We provided you with a quick recap after Fall 2020 with how things were going, but now it has been a full year. What has the Clermont College Library been up to all year?
CECH Spotlight: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
CECH Spotlight highlights recommended books in the the UC College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services (CECH) Library.
Aristotle & Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe / written by by Benjamin Alire Sáenz / 2012
Celebrate Pride all summer long and read about the important stories of LGBTQ+ youth and their lives. Aristotle & Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe can be described as a very simple yet impactful read. Sáenz needs no intense plot twist or a plethora of characters to tell a touching and memorable story.
Follow along Ari’s coming-of-age journey as he faces struggles with loneliness, sexuality, and familial relationships, and along the way forms a special relationship with Dante, an artsy and talented swimmer he meets at the neighborhood pool. Ari and Dante live nearly opposite lives, yet are still struggling with the same issues. A perfect summer read with relatable teenage struggles, Ari & Dante is an authentic story that focuses on the small details in relationships and life, such as those ponderings about life, love, personal moments, and self-discovery.
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe is available from CECH Library, as well as the OhioLINK and Search Ohio lending networks. Keep an eye out for the sequel that debuts in October!
Review by Alyssa Gruich, CECH Library Student Assistant | Political Science, A&S 2022
Upcoming Engineering Webinar Series from Elsevier
Elsevier has developed a new series of webinars which are designed to be of interest for professional engineers, scientists, researchers, students, librarians, and professors. 
Engineering Webinar Series V:
- T-Shaped Engineer Webinar
- A Day in the Life of an Engineer – Disruptive Innovation with Daniel Christie
- Graduate Student Boot Camp
- A Sneak Peak into the Life of a Drone Engineer
- Energy Transition – How an Industry Redefines and Refocuses its Future
Please see details and registration information below.
T-Shaped Engineer Webinar
Date: July 15, 2021
Time: 12pm, EST.
Description: Today we’ll discuss some of the skills that companies are looking for in Engineers. We will look at ways that a more rounded engineer brings more insight and value to themselves, their role and their company.
Registration Link: https://elsevier.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_c6kXl2IGRJyxdVyqY2UqVA
A Day in the Life of an Engineer – Disruptive Innovation with Daniel Christie
Date: July 29, 2021
Time: 12pm, EST.
Description: Join us for a special session with Innovation Technical Champion Daniel Christie of WL Gore & Associates. Daniel will share a perspective on how Gore teams harness the lean startup methodology & a permissive culture to unlock new opportunities for disruptive innovation in a wide range of industries. As a result of its unique organizational model and culture of empowering small teams, Gore has experienced tremendous success in deploying its core technology into 1000 different products spanning Gore-Tex outerwear, guitar strings, medical devices, headlight vents, and more.
Registration Link: https://elsevier.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1y8AJpNXS82dUbB5XhjOZg
Follow the Cincinnati Business Beat with the Business Courier!
Did you know that UC Library has a subscription to the Cincinnati Business Courier Online? The Business Courier is a weekly newspaper that covers Cincinnati business news. It also covers politics and the local economy. The weekly journal is read by more than 50,000 business professionals. The Courier also produces special reports on topics and trends of interest to the business community, including the annual compilation of Top 25 Lists called the Book of Lists.
The business courier is also a helpful research tool. It can be difficult to find information on smaller local privately owned companies. However, many times these companies are mentioned in news articles, top 25 lists, and executive’s profiles. It can also be searched to find out local industry trends and the local laws and regulations that are impacting business. Try searching for local companies like Skyline or Rhinegeist and see what you can find compared to other company databases!
UC affiliates can access the full online version of the Cincinnati business courier through the library website. To find out more on how to access and search the Business Courier as well as where to find the Book of Lists check out this research guide.
Clermont College Student Assistant Positions Now Hiring
Clermont College Library needs you! We are now hiring in preparation for the Fall 2021 & Spring 2022 semesters.
Students with an interest or experience in customer service, technology, and research will find this dynamic and inclusive work environment appealing. If you’re an enthusiastic and reliable individual, we encourage you to apply to join our team.
The Libraries Interlibrary Loan program (Illiad) unavailable July 6, 8 p.m.-12 a.m.
UC Libraries closed Monday, July 5
All UC Libraries locations will be closed Monday, July 5 in observance of Independence Day. Normal hours for all library locations will resume Tuesday, July 6.
Have a safe and enjoyable July 4th holiday.
Participate in the 19-Day Self-Education Challenge Against Systemic Racism
Want to learn more about issues pertaining to systemic racism in the United States but don’t know where to start? Inspired by the YWCA’s 21-Day Racial Equity Challenge, the University of Cincinnati Libraries’ R.E.S.P.E.C.T. committee developed a 19-Day Self-Education Challenge Against Systemic Racism just for you! Sign up now to watch, read and listen to informative pieces! The challenge is free and open to all.
Scheduled to take place July 6-30, the challenge is divided into four weeks, each with a different theme. There will be weekly, open video-chat discussions every Friday. Details will be e-mailed weekly along with the challenge content.
- Week 1: Reparations and Narrowing the Wealth Gap
- Week 2: Police Brutality and Reform
- Week 3: Equity in Healthcare
- Week 4: Equity in Education
Should you agree to accept this challenge, you will learn new information as well as receive an award upon completion of the event for your efforts to learn more about systemic racism and ways to combat it.
R.E.S.P.E.C.T. (Racial Equity Support & Programming to Educate the Community Team) is a UC Libraries committee charged with developing external programming that explicitly addresses the negative role that systemic racism plays in our society.
UpToDate Access for UC Academic Health Center Continues Until May 31, 2022
Currently, UC Health owns the master contract for the UpToDate (UTD) subscriptions. However, the UC Libraries and the Donald C. Harrison Health Sciences Library (HSL) have been providing funding toward this contract in order to provide the UC Academic Health Center with access to UpToDate. Due to budget constraints at the UC HSL, the UC Academic Health Center’s UpToDate access will come to an end on May 31, 2022.
UC Health and all of its Epic users also have access to UpToDate. UC Health is currently in the process of looking into how their clinical leadership and Epic users will utilize UpToDate after May 31, 2022. An update on the status of UpToDate access for UC Health will be shared on a later date.
If you use UpToDate as a UC Academic Health Center user and you are not a UC Health user, here are two options with similar content but not similar format that you may want to utilize after May 31, 2022.
The HSL is aware that many prefer to use UpToDate, and we regret that the library can no longer afford to provide access at the current or future cost.
Why not cancel other resources and continue to pay for access to UpToDate?
- HSL collections serve 4 Medical Campus colleges, plus the broader university community, and we strive to balance support to all 4.
- Most journals and e-books are in collections where the content is determined by the vendor, not the library.
- Every year we must decide how best to maintain a balanced collection with the budget available.
- Decisions on whether to continue access to resources are made based on a long-standing rubric of usage, use restrictions, cost, accessibility, and availability of similar content elsewhere.
Collection funding
- Unlike colleges and programs, the number of students enrolled does not result in more funding for UC Libraries.
- The Provost annually determines the Libraries’ funding.
- The Libraries’ collection budget has been flat for many years, and flat funding does not accommodate annual subscription increases ranging from 3-8%.
The Donald C. Harrison Health Sciences Library remains committed to our mission to connecting students, faculty, researchers and scholars to dynamic data, information, and resources. Please submit any questions you may have about UpToDate or other library resources using this form.
Read Source, the online newsletter, to learn about the news, events, people and happenings in UC Libraries
Read Source, the online newsletter, to learn about the news, events, people and happenings in UC Libraries.
In this issue of Source, Dean Xuemao Wang takes time to reflect as work begins to transition back on campus and we showcase UC Libraries innovation and impact during the pandemic. In addition to articles highlighting collections such as Albert Sabin’s papers and Obed Wilson’s library, this issue also marks the commemoration of the first national Juneteenth holiday and features an interview with the authors of the recent University of Cincinnati Press book, Bicycling Through Paradise. As our 19th year of publication comes to a close, we feature a retrospective of past covers and a look back at the 2009 Edible Books event.
Read these articles, as well as past issues, on the website. To receive Source via e-mail, contact melissa.norris@uc.edu to be added to the mailing list.