imogen, Obviously / written by Becky Albertalli (2023)
“True belonging only happens when we present our authentic, imperfect selves to the world. Our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self-acceptance.” – Brene Brown
Becky Albertalli, most well known for her novel Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda, has written multiple novels that explore different yet positive LGBTQ+ experiences. Her latest novel Imogen, Obviously, focuses on the lived experience of realizing one’s own identity. It follows Imogen Scott, a high school senior who is so sure that she’s straight, at least that’s what everyone tells her. It’s not until she visits her best friend at college, and begins meeting her friends (who all happen to be Queer) that Imogen begins to rethink her identity.
Albertalli intimately explores the process of self-acceptance, and the anxiety of feeling enough. Imogen, Obviously is a love letter to those who are on their journey of learning to understand their identity. This novel shouts, “You’re enough, you matter, you belong!” For the first time in a long time, I felt the power of seeing myself in the media.
The 2024-25 Season began with a live broadcast of Bruckner’s Fifth Symphony on Friday, 24 August. This concert will soon be available in the archive.
The season continues with a live broadcast on Saturday, 7 September, of a program conducted by Jonathan Nott, including Peter Eötvös’s Cziffra Psodia for piano and orchestra (German premiere), with Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano). and Charles Ives’s Symphony No. 4.
All the season’s concerts will be broadcast live in the Digital Concert Hall and then will be available in the archive.
If you like to access the Berlin Phil Digital Concert Hall, you should have no problem finding the site, either 1) on the CCM Library home page, through “Top Resources” > “Online Video”, OR 2) look it up through the UC Library’s A-Z list of databases.
When accessing the Berlin Phil Digital Concert Hall, UC users have two options: 1) Direct Access without setting up an account OR 2) Login by creating a personal account that will enable additional features like playlists and email notifications. BOTH OPTIONS WORK for UC users.
UC Libraries is running a trial for Sage Campus, a platform for online learning of skills and research methods. To access the trial, please visit the Campus trial information page: Univ of Cincinnati and Sage Campus Trial Information Page. The trial will run from August 19 to November 22, 2024.
Courses cover topics such as:
Research Planning
Getting Started with Data
Collecting Managing Data
Analyzing Data
Report Findings
Getting Published
Information Literacy
Check out the courses offered, share with your students, and let us know what you think of this resource. Email askdata@uc.edu to share your feedback.
