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.
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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.
Memorial Holiday Hours
Please Note: UC Libraries will be closed Monday, May 30 for Memorial Day, except for the Health Sciences Library which will be open from 9am-5pm.
In addition, Langsam Library will be open May 29, Noon – 10pm.
A complete list of library hours is available online.
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Read Source, the UC Libraries newsletter for faculty, students, staff, and friends.
This volume celebrates the 10th anniversary of our newsletter. To mark this important milestone, the cover has been redesigned to bring more attention to the cover image. And what a perfect image to highlight this issue than that of our grand, new sculpture found in Langsam Library – Triceracopter.
Next Life of the Mind Lecture Scheduled for May 10
The second in the Life of the Mind lecture series on the theme “technology” is scheduled for Tuesday, May 10 at 3:30-5pm in the Russell C. Myers Alumni Center. 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.
UC Libraries Pay Tribute to UC Authors, Editors & Composers
The 25th annual Authors, Editors and Composers reception and program was held Tuesday, April 12, in the Russell C. Myers Alumni Center. At the event, UC Libraries honored 250 faculty members and their 340 creative and scholarly works published in the year 2010. Participating faculty members represented every UC college plus the Career Development Center, the Division of Professional Practice, the Institute for Policy Research, the Office of Research, and the Libraries.