Please visit the UCBA College Blog to learn about the 2015 Food Drive co-hosted by the UCBA Library and Nursing departments:
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Revamped UC Libraries Article Linker
UC Libraries Article Linker has been updated with a cleaner interface to provide more streamlined access to full text articles. Users will also be presented with additional options for locating articles that are not available in full text via UC Libraries. View the video to learn more.
Tutorial created by Kellie Tilton, UCBA Library
UCBA Fun Facts: What’s on your Christmas List?
Question: What books are on your Christmas list?
Heather Maloney, Library Director: Giada De Laurentis’, Happy Cooking. I like to go to the bookstore during Xmas break and find a reading book more serendipitously.
Michelle McKinney, Reference/Web Services Librarian: Looking forward to reading Sara Addison Allen’s latest book, First Frost. She’s one of my favorite authors.
Kellie Tilton, Instructional Technologies Librarian: Carry On by Rainbow Rowell; Why Not Me by Mindy Kaling; Hawkeye Omnibus by Matt Fraction and David Aja
Lauren Wahman, Instruction Librarian: I’ve got quite a few eBooks that I’m waiting on from the public library! A few that I’m looking forward to are Kristin Hannah’s The Nightingale, Michel Bussi’s After the Crash, and David Mitchell’s Slade House.
Rachel Lewis, Technical Services Manager: I don’t have any books on my Christmas list.
Julie Robinson, Library Operations Manager: Patricia Briggs, Fire Touched, Maria V. Snyder, Night Study, and Karen Marie Moning, Feverborn
Pam Adler, Public Services Assistant: Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes and Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II’s Greatest Rescue Mission by Hampton Sides
UCBA Library Winter Break Hours & Exceptions
The UCBA College Library will have the following hours during winter break:
Monday, December 14-Thursday, December 17: 12p-5
Friday, December 18: 12p-4p
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Saturday, December 19-Sunday, January 3: CLOSED
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Monday, January 4-Thursday, January 7: 12p-5p
Friday, January 8: 12p-4p
Saturday, January 9-Sunday, January 10: CLOSED
Regular semester hours resume Monday, January 11
-by Julie Robinson
UCBA Fun Facts: Least Favorite Genres
Question: What genres do you rarely read?
Heather Maloney, Library Director: Biographies. Weird because they interest me, I just don’t pick them up often.
Michelle McKinney, Reference/Web Services Librarian: Horror, Hard Core Sci Fi
Kellie Tilton, Instructional Technologies Librarian: Mystery. I don’t have the patience to wait to the big reveal at the end.
Lauren Wahman, Instruction Librarian: Romance and western. These just aren’t my thing so I don’t ever read them.
Rachel Lewis, Technical Services Manager: Books….LOL!.
Julie Robinson, Library Operations Manager: Western, Oprah’s Book Club (it should be a genre!), Self-Help
Pam Adler, Public Services Assistant: Sci Fi, and horror
Food for Fines at UCBA Library
Support the UCBA Holiday Food Drive and Reduce Your Library Fines!
Now through December 18th, donate food items for the Freestore Foodbank and reduce your library fine up to $5!
One good deed deserves another…
For each non-perishable food item brought to the UCBA LIbrary, $1 will be subtracted from library fines (up to $5).
The details:
- The maximum fine reduction per person is $5.00.
- Food items cannot be homemade, dented or expired.
- Everyone may donate food even if they don’t have fines.
- Fines will not be deducted immediately, but all adjustments within 2 business days.
UCBA Library Thanksgiving Holiday Hours
The UC Blue Ash Library closes at 5pm Wednesday, November 25th and will re-open with normal operating hours on Monday, November 30th. Hours details are listed on our website at http://www.libraries.uc.edu/ucba.html.
UCBA Library Closed for Veteran’s Day
The UCBA Library will be closed on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 in observance of Veteran’s Day. The library will resume regular hours on Thursday, November 12, 2015. Hours details are listed on our website at http://www.libraries.uc.edu/ucba.html.
Lap Desks @ the UCBA Library
by Julie Robinson
The UCBA Library is happy to announce we have lap desks available for checkout at the Information Desk. Traditional desk seating can be at a premium during certain points in the day and it’s not always comfortable to work in one of the chairs or benches in the alcoves! Lap desks may be checked out for a two hour period.
National Chemistry Week Books on Display at UCBA Library
by Erin Barger, UCBA Library Student Assistant

Erin Barger created a display in honor of National Chemistry Week being held October 18th-24th.
In honor of National Chemistry Week (NCW), October 18-24, 2015, a collection of chemistry books will be on display and available for browsing and borrowing. This year’s theme is “Chemistry Colors Our World” focusing on the chemistry of food colors, dyes, pigments, fireworks, etc. There are live demos going on all over the Cincinnati area at libraries and the Cincinnati Museum Center. According to the American Chemical Society (ACS), “NCW encourages chemists and chemistry enthusiasts to build awareness of chemistry at the local level. Local Sections, businesses, schools, and individuals are invited to organize or participate in events in their communities with a common goal: to promote the value of chemistry in everyday life.” Visit the ACS website at http://www.acs.org to learn more.
Erin Barger is a Student Assistant for the UCBA Library and also serves as the Vice President of the UCBA Chemistry Club. The UCBA Chemistry Club will be helping with a demo at Deer Park Library on Friday, October 23rd from 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm. Volunteers are welcome.