What's happening at the library and items of interest to the UB community
Langsdale’s annual book sale will take place Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 2-3, 2005, in the gallery behind the auditorium. Update:Thanks to everyone who came and bought books, the book sale was a rousing success. All the proceeds from sale go Continue reading Book Sale Nov 2-3
There has been a lot of news about Google Print lately. A number of authors and some publishers have sued to stop Google from scanning copyrighted works they get from libraries. Meanwhile, Yahoo!, the University of California and others have Continue reading Book scanning projects
If you have tried to make copies at Langsdale recently, you may have experienced a certain amount of frustration. At one point recently, all 3 of our copy machines were not working and some people had to take items out Continue reading New Copiers
Langsdale still has a few classes remaining this semester. On Wedsnesday Oct 19 is a class on Cascading Style Sheets On Thursday Oct 27 is a class about RSS and WebLogs To register for any of these classes, send an Continue reading RSS and CSS
I’ve been going through CHOICE’s best websites for 2005, and I found a free database from ISI called ISIHighlycited.com . You may search by individual author or browse a subject area (e.g., psychology/psychiatry) for the top researchers cited in the Continue reading Interesting Resource
A recent article in the UBPost reported on the growing concern with the rise in plagiarism on college campuses. Langsdale Library has been aware of this issue and over the summer developed a tutorial suitable for UB classes. The tutorial Continue reading [langsdale] Academic Integrity Tutorial
Passager Books, a new press, housed happily at UB, dedicated to the creative life in old age, celebrates with aPOETRY READINGby 86-year-old JEAN L. CONNOR THURSDAY, October 6, at 7 pmin UB’s Thumel Business Center, room 003.A reception and booksigning Continue reading [ub] Poetry Reading from Passager Books
Langsdale Library is honored to be hosting a Memorial Display for Dr. Thomas Jacklin. The display, located on the first floor of Langsdale Library, highlights his life and work here at UB. Dr. Jacklin passed away April 28, 2005 after Continue reading [ub] Tribute to Dr. Thomas Jacklin
You can now get your reference questions answered online. A Langsdale reference librarian will be online, awaiting your reference questions from Noon – 5:00pm M-F, and intermittently at other times. If you use AIM, you can simply IM your reference Continue reading [langsdale] New Live Chat/IM reference service
The Fall edition of the Langsdale Link, our semesterly newsletter, is now online. Here you will find out about many of the goings on within Langsdale, including some of our new services, new databases, new DVDs, new staff and ,of Continue reading [langsdale] New edition of the Langsdale Link