The annual “Authors, Editors & Composers” event is scheduled for Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 3:30pm in the Russell C. Myers Alumni Center at UC. University of Cincinnati Libraries will once again recognize the 2011 publishing and creative accomplishments of UC’s faculty with a reception, presentation of selected works, a printed bibliography, and an exhibit.
By Kevin Grace
Notice: On January 9, the Archives & Rare Books Library will begin moving our offices and reference/reading room to the north end of the 8th floor in Carl Blegen Library in Room 814. This move will allow the final phase of renovation of the Archives & Rare Books Library through a grant from the Schott Foundation.
Two years ago, the north end of the floor was renovated with fresh paint, new carpeting, creation of the Marge Schott Seminar Room, a small book arts room, and exhibit cases. This final phase on the south end will also see fresh paint and new carpeting, and the relocation and building of a new reference desk, all to better meet the needs of students and researchers.
It is anticipated that the renovation will take three months, but there will be no disruption in reference and research services. However, ARB’s reference holdings will not be available during the project. All other archival materials and rare books can still be accessed. Room 814 will serve as our office space and our reading room, as well as continuing to be the venue for our monthly “50 Minutes-1 Book” lunchtime lecture series.
For further information, please call 556-1959 or email us at archives@ucmail.uc.edu.
As of January 3, 2012, the classic RefWorks version will be permanently replaced by the new RefWorks 2.o version. If you have not yet made the switch to RefWorks 2.0, log into RefWorks and click on the “RefWorks 2.0” link at the top of the RefWorks screen. Compare the two versions until the end of the year.
More information about RefWorks 2.0:
http://www.refworks-cos.com/RefWorks2.0/
Video about the new RefWorks 2.0 interface:
http://www.refworks-cos.com/refworks/rwpreview/Introduction_to_RefWorks_2.htm
If you have any questions, please contact:
RandyRoberts at randall.roberts@uc.edu or (513) 556-1864
Edith Starbuck at edith.starbuck@uc.edu or (513) 558-1433
By Stephen Marine, Executive Director of the Winkler Center
The Advisory Board of the Henry R. Winkler Center for the History of the Health Professions recently welcomed three new members to its ranks.
How pleased we bloggers at UC Libraries were to learn that our very own LiBLOG, the UC Libraries blog, made Cincinnati Magazine’s “Best of Cincinnati, 2011” list. Below is the entry:
Peek into the Archives – OK, we’re geeks. We love LiBlog, the UC libraries blog. When Kevin Grace shared a postcard from his personal collection showing the original University Building on the eve of its demolition, we were charmed beyond reason. Why? As Kevin writes: “Before demolition, a UC alum with fond memories of his alma mater requested of a friend that some bricks be sent to him. When he received them, Joseph Strauss placed them in a pylon of a bridge he was building. So, there is a little bit of UC’s heart in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge.” Go ‘cats, indeed.
The year 2011 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of writer Harriet Beecher Stowe. To celebrate this milestone, an exhibit highlighting the life and publishing career of Harriet Beecher Stowe is on display on Langsam Library’s 5th floor. A timeline noting important events in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s life is displayed along with samples of some of her writing.
The second in the “Life of the Mind” lecture series on the theme of “War” is scheduled for Tuesday, November 29 from 3:30-5pm in the Russell C. Myers Alumni Center. This event will also be live streamed via the libraries web site here. Free and open to the UC community and public, “Life of the Mind” features interdisciplinary conversations with UC faculty around a one-word theme. Each quarter, there are two “Life of the Mind” sessions with three “thought provocateurs” contributing to each session. Each scholar provides a 15-minute talk followed by audience Q&A.
Missy Lodge (center), Associate State Librarian for Library Development, State Library of Ohio, awarding the grant to Jason Buydos, Assistant Director - Support Services, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County; and Holly Prochaska, Head, Preservation Services and of the Geology-Mathematics-Physics Library, University of Cincinnati Libraries
The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County was awarded a $81,012 Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant from the State Library of Ohio to establish a joint Conservation Lab with the University of Cincinnati Libraries for the preservation and protection of rare and heavily used materials.
