From Potter's Field to Union Terminal: The History of Lincoln Park =...
By: Angela Vanderbilt In my June 25 blog, “Ezzard Charles Drive: The Making of a Parkway,” I described how over time, many of the streets and locations captured in the Subway and Street Improvements...
View ArticleExplore the HSL Subject Guides
Find research help, subject specific resources, and more in the Health Sciences Library (HSL) Subject Guides. These guides put together by HSL librarians to help you find the resources and information...
View ArticlePhotographic Collections and Archive Repositories: A Balancing Act =...
By: Angela Vanderbilt The University of Cincinnati’s Archives and Rare Books Library (ARB) maintains numerous collections containing records of historic value for research and scholarly use. These...
View ArticleThe Albert B. Sabin Digitization Project: Spreading the Word
At the recent 2013 Society of American Archivists’ annual meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, I presented a poster on the final results of the Albert B. Sabin digitization project. Several archivists...
View ArticleAll Flags Shall Here Be Seen: Discover the World through UC Libraries Resources
“…All flags shall here be seen…” – this line from Pushkin’s “The Bronze Horseman” describing the thoughts of Peter the Great as he was envisioning St. Petersburg, comes to mind as one enters Langsam...
View ArticleCivil War Exemptions
By: Janice Schulz An exemption for physical disability The Archives and Rare Books Library’s collection of Hamilton County Civil War Exemptions is now available in digital format on the UC Libraries’...
View ArticleThe Smallest Book in the World
Mark Palkovic, head of the Albino Gorno Memorial (CCM) Music Library, returned from the 31st Grand Conclave in Vancouver of the Miniature Book Society with a special souvenir – his own copy of the new...
View ArticleDiscovering the Queen City
By: Tyler Morrison, ARB Student Assistant While the rare book holdings of the Archives & Rare Books Library contain everything ranging from cuneiform and papyrus to Renaissance manuscripts and...
View ArticleUC Libraries Welcome New International Students
UC Libraries’ faculty and staff are happy to welcome new international students who are learning about the campus and visiting libraries this week. On Thursday morning over 250 undergraduate...
View ArticleTrial OpenHelix Bioinformatics and Genomics Training
Trial OpenHelix Bioinformatics and Genomics Training Trial available until September 6th In our current genomics era, it is ever more critical to access and analyze the vast amounts of data available...
View ArticleCheck Out These Library Exhibits
Three new exhibits have been installed in Blegen and Langsam Libraries that feature UC Libraries’ collections. Blegen 4th Floor Lobby: The exhibit “Clifton” showcases the magazine that, according to...
View ArticleJoin UC Libraries at the Zoo September 7
UC at the Zoo is BACK – and it’s better than ever! Tickets are only $7 and include parking, entertainment and discounts at food vendors (excluding alcoholic beverages). Head to the Cincinnati Zoo on...
View ArticleTravel the World with UC Libraries! Today’s Destination: Argentina
This post continues the series featuring library resources about the countries represented by the UC international community. Featured country: Argentina Source: (CIA) World Factbook Featured resource:...
View ArticleDr. Benjamin Felson Project: Ten Axioms of Teaching and Learning
The Henry R. Winkler Center for the History of the Health Professions was fortunate to receive generous donations from both Nancy Felson and the University of Cincinnati Department of Radiology to help...
View ArticleUnion Terminal: A Struggle for Success
By: Tyler Morrison, ARB Student Assistant December 1931 Here at Archives and Rare Books Library, we have the Progress Photographs of the construction of Union Terminal that were organized by the...
View ArticleJoin UC Libraries the 1st Fridays @ 4 for Fun, Food and Library Finds
Held on Langsam Library’s fourth floor at 4 p.m., “1st Fridays @ 4” is a series of events hosted by the University of Cincinnati Libraries to provide students an opportunity to meet new friends and to...
View ArticleTravel the World with UC Libraries! The Destination for Today: Australia
This post continues the series featuring library resources about the countries represented by the UC international community. Featured country: Australia. Source: Country Reports (from the Department...
View ArticleCead Slan, or, A Farewell to Archives Month
One of the great poets of the ages has died. Nobel Prize-winning Irishman Seamus Heaney passed way on Friday in Dublin at the age of 74:...
View Article"Thirsty and Ye Gave Me Drink"-The Henry Probasco Fountains = Adventures in...
By: Angela Vanderbilt A prominent figure in early Cincinnati history, Henry Probasco was both businessman and philanthropist, committing his time to numerous Cincinnati organizations and societies,...
View ArticleElliston Poetry Reading, September 6, 2013
The next reading in the Elliston Poetry Room will be by poet Yona Harvey and author Jamie Quatro. September 6, 2013, 4:00 PM, Elliston Poetry Room, 646 Langsam Library Yona Harvey is the author of the...
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