From the desk of … Kellie Tilton

Posted on May 21, 2020 by Michelle McKinney

Hi! Welcome to my apartment! It’s small and I share it with an opinionated cat, but I’m enjoying taking advantage of the natural light, the nearby caffeine sources and the ability to use different setups depending on my mood!

: This is my “office” at home, which is actually just a nook. But it fits my desk and has a window to the right, so I don’t mind!

: A perfect space for me to work from home!

: The similarities of my work desk and work from home desk are threefold: all the tech, all the tchotchkes, and a chandelier. (Some of these tchotchkes are from my work office, though! Couldn’t leave Bob Ross!)

: Always have a chandelier in your office, I say. Even if it’s a tiny one! (This is a take on the Met’s famous Sputnik chandeliers!)

: I’m finding for most of my meetings, I like the ability to stand. So I’m using my kitchen counter accordingly. Grey Cat insisted on the ability to do the same. (Apologies to the books I’m using as a foot rest.)

: If the cat is getting really insistent, I will move to the couch to work so she can sit on my lap. Yes, she is spoiled. The end table was made by my grandpa and my mom made the pillow! (The making gene runs strong in our family.)

Chat Service Unavailable Monday, May 25

Posted on May 20, 2020 by Melissa Cox Norris

In observance of Memorial Day, UC Libraries’ Chat reference service will not be available on Monday, May 25. We will resume normal hours, 10am-3pm, on Tuesday, May 26. Users seeking library resources on Monday, May 25, are encouraged to visit the Libraries website or Online Library for direct access to essential resources and services to enable online research and scholarly work.

From the Virtual Desk of … Lauren Wahman

Posted on May 14, 2020 by Michelle McKinney

I’m Lauren Wahman, Information Literacy and Instruction Coordinator, and here’s a virtual tour of my home office spaces.

: The front room is a nice spot where I attend meetings and webinars.

: The kitchen nook is my home office now with lots of natural light and lunch is only a few steps away.

: Stack of readings that moved from my campus office to home office with goal to finally get to them!

: With warmer weather on the way (I hope), the sun room may be my new favorite spot for meetings/webinars.

New E-Books in Engineering and Computer Science

Posted on May 13, 2020 by Mark Chalmers

The UC Science and Engineering libraries have recently added the newest collection of Morgan & Claypool’s Synthesis Digital Library of Engineering and Computer Science to its electronic resources. The books are on topics relevant to active research areas such as natural language processing and Human Computer Interaction.

Natural Language Processing for Social Media

This book reviews the current research on NLP tools and methods for processing the non-traditional information from social media data that is available in large amounts, and it shows how innovative NLP approaches can integrate appropriate linguistic information in various fields such as social media monitoring, health care, and business intelligence. The book further covers the existing evaluation metrics for NLP and social media applications and the new efforts in evaluation campaigns or shared tasks on new datasets collected from social media.

https://www-morganclaypool-com.proxy.libraries.uc.edu/doi/10.2200/S00999ED3V01Y202003HLT046

Arduino I: Getting Started

This book, Arduino I: Getting Started is written for those looking for a quick tutorial on the Arduino environment, platforms, interface techniques, and applications. Arduino II will explore advanced techniques, applications, and systems design. Arduino III will explore Arduino applications in the Internet of Things (IoT). Arduino I: Getting Started covers three different Arduino products: the Arduino UNO R3 equipped with the Microchip ATmega328, the Arduino Mega 2560 equipped with the Microchip ATmega2560, and the wearable Arduino LilyPad.

https://www-morganclaypool-com.proxy.libraries.uc.edu/doi/10.2200/S01001ED1V01Y202003DCS058

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Life of the Mind lecture re-imagined to include celebration of UC scholarship

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Melissa Cox Norris

Call for submissions from UC faculty and staff of 2019 creative and scholarly works by June 30.

publications The University of Cincinnati Libraries is collaborating with the Faculty Senate, the Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost and the Faculty Enrichment Center to bring back the popular Authors, Editors & Composers event and exhibit last held in 2013 and incorporate it into the Life of the Mind lecture series.

The re-imagined Life of the Mind will create one event that will celebrate the achievements of UC’s artists, authors, editors and composers together with a presentation by a distinguished faculty member and panel discussion to foster an interdisciplinary dialogue on an emergent theme.

Still named Life of the Mind, the event is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, in the Faculty Enrichment Center. An exhibit of faculty and staff submitted works and compositions will be on display at the event and then moved the following day for public display in the Walter C. Langsam Library’s fourth and fifth floor lobbies. The organizers are prepared to move the event and exhibit fully online if circumstances dictate the necessity to do so.

To include 2019 creative and scholarly works, UC faculty and staff are invited to submit via an online form by June 30. Include only those works performed or published between January 2019 and December 2019. Submissions are limited to three per category per artist, author, editor or composer. Categories may include: books, book chapters, journal articles, editing, artwork, photography, plays, musical scores, CDs or DVDs.

It is from the submitted works that the Life of the Mind Steering Committee will select the featured faculty speaker to give the Life of the Mind lecture.

The mission of Life of the Mind remains to celebrate UC research, scholarship and creative output and to foster the free and open exchange of ideas and discourse.

Questions? Contact Melissa Cox Norris, (513)556-1558 or melissa.norris@uc.edu.

Clermont College Library Services

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Catie Carlson

Remote and online classes this summer gives us more opportunities to enjoy some rays while getting work done. However, it also means there will be less access to our beautiful campus. The good news is that does not equate to fewer services from your Clermont Library.

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Join UC Clermont Library for Trivia this Summer!

Posted on May 6, 2020 by Emily Wages

Need a break in your studies or research this summer? Check out our new online trivia game on Kahoot! It will run all summer and features questions about the Cincinnati area, libraries in general, and the University itself. If you’re new to the area it might be a great way to learn some fun facts about Cincinnati and UC! Join us on Kahoot and follow the directions on the page. This particular trivia series will run until the end of May and we will release the results in June.

Have ideas for future trivia questions? Let us know at clermontlibrary@uc.edu.

From the Virtual Desk Of … Elizabeth Hartlaub

Posted on May 5, 2020 by Michelle McKinney

Today’s tour is hosted by Elizabeth Hartlaub, Library Operations Manager.

My work from home “office” is several different places depending on my mood or the day!

Everyone moves around during the day to a few main areas of the house, the art studio on the second floor, the front room of the first floor, and outside to the patio when the weather permits.

Thanks for joining me on my work from home tour!

: The front room has a record player and lots of music to listen to while we work. It also gets the best morning light. The sun helps us warm up on cold mornings!

: A different view of the front room.

: I share my workspace with three family members: my two children who are 8 and 4, and my significant other who is also working from home. We also have three young cats who have become co-workers whether they like it or not! They provide lots of moral support and snuggles during the day while we focus on school and work activities.

: The art studio is at the corner of the house and gives a great view of the activities on the street below. I usually sit at the desk on an exercise ball while I attend virtual meetings. We set-up a folding table for the kids to work if we are going to stay in that room for a long period of time.

: Finally, the outside patio gives us the opportunity to watch the spring plants and flowers emerge. We get visited by little chipmunks and birds from time to time.

Working for a Living. New online exhibit features Labor Collections in the Archives and Rare Books Library.

Posted on May 5, 2020 by Melissa Cox Norris

Labor history concerns the lives of workers and their various and diverse struggles for workplace democracy, improved working conditions, collective bargaining, and their relationship to changing forms of work and economic production. A new online exhibit features the University of Cincinnati’s Archives and Rare Books Library labor collections. Part of the Urban Studies Collection, the labor collections include records from Cincinnati’s AFL-CIO Labor Council, the Regional Joint Board of the Amalgamated Clothing & Textile Workers, the Barbers’ Union Local 49, International Brotherhood of Painters & Allied Trades Local 308, and others.

The Working for a Living exhibit was curated by Eira Tansey, digital archivist and records manager in the Archives and Rare Books Library. It was designed by Emily Young, library communication design co-op student, and Melissa Cox Norris, director of library communication.

From the Virtual Desk Of…Pam Adler

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Michelle McKinney

This week, we visit Pam Adler, Public Services Assistant and her tiny co-worker, Jackson.

: This is my desk I work at from home, lots of space and light. A little history about the table. This table was made by my grandfather and used as my mother’s dinner table growing up.

: This is my new desk mate Jackson. Working hard with his cars.

: Hard at work making roads for his cars.

: As you can see Jackson uses the entire desk working on his many projects.

: Thanks for stopping by. As much as I love working from home with my grandson, I do miss my work desk at school. Looking to when we can all be on campus. From the desk of Pam Adler, miss you all.

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