{"id":724,"date":"2016-02-15T11:38:41","date_gmt":"2016-02-15T16:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/source\/?p=724"},"modified":"2016-02-24T15:33:37","modified_gmt":"2016-02-24T20:33:37","slug":"spring-events-in-uc-libraries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/source\/spring-events-in-uc-libraries\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Events in UC Libraries"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I Am A Frog from Edible Books<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From UC DATA Day to Edible Books to a digital humanities speaker there is something for everyone in UC Libraries this spring. All events are free and open to the public. Check the UC Libraries website at www.libraries.uc.edu<\/a> for event details and directions to individual libraries.<\/p>\n

\u201cCelebration of Excellence in Black History,\u201d February 24, 2:30-4:30 pm, Langsam Library 462<\/strong> – Speakers, performances and cultural food favorites will be center stage. Included in the program will be a talk by Karen Cudjoe on the history of Black History Month, poetry by Nick Wantsala and Black Budda\u2019 Fly, Inventor\u2019s Skit from Soul Consciousness Theatre Troop. \u201cCelebration of Excellence in Black History\u201d is supported by a grant from the Provost\u2019s Office to promote and celebrate diversity throughout the university community. Entitled \u201cBridges to Diversity and Inclusion\u201d this initiative provides a\u00a0school year filled with events,\u00a0programs and exhibits designed to celebrate diversity on the UC campus and beyond. More information is available on the Libraries blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Dr. \u00c9lika Ortega<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Digital Humanities Speaker \u2013 Feb. 29 and March 1, Langsam Library<\/strong> – UC Libraries welcomes to campus\u00a0the next expert in the Digital Humanities Speaker Series – Dr. \u00c9lika Ortega, a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Digital Research in the Humanities at the University of Kansas. Dr. Ortega will present a series of talks and hands-on workshops in the Walter C. Langsam Library. Participants are encouraged to come to any or all sessions that are of interest to them and to their work. A full schedule is available online<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Life of the Mind<\/em> \u2013 March 29, 3:30-5:00pm, Russell C. Myers Alumni Center <\/strong>– Life of the Mind<\/em><\/strong><\/strong> is a semi-annual lecture series that features a distinguished University of Cincinnati faculty member presenting his or her work and expertise. The March speaker is Heidi Maibom, professor of philosophy in the McMicken College of Arts and Sciences, who will speak on \u201cKnow Others to Know Thyself: Uses and Misuses of Taking Another\u2019s Perspective.\u201d Read the article<\/a> in this issue of Source for more information about Life of the Mind. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

International Edible Books Festival \u2013 April 1, 1:00-2:00pm, Langsam Library 5th<\/sup> floor lobby – <\/strong>Once again, the Libraries will celebrate the International Edible Books Festival where over 20 participants will present their edible creations that represent a book in some form. As in past years, entries will be judged according to such categories as \u201cMost Literary,\u201d \u201cMost Delicious,\u201d \u201cMost Adorable\u201d and \u201cMost Gruesome.\u201d In addition, the \u201cTop Student Entry\u201d and \u201cBest Overall Entry\u201d will receive a special prize. After the entries are judged they will be consumed and enjoyed by all in attendance. To view past Edible Books, visit the UC Libraries Facebook<\/a> page.<\/p>\n

\"data<\/a>UC DATA Day \u2013 April 5, 8:30am-3:30pm, Russell C. Myers Alumni Center \u2013 <\/strong>Sponsored by UC Libraries and IT@UC, DATA Day will include a full schedule of events and will feature keynote speaker Mike Huerta, PhD, from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health.\u00a0Dr. Huerta will highlight his work in making data more discoverable, accessible, usable and open, in addition to speaking on his other areas of program development at the NIH.\u00a0A full schedule of events and registration<\/a> information can be found online<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Annual Cecil Striker Lecture \u2013 April 14, 4:00-6:30pm, Kresge Auditorium –<\/strong> The Henry R. Winkler Center for the History of the Health Professions and the Cecil Striker Society for the History of Medicine will welcome Julie Fairman PhD, RN, FAAN, Nightingale Professor of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and Chair of the Biobehavioral Health Sciences Department. More information will be available via the Winkler Center<\/a> Web site once available.<\/em><\/em><\/h4>\n

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THATCamp \u2013 May 2 & 3, Langsam Library \u2013 <\/strong>UC Libraries\u2019 will hold the second THATCamp University of Cincinnati, an unconference, which is an open meeting where humanists and technologists of all skill levels and interests gather to learn and to build together in sessions proposed on the spot. By practice, THATCamps are open and online. Participants make sure to share their notes, documents, pictures and other materials from discussions before and after the event on the Web and via social media. More details will be available online at http:\/\/ucincinnati2016.thatcamp.org\/<\/a> as plans develop.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From UC DATA Day to Edible Books to a digital humanities speaker there is something for everyone in UC Libraries this spring. All events are free and open to the public. Check the UC Libraries website at www.libraries.uc.edu for event details and directions to individual libraries. \u201cCelebration of Excellence in Black History,\u201d February 24, 2:30-4:30 pm, Langsam Library 462 – Speakers, performances and cultural food favorites will be center stage. Included in the program will be a talk by Karen Cudjoe on the history of Black History Month, poetry by Nick Wantsala and Black Budda\u2019 Fly, Inventor\u2019s Skit from Soul Consciousness Theatre Troop. \u201cCelebration of Excellence in Black History\u201d is supported by a grant from the Provost\u2019s Office to promote and celebrate diversity throughout the university community. Entitled \u201cBridges to Diversity and Inclusion\u201d this initiative provides a\u00a0school year filled with events,\u00a0programs and exhibits designed to celebrate diversity on the UC campus and beyond. More information is available on the Libraries blog. Digital Humanities Speaker \u2013 Feb. 29 and March 1, Langsam Library – UC Libraries welcomes to campus\u00a0the next expert in the Digital Humanities Speaker Series – Dr. \u00c9lika Ortega, a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Digital Research in the Humanities at the University of Kansas. Dr. Ortega will present a series of talks and hands-on workshops in the Walter C. Langsam Library. Participants are encouraged to come to any or all sessions that are of interest to them and to their work. A full schedule is available online. Life of the Mind \u2013 March 29, 3:30-5:00pm, Russell C. Myers Alumni Center – Life of the Mind is a semi-annual lecture series that features a distinguished University of Cincinnati faculty member presenting his or her work and expertise. The March speaker is Heidi Maibom, professor of philosophy in the McMicken College of Arts and Sciences, who will speak on \u201cKnow Others to Know Thyself: Uses and Misuses of Taking Another\u2019s Perspective.\u201d Read the article in this issue of Source for more information about Life of the Mind. International Edible Books Festival \u2013 April 1, 1:00-2:00pm, Langsam Library 5th floor lobby – Once again, the Libraries will celebrate the International Edible Books Festival where over 20 participants will present their edible creations that represent a book in some form. As in past years, entries will be judged according to such categories as \u201cMost Literary,\u201d \u201cMost Delicious,\u201d \u201cMost Adorable\u201d and \u201cMost Gruesome.\u201d In addition, the \u201cTop Student Entry\u201d and \u201cBest Overall Entry\u201d will receive a special prize. After the entries are judged they will be consumed and enjoyed by all in attendance. To view past Edible Books, visit the UC Libraries Facebook page. UC DATA Day \u2013 April 5, 8:30am-3:30pm, Russell C. Myers Alumni Center \u2013 Sponsored by UC Libraries and IT@UC, DATA Day will include a full schedule of events and will feature keynote speaker Mike Huerta, PhD, from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health.\u00a0Dr. Huerta will highlight his work in making data more discoverable, accessible, usable and open, in addition to speaking on his other areas of program development at the NIH.\u00a0A full schedule of events and registration information can be found online. Annual Cecil Striker Lecture \u2013 April 14, 4:00-6:30pm, Kresge Auditorium – The Henry R. Winkler Center for the History of the Health Professions and the Cecil Striker Society for the History of Medicine will welcome Julie Fairman PhD, RN, FAAN, Nightingale Professor of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and Chair of the Biobehavioral Health Sciences Department. More information will be available via the Winkler Center Web site once available.   THATCamp \u2013 May 2 & 3, Langsam Library \u2013 UC Libraries\u2019 will hold the second THATCamp University of Cincinnati, an unconference, which is an open meeting where humanists and technologists of all skill levels and interests gather to learn and to build together in sessions proposed on the spot. By practice, THATCamps are open and online. Participants make sure to share their notes, documents, pictures and other materials from discussions before and after the event on the Web and via social media. 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