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In support of Evidence Synthesis
By Lynn Warner, Research & Health Sciences Librarian, Melissa Previtera, Academic & Research Services Specialist, and Aja Bettencourt-McCarthy, Science-Engineering Global Services Librarian UC Libraries is excited to share information about our growing network dedicated to supporting evidence synthesis. What is Evidence Synthesis? Evidence synthesis is a name given to a wide range of advanced reviews – from systematic reviews to scoping reviews and bibliometric analyses. Evidence synthesis originated in the health sciences as a means of leveraging discoveries across a range of clinical trials to inform best practices. Since then, evidence synthesis methods have spread beyond the health sciences where they have been used to guide research and inform policies…
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New online exhibit displays effort to desegregate Cincinnati public schools
By Julianna Witt, assistant archivist, and Catherine Cubera, digital archivist On December 10th, 1973, the seven-member Board of the Cincinnati Public Schools adopted a resolution to end segregation of the city’s public school system — a resolution that would go unfulfilled and prompt a lawsuit by the Cincinnati branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). A new online exhibit created by the Archives and Rare Books Library (ARB) showcases the NAACP Bronson v. Board of Education of the City of Cincinnati records, and documents the library’s efforts to create a finding aid for the collection. The exhibit gives users the opportunity to learn more about the collection…
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Making history visible: Chemistry displays help transform Old Chem
By Mark Chalmers, Science and Engineering Librarian and Curator of the Oesper Collections The scavenger hunt clue was discovered by accident, tucked inside the sliding glass doors to one of the Old Chemistry building’s new display cases. The typed note read: “They don’t speak, but they’ve seen it all — Minds that sparked the rise and fall. Pasteur, Franklin, Cannizzaro too — Their faces cast in quiet view. Find the wall where legends stare, and history lingers in the air.” Someone had incorporated the busts of famous scientists —Pasteur, Franklin, Cannizzaro—into their puzzle, working the display’s content into the clue itself. The clue was confirmation that the year-long installation project…
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Events in the library
Spring is event season at the university. UC Libraries plans and sponsors events that engage and connect students, researchers and faculty with library services, collections and expertise. From Edible Books to poetry to library open houses, there’s something for everyone:
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Dean’s Note: Welcome Back!
Welcome, Bearcats, to UC! I hope you had a rewarding summer and are excited to begin the new academic year. This new academic year, the university welcomes over 54,000 students! That equates to 43,500 undergrads, 11,000 graduate students and 9,600 online students. Whether you’re a freshman, a returning student, or a faculty, research or staff member, the University of Cincinnati Libraries faculty and staff are here to work with you as you achieve your academic goals. This volume of Source is a Welcome Back issue, highlighting our work this summer preparing for the academic year, as well as announcing new collections, events and services designed to connect students, researchers and…
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What we did over the summer…to prepare for the academic year
Vacations, beach time and cookouts – while most students were away from campus enjoying summer, we were busy working on projects to prepare library spaces, services and collections for the start of the academic year. Highlights of our work this summer: New Spaces CECH 4th floor renovation – Renovation began to the College of Education, Criminal Justice and Human Services (CECH) Library’s 4th floor reading room to support students and the academic community by creating a more dynamic, flexible and welcoming environment. Scheduled to reopen in Spring 2026, the renovated 4th floor will offer: In the meantime, the 3rd floor of the CECH Library remains open. Introducing the Science Library…
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Illustrating War: Announcing the Daniel S. Young Archives of Medical Illustrations digital collection
Medical illustrations and drawings reflect the state of medicine at a specific moment in time, providing a visual record of science, technology and anatomical knowledge. A new University of Cincinnati Libraries digital collection, the Daniel S. Young: American Civil War Medical Illustrations, highlights the artistic and medical contributions of a surgeon and illustrator throughout his service on the battlefield. Available online via JSTOR, the collection contains 83 medical illustrations from the Daniel S. Young Archives held by the Henry R. Winkler Center for the History of the Health Professions at the Donald C. Harrison Health Sciences Library. The collection was scanned and digitized by the UC Libraries Digital Initiatives Team. Daniel Young…
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Collaboration brings increased digital access to rare manuscripts
By Sidney Gao, Interim Head of Digital Initiatives, and Chris Harter, University Archivist and Head of the Archives and Rare Books Library In the late 15th or early 16th century a nun sat at a desk in the Neukloster bei Buxtehude convent in Lower Saxony carefully adding the final decorative touches to a handwritten prayer book complete with rubicated initials and figural illustrations. One of those illustrations portrays a nun gazing at Mary and the infant Jesus in what may be a bit of self-portraiture by the nun. The book, known today as Meditationes et Orationes with the shelfmark Ms. 2, is comprised of 341 leaves written in a clear…
