UC Clermont Library maintains three monthly displays that pertain to timely issues; one is inside the library and two are in display cases in the Snyder and Edith Peters Jones buildings. You’ve probably seen these throughout campus and maybe even checked out materials from one. For these physical displays we lay out books, DVDs, periodicals, and QR codes relating to a particular topic. We feature all the materials available in these physical displays on our digital display website so that you can explore what is on our physical display shelves from the comfort of your home, access electronic materials, and request items from each display. Our display topics for the month of September 2024 are Appalachian and Rural Studies, US Elections, and AI.
Tag Archives: Library News
Join us Sept. 11 for an afternoon of poetry at the next Poetry Stacked event
The University of Cincinnati Libraries and the Elliston Poetry Room announce the next roster of poets for Poetry Stacked, a semi-regular poetry reading series held in the 6th floor east stacks of the Walter C. Langsam Library.
At the next event, scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 11 at 4:30pm, three poets will read their original work:
- Armando Romero, poet, narrator, literary critic and UC Charles Phelps Taft Emeritus Professor. He belonged to the initial group of Nadaism, literary avant-garde in Colombia. He has lived in numerous countries in both America and Europe. Armando has published numerous books of poetry, fiction and essays. In 2022 his book No era aquí. Álvaro Mutis: faces and traces of Maqroll el Gaviero, appears in Madrid published by the Center of Modern Art. His anthological book of prose poems, Poeta di Fiume, is published this year by the Fili D’Aquilone publishing house, Rome, Italy. Armando will be accompanied by his wife, Constance Lardas, who will read English translations of his poems.
- James O’Bannon is a Black writer from Cincinnati, Ohio. His writing reflects on grief, Black mental health and how we engage with our own memory. James owes everything to his grandmother, who instilled a love of reading and language in him from a young age. James is a Tin House Workshop Alumna, and a finalist for the Ghost Peach Poetry Prize. His work has appeared in Waxwing Literary Journal, Nomadic Press as part of the Nomadic Ground Series, Triquarterly, Northwest Review, among other journals.
- Erin Noehre is a poet currently writing and studying at the University of Cincinnati, where she is an Albert C. Yates Fellow. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Arizona State University where she was a 2020-2021 June Jordan Teaching Fellow. Her work has been featured in Pigeonholes, Sonora Review, Passages North and elsewhere.
Fall 2024 Course Reserves at Clermont College’s Frederick A. Marcotte Library
Did you know that students at UC Clermont can check out some course textbooks from the library?
Every semester the library receives a textbook list from the bookstore and we work to put items on course reserve here. We identify course textbooks that are over $100 and try to buy those from the bookstore, our vendors, or by other means if we can. If we happen to have a course book that is under $100 that is already in our existing collection, we will also put those items on course reserve when we find them. Unfortunately we aren’t able to buy some textbooks even if they’re over $100 because they are custom, loose leaf, subscription, or rental only, but we do our best! As of last year, we default to ordering an eBook copy if it is available. If no eBook copy is available for library purchase and circulation, then we will buy a physical copy.
The reserves we have can be seen organized by instructor name at this link. They can be seen organized by class name/number at this link.
Physical reserves check out for four hours and can be used in the library, some are available as ebooks and can be accessed online any time. Visit UC Clermont Library’s front desk to check out physical reserves.
If you have any questions about course reserves or are an instructor that would like for us to add an item to reserves for any of your courses, please contact the library at clermontlibrary@uc.edu.
Poetry Anthology, Vol. 1 on sale now!
Buy your copy today for $50+tax. Available via the University of Cincinnati Press web site.
The Poetry Stacked Anthology, Volume 1 features the work of the poets, artists and dancers of the 2022-23 series. Accomplished poets featured in the Poetry Anthology, Volume 1 include University of Cincinnati faculty members Alecia Beymer, Elijah Guerra, Aditi Machado and Felicia Zamora, along with current and former University of Cincinnati students Hussain Ahmed, Taylor Byas, Casey Harloe, Asher Marron, Nicholas Molbert, Dior Stephens and Connor Yeck. Community poets bring a vibrancy to the Poetry Anthology with Manuel Iris, Violeta Orozco, Caroline Plasket, Kristen Renzi and Ohio Poet Laureate Kari Gunter-Seymour.
Art, dance and poetry coalesce in the Poetry Anthology highlighting the UC College-Conservatory of Music students Sydney D’Orso, Emilia Mieczykowski and Gracie Zamiska and College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning artists Kyle Angel, Kelsey Linder and Pedal Miranda.
The Anthology is a true artist book. Printed on bright pink paper with a four-part insert on colorful paper, its structure is an accordion fold that reveals each part upon opening. The first three parts include poems, artwork and illustrations from the featured 16 poets of the 2022-23 Poetry Stacked reading series. The fourth part features an Editor’s Note from student editor Grace Guy and biographies of the poets, artists and dancers.
The reverse side includes a list of the poets, the Poetry Stacked branding and two pockets – one containing the Poetry Stacked sticker and another for the book’s owner to fill.
The Anthology was a collaboration between the Elliston Poetry Room, University of Cincinnati Libraries, the Preservation Lab and the University of Cincinnati Press. The Anthology was edited by Grace Guy, Ben Kline and Michael Peterson.The form was created by Holly Prochaska with Melissa Cox Norris designing the layout and cover art. Jessica Ebert, Catarina Figueirinhas, Hyacinth Tucker and Holly Prochaska assembled the Anthology.
A semi-regular poetry reading series held in the 6th floor east stacks of the Walter C. Langsam Library, the mission of Poetry Stacked is to celebrate poetry and raise awareness of the collections of both UC Libraries and the Elliston Poetry Room.
Each reading engages audiences via exposure to contemporary poetry and increases appreciation for both the talents of UC and community poets, as well as for poetry itself. Poetry Stacked is free and open to all to attend. Following each reading, guests are invited to tour the Elliston Poetry Room.
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, Liz Kiscaden, dean and university librarian, writes about Building our Foundation. A photo montage of highlights from 2023/2024 celebrates the past academic year. A booklet housed in the Archives and Rare Books Library recounts “details of scandalous Hix-Snook Murder Trial.” The intricate dynamics of data in today’s digital age, with a special focus on research data produced in the academy, were explored in a spring semester course taught by librarians Amy Koshoffer and Mark Chalmers. A collection from the Winkler Center about the 25th General Hospital is featured, along with a shout out to Health Sciences Library namesake, Donald C. Harrison, who made a recent visit to the library. A library spotlight informs readers on the Geology-Mathematics-Physics Library.
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
UC Libraries closed Wednesday, June 19th in observance of the Juneteenth holiday
All University of Cincinnati Libraries locations will be closed Wednesday, June 19 in observance of Juneteenth, the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Regular library hours for all locations will resume Thursday, June 20.
In observance of the holiday, learn about “Not Racist” vs. “Anti-Racist” Ideologies as part of week three of R.E.S.P.E.C.T.’s annual 21-Day Anti-Racism Challenge — a three-week long, self-guided learning exercise that focuses on different aspects of systemic racism, and how we can all fight against it. And join us Thursday, June 20th from 10:30AM-11:30PM for a Zoom discussion on the challenge, what was learned and how participants can take further action. Join the meeting here, or through the link found on the LibGuide.
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.
Check out two new exhibits on display in the DAAP Library
On display in The Robert A. Deshon and Karl J. Schlachter Library for Design, Architecture, Art and Planning (DAAP) are two exhibits showcasing different collections.
The Joy of Humanistic Design:
Drawings and Objects by Michael Graves
(circulation desk case)
This July, American architect Michael Graves would have turned 90 years old. He was an educator, a prominent figure who contributed to American postmodernist architecture, and an alumnus from the College of Applied Arts at the University of Cincinnati. To celebrate his legacy, DAAP Library is proud to showcase some of the items from its collection that are designed by Graves. With this exhibit, the DAAP library aims to show that good design is a necessary aspect of the user experience and makes the design process democratic in nature. Thinking about design through this lens led Graves to create thoughtful, appealing and affordable products for the masses. Read more about the exhibit on the DAAP Library web site.
A House for an Art Lover: Charles Mackintosh’s Vision of Scottish Vernacular with a Modern Spirit
This summer, DAAP Library is showcasing drawings by Scottish architect, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, which were part of a competition entry for a house for an artist. Produced within a deadline of only a few weeks, these drawings provide insight into the greatest contribution that Mackintosh made to the architecture discipline – the blending of structural and the ornamental elements of a building into a cohesive work of art. For more information, visit the DAAP Library web site.
Participate in RESPECT’s 21-Day Anti-Racism Challenge Against Systemic Racism beginning June 3rd
U.C. Libraries announces R.E.S.P.E.C.T.’s annual 21-Day Anti-Racism Challenge — a three-week long, self-guided learning exercise that focuses on different aspects of systemic racism, and how we can all fight against it. All are welcome to join the challenge as they are able, as each week has multiple resources in various media formats.
This year’s challenge, which begins June 3rd, includes a focus on contemporary issues such as structural racism in health care, white privilege and “not-racist” vs. “anti-racist.” The 21-Day Anti-Racism Challenge includes a variety of resources to read, watch and listen to, along with suggested ways participants can take action in the hope to build a stronger, more diverse and inclusive University of Cincinnati community.
Overview
This year’s 21-Day Anti-Racism Challenge is available online via a LibGuide and is comprised of three weeks’ worth of learning resources, with a different topic assigned to each week.
- Week 1 (June 3rd – June 7th): White Privilege as a Legacy of Racism
- Week 2 (June 10 – June 14): Structural Racism in Physical and Mental Health Care
- Week 3 (June 16 – 21): “Not Racist” vs. “Anti-Racist” Ideologies
Register to participate
Participants are encouraged to engage with each week’s learning resources as they are able. It is not required to read, watch or listen to all resources if time does not permit.
At the end of week three, Thursday, June 20 from 10:30a.m. – 11:30a.m., R.E.S.P.E.C.T. will host a Zoom meeting to discuss the challenge, what was learned and how participants can take further action.
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.
The Archives and Rare Books Library welcomes two new librarians
The Archives and Rare Books (ARB) Library is happy to announce that Catherine Cubera began work at the University of Cincinnati Libraries on May 13, 2024, as beginning librarian and digital archivist. She is charged with developing and implementing digital workflows and policies, digitization of research materials within ARB and working with UC Libraries Content Services Department to support the discoverability and maintenance of digital collections and exhibitions.
Catherine holds a master’s degree in information science from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville (2023). She has worked as a library assistant at the University of North Georgia Library Technology Center, interned at The Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park in Buffalo, New York and was a Public Broadcasting Preservation Fellow at East Tennessee PBS, where she digitized and created metadata for audiovisual media.
Jonathan Kirkwood also joined UC Libraries on May 13, as associate librarian and records manager at the Archives and Rare Books Library. He is charged with managing the University’s records management program as well as appraising and processing collections and conducting reference services.
Jonathan holds a master’s degree in public history from Western Michigan University (2013) and another in library and information science from Wayne State University (2021). He has worked as an archivist, librarian and museum professional for 16 years. Lately, he comes from Sloan Museum of Discovery, in Flint, Michigan, where he served as archivist and curated the museum’s extensive automotive and local historical archival collections.
Welcome, Catherine and Jonathan!
Health Sciences Libraries exhibits celebrate the roles of physician assistants and neurology in health care.
On display on the main floor of the Donald C. Harrison Health Sciences Library (MSB G Level) is the traveling National Library of Medicine (NLM) exhibit “Physician Assistants: Collaboration and Care.” The exhibit describes how the profession developed as a solution to meet the social and health care needs of the mid-20th century and continues to evolve today.
According to the exhibit website: “Collaboration has been the foundation of the profession since the first three PAs graduated from Duke University in 1967. PAs practice medicine alongside doctors, nurses and other health care professionals, treating patients in diverse communities and addressing health care shortages.”
In addition to the NLM banners, Lynn Warner, exhibit organizer and assistant librarian of research and health sciences, supplemented the exhibit with items loaned by the Henry R. Winkler Center for the History of the Health Professions board member Creighton Wright, MD, who studied under Eugene Stead, MD, the founder of the PA program. The other case highlights the profession’s roots in the military.
The exhibit will remain on display until June 15, 2024.
The UC Department of Neurology
On display in the Stanley J. Lucas, MD, Board Room in the Winkler Center, Looking Back at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Department of Neurology, showcases images and artifacts to highlight of some of the talented physicians and the work of UC’s Department of Neurology – both present and in the past.
The exhibit was produced in conjunction with the 2024 Cecil Striker Society Annual Lecture presented May 7th by Joseph Broderick, MD, professor and director of the UC Gardner Neuroscience Institute at the University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center, and Director of the National NIH StrokeNet. Dr. Broderick is a distinguished stroke expert and neurologist and a founding member of the UC Stroke team, as well as a full staff member at all UC Health hospitals.
The exhibit was curated by Devhra BennettJones, archivist curator of the Winkler Center.