The UC Blue Ash Library, in conjunction with UC Libraries, is transitioning the subject and class guides to a more user-friendly, robust CampusGuides interface during the 2011-2012 academic year. CampusGuides incorporate search boxes, RSS Feeds, embedded media, surveys and can be easily accessed on mobile devices. See the UCBA Psychology guide for an example of a new and improved guide. We look forward to your feedback and suggestions in order to make these guides as useful as possible for our users. Continue reading
The Library website has officially been updated to reflect our new name, the UCBA Library, with a new web address found at www.libraries.uc.edu/ucba. We have also taken this opportunity to revise our website so that information is easier
to find.
You will also notice changes in other areas including:
Please take a moment to get acquainted with our revised site and update your bookmarks where needed! Email us at our new email address ucbalibrary@ucblueash.edu with any feedback or suggestions.
Marilyn Grismere, Professor Emeritus and an avid bell collector, has made a small portion of her bell collection available to the UC Blue Ash community. This display, which will be available until December 9th, features beautiful hotel counter bells from the late 1800’s to early 1900’s. Several types of hotel counter bells can be seen including: Plunger, Twist, Twirl, and Tap bells.
To learn more about the wonderful world of bells, be sure to visit the American Bell Association’s website at www.americanbell.org. The American Bell Association is a friendly group of bell collectors of all ages, youth to senior, who enjoy collecting and learning about bells. Professor Grismere also serves as the contact for the local Bell Study Club of Cincinnati. Contact her via email for more information.
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The Summon Advanced tutorial introduces advanced features, tips and tricks for the Summon search engine. It’s helpful to view the Summon Basics tutorial for a general overview of the tool.
Click here to get started or visit: http://www.ucblueash.edu/library/tutorial/summon-advanced/summon-advanced.swf
October is National Arts and Humanities Month (NAHM)! Stop by the Library during normal hours to see the UCBA Faculty Art Exhibition. The goal of the exhibit is to promote the value of the arts and humanities to students, through both academic offerings in the UCBA Liberal Arts Program, and broader cultural offerings that transcend academic disciplines and college departments.
Shall We Dance by Julie Mitchell
Participating Artists include:
Students, staff and faculty are also encouraged to attend the Lunch with the Arts celebration on October 26, 2011 from 11:30 am – 1:00 pm. Stop by to learn about the arts and humanities culture at UCBA, enjoy faculty & student performances, and free food!
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure so don’t throw away previously read magazines and journals. Donate your gently used magazines and journals to the Give & Take Exchange Rack. Please remove names and addresses from materials and drop them off at the information desk. Browse the rack and pick up something new to you. It’s an easy and inexpensive way to add to your collection and broaden your reading horizons. The Exchange rack is currently located in the Reference section of the RWC Library. Leftover materials are recycled. Stop by today!
The University of Cincinnati Libraries is a member of OhioLINK, a statewide system that provides access to 48 million library items, 9,000 electronic journals and 150 electronic research databases. Learn more about the OhioLINK systems and its’ research tools at www.ohiolink.edu/about/snapshot2010.pdf.
The Summon Basics tutorial provides a brief overview of the library’s powerful new search tool, Summon. Learn how to quickly and easily discover information from the UC Libraries collections on any topic. It is the place to start research for journal and newspaper articles, books, government documents, maps, music recordings, videos, digital collections, and more.
Click here to get started or visit:
rwc.uc.edu/library/tutorial/summon-basic/summon-basic.htm
Search with Summon: The New Library Search Tool
The RWC Library has added a powerful new search tool, Summon, to our website. From a single search box located prominently on the homepage, Summon provides easy and fast discovery of relevant information from the UC Libraries collections on any topic. It is the place to start research in journal and newspaper articles, books, government documents, maps, music recordings, videos, digital collections, and more. Summon is still growing and in development as features continue to improve and content is added regularly. User feedback is welcomed and can be sent via an online form. More information about Summon is available online.
Library Instruction Services
The RWC Library offers a variety of library instruction services to meet the need of your classes, curriculum, and assignments. Click here for a sampling of our teaching plans to find out what we can do in the classroom. Be sure to schedule a library instruction session using the online Instruction Request Form.
Blackboard Librarian
This service provides direct access to a librarian and curricular support for students. Contact your library liaison about creating a Library Research content area in your course which can include helpful research tips, links to course-specific resources, and research guides. Click here for a sampling to find out what we can do in Blackboard.
Class Assignments
With spring classes underway, the RWC librarians ask that faculty provide copies of class research assignments to your library liaison. We can provide more effective research assistance when we understand the goals of the assignment and any preferred resources (free websites, library subscription databases, etc). RWC librarians are also available to collaborate in the development or review of any library research assignments. Refer to Creating Effective Library Assignments for tips and suggestions.
New Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Guide
The RWC Library has created a new online research guide for faculty interested in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). This online guide provides direct access to databases, books, journals, tests and measurements, and websites along with information about the Library’s Learning & Teaching Collection.
Purchase Request Form
All members of the RWC community are encouraged to recommend books, media or journals for purchase by the Library. To submit a request, please complete the online Library Purchase Request Form and email it to your library liaison. This form is located on the Library’s Collections Page which also includes the Collection Development Policy.
RWC Committee Minutes
The Library posts RWC committee minutes, annual committee reports, the college-wide strategic plans and the faculty and staff handbooks on the RWC Committee & Faculty Committee Minutes, Bylaws Changes & Reports web page. Library staff collect the minutes distributed to the College and post them by the end of each month. Questions concerning content should be directed to the appropriate committee chair. For questions concerning the posting process please contact Stephena Harmony by email or phone 513-936-1547.
Deadlines for Summer Quarter Reserves
Summer quarter will be here before we know it. In anticipation of this, please submit the items that you would like placed on Traditional Reserve by Thursday, June 9, 2011.
Those of you who designated traditional reserve items for Spring quarter only; these items will be removed and returned to you as per your request. If you would like to keep items on Reserve please contact Tammy Manger at 936-1542 or tamra.manger@uc.edu by June 9th.
Faculty that have Blackboard E-Reserve articles designated for Spring quarter only: these items will be removed when your Blackboard course ends. Please do not copy over any articles to the next quarter as this will cause a block for future articles to be posted.
Reminder: Don’t forget to get those Summer quarter items submitted as soon as possible or by June 9th.
Library Workshops
Join us for the Google for Research workshop on Thursday, May 12th, 1:00-2:00 pm in Muntz 158. Learn about Google tools that can help you create, organize, collaborate, and research. Click here to register. To see resources and materials from previous workshops, click here.
Upcoming Events Sponsored by UC Libraries
Reminders for students:
UC Students can reserve Group Study Rooms. Each Group Study Room is multimedia equipped with a 52–inch flat screen, a computer with Sympodium interactive monitor (except for room F) and DVD/VCR players. Rooms are for UC student use and may be reserved for student groups only.
During peak hours, students can take advantage of the Laptop Checkout service instead of waiting for an available computer in the lab. Three laptops with Internet access and MS Office 2007 are available for check-out to RWC students for use in the RWC Library.
RWC Library Liaisons