UC Libraries welcomes to campus February 29 and March 1 as the next expert in the Digital Humanities Speaker Series Dr. Élika Ortega, a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Digital Research in the Humanities at the University of Kansas. Dr. Ortega will present a series of talks and hands-on workshops, all free and open to the public, in the Walter C. Langsam Library. Participants are encouraged to come to any or all sessions that are of interest to them and to their work.
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Fuel Your Late-Night Studying in Langsam with Coffee and Snacks.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT! UC Libraries and Food Services have partnered to provide free coffee and snacks beginning at 10pm each night for students studying for exams in Langsam Library.
Langsam Library space will be opened 24/7 for exams beginning noon on Sunday, November 29 through 6pm Friday, December 11. Regular hours will resume Saturday, December 12.
Undergraduate Discovery Lecture Series in Langsam Library
Join us Thursday, December 3, from 5:00 to 6:30pm in Langsam Library 462 for the fall 2015 Discovery Lecture Series – a student-centered, student-led and student-developed lecture series featuring Scholars of the Month nominated by faculty and selected by a committee of experienced researchers.
Check Out the ADA Display
By Josh Beckelhimer
On July 26, 1990 President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law. Following laws like the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the ADA is an “equal opportunity” act for people who have disabilities. The law guarantees that people with disabilities have equal opportunity to participate in normal American life. It allows people with disabilities to be employed, buy goods and services, and participate in government programs without discrimination.
This year Langsam Library and the Health Sciences Library are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the ADA with a display. The display provides information about the ADA and how it helps college students. The display shows that 11% of Undergraduates and 9% of Graduate students have disabilities, while 80% of students with disabilities choose not to disclose, thus reinforcing the importance of the law. Continue reading
UC Libraries Welcomes Digital Humanities Expert Constance Crompton
UC Libraries is thrilled to welcome to campus November 19 and 20 the next expert in the Digital Humanities Speaker Series ~ Dr. Constance Crompton, assistant professor of digital humanities and English, Department of Critical Studies, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies at the University of British Columbia. She will present a series of talks and hands-on workshops, all free and open to the public, in the Walter C. Langsam Library. Participants are encouraged to come to any or all sessions that are of interest to them and to their work.
Thursday, November 19
- Session #1: 1:30pm-2:30pm – Planning for Success: Project Management for the Digital Humanities… and Beyond! Langsam Library 480
Friday, November 20 (Participants are encouraged to bring laptops for the Friday sessions)
- Session#2: 10-11:30am – Keynote – Making History: Collaboration, Collection and Creation in the Digital Humanities, Langsam Library 462
- LUNCH: 11:30-12:30pm – Langsam Library 480
- Session #3: 12:30-1:30pm – What the Computer Doesn’t Know…:Representing Primary Source Documents in TEI (Overview of the Text Encoding Initiative Guidelines – see
http://www.tei-c.org/index.xml for more information), Langsam Library 462 - Session #4: 2-4pm – Digital Humanities in the Classroom: Tools, Tips, and Tricks, Langsam Library 462
Coming Together to Give Thanks November 12
Join the University of Cincinnati Libraries for “Coming Together to Give Thanks” ~ Thursday, November 12, 3:30-5:30pm, Langsam Library 4th floor.
Learn what people are thankful for and about Thanksgiving and Harvest Festivals around the world. Enjoy food, drink and fun.
The event is free and open to the public.
The Coming Together to Give Thanks Celebration is part of a Diversity Grant, “Bridges to Diversity and Inclusion,” the Libraries received to promote and celebrate diversity throughout the university community.
For more information, contact Susan Banoun at 556-1440 or susan.banoun@uc.edu.
Celebrate GIS Day November 18th
The Geography Graduate Student Organization, Department of Geography in the McMicken College of Arts and Sciences, UC Libraries and IT@UC together will celebrate UC GIS Day on Wednesday, November 18 with a lecture by Dr. Alan T. Murray. All are welcome.
Schedule
8-10 am: Morning Coffee Meet and Greet with Dr. Murray in Braunstein Hall, 4th floor open air lounge next to the graduate student office
2-3 pm: Lecture – Applying GIS to Contemporary Issues – 417 TUC
10am-5pm: GIS equipment display will on the TUC Plaza or TUC steps
weather permitting
Dr. Murray is a professor in College of Computing and Informatics and a professor in the School of Public Health at Drexel University. His research interests are in the areas of geographic information science, spatial analytics, location optimization, and health disparities (http://cci.drexel.edu/faculty/amurray/).
Come to Langsam Connect on October 28 to Design Your Own Book Jacket
By Josh Beckelhimer, student assistant worker in Langsam Library
Booksellers began using book jackets, or “Dust Jackets,” during the 19th century to protect books, often made with expensive materials like silk. Initially, they were thrown away after their new owner brought them home. They gradually became decorative, and with the addition of the author picture and biography, eventually became integral to the advertising of books. After World War I it was common practice for top artists to design book jackets. Book jackets provide their own flair and personality to a book apart from what’s inside. They give the reader an idea of the book’s essence.
The Other Wes Moore book jacket
Wednesday, October 28th at 7:00pm, join us by the Triceracopter on the 4th floor of Langsam Library to design a book jacket of your own and enjoy autumnal snacks!
Choose a book that made a personal impact on you, design the jacket and put your personality into it. Bring your creativity to capture the essence of the book and the essence of its effect on your life.
You don’t have to be a top artist to make it personal to you! We will also be hearing the story behind the title selection for The Other Wes Moore.
Workshop to Provide an Introduction to GIS
Title: Introduction to GIS
Date: Oct 30th 1-3pm
Location: GIS lab 415 Braunstein
Description:
Want to work with ARCGIS but are not sure where to start? This workshop is for individuals who want to visualize spatial patterns in data but have no experience with geographic information system (GIS) software or who want to learn about resources available to the UC community through UC Libraries and the Department of Geography. Workshop instructors will guide participants as they create a GIS using the software ARCGIS to geocode a dataset and create a map
The workshop will be taught by Instructors from UC Libraries and the Department of Geography. For more information, contact Amy Koshoffer, science informationist, at amy.koshoffer@uc.edu.
Check Out the Latest Issue of Source
Read Source, the online newsletter, to learn more about the news, events, people and happenings in UC Libraries.
This latest issue of Source includes an An Update from Dean and University Librarian Xuemao Wang on the Implementation of our Strategic Plan, a Celebration of William Shakespeare and an interview with Lori Harris, NLM Associate Fellow. There are articles about two exciting spaces in the Health Sciences Library – the new Informatics Lab and the newly named Dr. Stanley B. Troup Learning Space, as well as a list of fall events in UC Libraries. Read these articles and more.
Source is available on the web at http://libapps.libraries.uc.edu/source/ and via e-mail. To receive Source via e-mail, contact melissa.norris@uc.edu to be added to the mailing list.