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.
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Next LIFE OF THE MIND Lecture Series Scheduled for today, November 29
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.
Public Library Awarded a LSTA Grant to Create a Joint Conservation Lab with UC Libraries
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.
CECH Library Redesigns Web Site
Holiday Hours
Please Note that most UC Libraries will be closed Monday, September 5 for Labor Day, except for the Health Sciences Library which will be open from 9am-5pm.
Service Note: Internet Service Interruptions Sept. 2-4
To meet the university’s needs for increased Internet bandwidth, UCIT will perform an upgrade to the Cincinnati Education Research Fiber-loop (CERF) ring during Labor Day weekend. The CERF ring is the backbone providing Internet and Internet2 connectivity for UC, Xavier, and Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. The upgrade will begin at 6:00 p.m., Friday, September 2 and is expected to be complete by 1:00 a.m. Sunday, September 4. Users should expect intermittent service interruption to the Internet during this window, however there is a possibility for intermittent Internet outages during the entire maintenance period.
Historical City of Cincinnati Birth and Death Records Now Available Online
The City of Cincinnati Birth and Death Records from 1865 to 1912 are now fully online and available for research and study at http://digitalprojects.libraries.uc.edu/Births_and_Deaths/.
Extra! Extra! UC Student Newspapers in the University of Cincinnati Libraries
A new exhibit on display on the 4th floor of Blegen Library traces the development of student newspapers at the University of Cincinnati from the publication of the first paper in 1880 to today.
The exhibit features a timeline of events in the history of student newspaper production, highlighting the run dates, a short description, and the groups behind the various publications. Examples of each newspaper are displayed.
HSL Website Switching to HTML
On Wednesday August 17th at 9 am, the Health Sciences Library website is switching from using Cold Fusion to HTML.
What does this switch mean?
It means that the URL extensions for HSL web pages will switch from .cfm to .html. For example:
http://libraries.uc.edu/hsl/reference/elec/Etext.cfm
will switch to
http://libraries.uc.edu/hsl/reference/elec/Etext.html
It also means that if you have bookmarked any HSL internal web pages, you will need to update your bookmarks.
There may be a brief period during the transition when HSL web pages are unavailable. Once the page redirection is in place, access should return to normal. We will be checking behind the scenes for access issues throughout the day and the rest of the week.
If you have any questions or discover an access issue, please contact Edith Starbuck at 513-558-1433 or edith.starbuck@uc.edu.
Langsam Library Exhibit Features Graphic Novels
By Janice Schulz
You would probably not be surprised to learn that UC Libraries hold copies of Malcolm X’s biography, Fahrenheit 451, Shakespeare’s Macbeth, and Treasure Island. What might surprise you, however, is that these are all titles of graphic novels. A new exhibit currently on display on the fourth floor of Langsam Library features these and many of the other graphic novels available in UC Libraries’ collections. The exhibit was curated by Janice Schulz, University Records Manager and Archives Specialist, and designed by Cole Osborn, former design student.