Due to the winter storm warning for Monday, February 15, Clermont College Library will be offering online support only. Click and Collect will be unavailable and the campus library is closed. Anyone needing library support can reach the librarians by visiting Ask UC Clermont Library page. We look forward to seeing you again on campus once it is safe to travel.
Love Data Week, Feb 8-12, 2021.

Love Data Week 2021
Love Data Week takes place the week of Valentine’s Day. Created to raise awareness of research data management, sharing, reuse, and preservation of data, it has been promoted by library and data professionals since 2016 in both online and in-person events. You can see some of the events taking place around the world at the International Love Data Week 2021 schedule.
One of the ways we at RDS/UCL celebrate is to participate in the Adopt a Dataset program that ICPSR hosts every year. ICPSR choses to highlight interesting data sets from their collection for individuals to explore to learn more about data. Once a dataset is chosen, you may fill out the Dataset adoption form and have your name added to the wall of adopters. Adopters are encouraged to delve into the data by reading about the research, look at the variables, try out the analysis tools online, and read related publications.
ICPSR is a member consortium that UC belongs to that provides access to datasets from over 15,000 studies, over 5.6 million variables, which have had over 95,000 publications that cited those studies. It also provides curated data repository services for researchers, including secure data enclaves, which fulfill finding requirements for data management plans. Although most studies are quantitative in the social and behavioral sciences, there are also themed collections in the arts, humanities, and some health sciences. Teaching resources, online analysis tools, and pre-made exercise modules also are available to members.
There are a wide variety of datasets to choose from this year, ranging from education, to social media, social justice, to health. I chose to adopt one on music, Study of Jazz Artists, 2001 (ICPSR 35593). I started out by looking at the description of the study and how it was conducted. I then jumped into browsing the variables, one of the tabs found on the data set page. One of the great features of ICPSR is that you can search by variable if you are looking for specific studies to replicate or want to see if your own survey questions fit what others have asked in the past.
One variable jumped out at me – Q32- Age Began Playing First Instrument. My own children play instruments and I always wonder if we’ve started them at the right age or not. Looking at the result for this variable, I can see the unweighted results, including summary statistics and a variables chart. The median age was 9, the mode was 10, the maximum was 35, and the minimum was 1! I guess there’s still hope if you’re in your 30s to pick up an instrument to become a professional jazz musician! The sweet spot to start your child appears to be the 8-10 year old range.
If you have questions about Love Data Week, ICPSR, Data, Data Management Plans, Cleaning, Storing, Finding, or Using Data, contact us at Research and Data Services here at UC Libraries. We would love to help you with your projects, offer a workshop to your department or class, or discuss your data needs.
New Books in the Science Libraries
Check out the new science books that have been added to the Geology-Math-Physics and Langsam Libraries. Be sure to use the Click and Collect service for the print books. Titles in the Memoirs of the American Mathematical Society series are ebooks with accessible links highlighted in blue within the list.
Click here to access the November-December 2020 list.
If you have any questions about these books, contact Ted Baldwin, Director of the Science and Engineering Libraries, at Ted.Baldwin@uc.edu.
Cincinnati Song Initiative (CSI): Announcing Trial Of New Online Resource!
The UC Libraries are beginning a trial of the Cincinnati Song Initiative (CSI) Digital Resource, to continue to 31 December 2021. CSI is an online resource developed by CCM alum Sam Martin.
Trial feedback: Please send any trial feedback, comments, or suggestions to Dr Jenny Doctor (jenny.doctor@uc.edu).
Trial Link for the CCM/UC community to use: Cincinnati Song Initiative (CSI) trial
If you encounter technical issues linking to CSI, send an email to let us know so we can fix the problem quickly.
CSI overview:
CSI was founded to bring a concentrated and cohesive source of art song to the greater Cincinnati area. Dedicated to providing unique experiences through the power of music and text, each performance creates a sense of relevance and active engagement between performers and audiences. This is achieved not only through song, but also through spoken dialogue by the artists, which provides a context and historical background that connects audiences to the repertoire. Concerts take place at different venues throughout the Queen City in order to connect with its many vibrant communities and explore all it has to offer.
For example, CSI content includes:
- Concerts featuring singers and pianists of national renown, both staged in Cincinnati and from stages beyond our area.
- Innovation of art song, commissioning and premiering new works to help lead the genre into the twenty-first century and connect closely with today’s audiences.
- A rich suite of digital resources, such as educational webinars, live interviews with living composers, and innovative digital performance projects.
I hope you enjoy exploring this resource! We welcome feedback about what you think of its usefulness as a tool to support teaching, research, and performance (jenny.doctor@uc.edu).
2021 Lexicomp App Access Now Available – App Accounts Expire Annually
The Health Sciences Library subscribes to Lexicomp Online and with each annual renewal, the previous year’s app access expires and 50 new Lexicomp app access codes become available.
50 access codes for the 2021 Lexicomp app
- Lexicomp app registration is first come, first serve
- App accounts expire annually
Lexicomp Academic Discount Program
- When the 50 app access codes are gone, another option is to purchase a Lexicomp app at a reduced cost
- A link to the academic student discounts is available on the Lexicomp Online home page.
- Current discounts range from $175 per year for Lexicomp Complete to $60 per year for Lexi-Drugs & Lexi-Interact
Lexicomp Online
Lexicomp Online is a collection of clinical databases and clinical decision support tools that provides users with an extensive medical library. It provides clear, concise, point-of-care adult and pediatric drug information as well as in-depth information on interactions, toxicology, and more. Lexicomp also includes support tools like drug ID, calculators, and patient education.
UC Clermont Library Digital Display – January and February 2021
UC Clermont Library usually curates monthly physical library material displays that pertain to timely issues. You’ve probably seen these throughout campus and maybe even checked out materials from one. For these physical displays we lay out books, DVDs, and periodicals relating to a particular topic. While we are off campus, we wanted to share this same information with you, but in formats accessible from home.
The digital display for January and February 2021 provides online materials with information on burn out, mental health, self-care, and more, so that we can learn about how to take better care of our mental health this semester!
Service Note: Library Catalog unavailable Wednesday, Jan. 20
UC Libraries Closed Monday, Jan. 18 for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
UC Libraries will be closed Monday, Jan. 18 for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day . The libraries will resume normal hours on Tuesday, Jan. 19.
Want to read up on Martin Luther King, Jr., his impact and legacy? Check out these library resources.
New Book Spotlight: Lovely War by Julie Berry
The New Book Spotlight highlights new-to-us titles in the the UC College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services (CECH) Library
Lovely War / written by Julie Berry / 2019
A mix of historical fiction, romance, and mythology, Lovely War sees Greek Gods narrating an emotional story of two relationships, two wars, and the power of love. Accused of unfaithfulness by Hephaestus, Aphrodite has the chance to avoid trial by the Gods and tell the story of four mortals during WWI and the transcendence of love. It tells the story of James, a young British man drafted to serve in the army in France, falling for Hazel, a young and hopeful pianist. It also spans the story of Aubrey, a black soldier and ragtime pianist with Colette, a singer from Belgium who lost her family in Dinant. Showing perspectives on racism, sexism, mental health issues, and the tragic nature of war, Berry does an excellent job in incorporating the historical aspect during the time period, as well as the heart-wrenching circumstances young adults faced during the time. Topping my favorite books of 2020, Lovely War was an excellent and timeless read, showing the importance of hope, humanity, and friendship perfect for any young reader.
Lovely War is available from CECH Library, as well as the OhioLINK and Search Ohio lending networks.
Review by Alyssa Gruich, CECH Library Student Assistant | Political Science, A&S 2022
Welcome back to the CCM Library for Spring Semester!
The CCM Library faculty and staff welcome you back to Spring Semester 2021!
The CCM Library is open and ready to support your work for the semester.
- From Monday, 11 January 2021, the physical library is open Monday-Friday, 1-6pm (on the 6th floor, Blegen Library). For more service information, view full post.
- Study spaces are available by appointment in the Reading Room and the Media Lab
- (see CCM Library Appointments).
- The Click & Collect retrieval and pickup service allows UC users to request physical library materials in the Library Catalog. For details about requesting items, please see the CCM Library home page.
- For entrance to the Blegen Library building, UC ID card swipe access is required, and a green light on the COVID Check app is required for UC students, and is strongly recommended for others.
- The due date for most checked-out materials is now August 31, 2021.
- Returns of CCM Library materials are accepted and encouraged. Place return items in the dropbox/carts on the landing outside the main entrance to the CCM Library (on the 6th floor, Blegen Library).