{"id":33900,"date":"2017-10-24T17:15:08","date_gmt":"2017-10-24T21:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/?p=33900"},"modified":"2017-10-24T17:17:50","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T21:17:50","slug":"the-archives-rare-books-librarys-current-desiderata","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/2017\/10\/the-archives-rare-books-librarys-current-desiderata\/","title":{"rendered":"The Archives &amp; Rare Books Library\u2019s Current Desiderata"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By:\u00a0 Kevin Grace<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/rackham-gullivers-travels.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33909 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/rackham-gullivers-travels.jpg\" alt=\"Gulliver's Travels, illustration by Rackham\" width=\"250\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/rackham-gullivers-travels.jpg 600w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/rackham-gullivers-travels-102x141.jpg 102w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>As we are continually building the collections of the Archives &amp; Rare Books Library in our areas of strength and making them more accessible for teaching and research, we know there are vital monographs or documents we would always like to acquire.\u00a0 In some cases, our rare book budget will accommodate some special items, but when it comes to archival materials \u2013 and many rare books \u2013 we depend on the kindness of friends and strangers.\u00a0 Our most current <em>desiderata<\/em> outlines some of the books and papers we are seeking, everything from documenting everyday lives in our German Americana Collection through cookbooks and organizational archives to rare books that strengthen our Shakespeare collection and our illustrated myth and legend holdings.\u00a0 And of course, we always welcome <a href=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/uc-mick-mack-blue-from-yearbook.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33911 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/uc-mick-mack-blue-from-yearbook.jpg\" alt=\"Mick and Mack\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/uc-mick-mack-blue-from-yearbook.jpg 400w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/uc-mick-mack-blue-from-yearbook-217x141.jpg 217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>the records of University of Cincinnati student organizations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/shakespeare-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33910 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/shakespeare-02.jpg\" alt=\"William Shakespeare\" width=\"250\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/shakespeare-02.jpg 743w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/shakespeare-02-111x141.jpg 111w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>The items we list as desired acquisitions are primary resources in areas that are heavily used not only by UC students and faculty but by global scholars and the general public as well.\u00a0 To view the list, go to <a href=\"http:\/\/libraries.uc.edu\/arb\/collections\/desiderata.html\">http:\/\/libraries.uc.edu\/arb\/collections\/desiderata.html<\/a> and to learn more about the collections of the Archives &amp; Rare Books Library and how to effectively use them in the classroom, in research, or in publications, call us at 513.556.1959, email ARB at <a href=\"mailto:archives@ucmail.uc.edu\">archives@ucmail.uc.edu<\/a>, have a look at our website at <a href=\"http:\/\/libraries.uc.edu\/arb.html\">http:\/\/libraries.uc.edu\/arb.html<\/a>, follow us on Facebook at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ArchivesRareBooksLibraryUniversityOfCincinnati\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ArchivesRareBooksLibraryUniversityOfCincinnati<\/a>, or visit us on the 8<sup>th<\/sup> floor of Blegen Library.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By:\u00a0 Kevin Grace As we are continually building the collections of the Archives &amp; Rare Books Library in our areas of strength and making them more accessible for teaching and research, we know there are vital monographs or documents we &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/2017\/10\/the-archives-rare-books-librarys-current-desiderata\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,31],"tags":[67,52,66,58],"class_list":["post-33900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-arb","category-uc","tag-rare-books","tag-uc-history","tag-university-archives","tag-urban-studies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33900"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33900\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}