UC Libraries' Program and Exhibit Celebrates the Vast Publishing and Creative Talent of UC Faculty

University of Cincinnati Libraries celebrates the publishing and creative talent of UC faculty with the 27th annual Authors, Editors & Composers Reception and Program. The event, open to invited members of the UC community, will be held from 3:30-5p.m., Tuesday, April 9, in the Russell C. Myers Alumni Center.

The program will honor 321 faculty members who submitted 481 scholarly and creative works from 2012 in formats ranging from articles, books, journals, artwork, photographs, music, poems and more. The published works are in several languages including English, Spanish, German and French.

The works represent all UC colleges, plus the Division of Professional Practice and UC Libraries.

The event will feature remarks from Dean and University Librarian Xuemao Wang and Interim Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Lawrence Johnson.

Three UC faculty will discuss their published works as part of the program:

Kelly Cohen, associate professor of aerospace engineering and engineering mechanics in the College of Engineering and Applied Science – Cohen will share insights into his work on SIERRA (Surveillance for Intelligent Emergency Response Robotic Aircraft) – Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for enhancement of Forest Fire-Fighting. http://www.uc.edu/profiles/profile.asp?id=16092.

Kristin Kalsem, professor of law, College of Law – Kalsem will discuss her book In Contempt: Nineteenth-Century Women, Law, and Literature. http://www.law.uc.edu/faculty-staff/faculty/kristin-kalsem.

Mary Sue Morrow, professor of musicology, College-Conservatory of Music – Morrow will discuss her edited volume The Symphonic Repertoire: The Eighteenth-Century Symphony. Volume 1.
http://magazine.uc.edu/favorites/web-only/symphonic.html.

After the event, many of the published works from Authors, Editors and Composers will be on public display in Langsam Library’s fourth and fifth floor lobbies.

Authors, Editors & Composers is organized by the University of Cincinnati Libraries and sponsored by Donors to the Libraries Annual Fund.

The full list of Authors, Editors & Composers, along with the bibliography of the submitted 481 works, is available online.