What's happening at the library and items of interest to the UB community
The Spring 2006 schedule of Langsdale Library tours and workshops has been announced: Thursday, 2/2/06: Library Tour (5:00 to 5:30 PM)Tuesday, 2/7/06: Library Tour (5:00 to 5:30 PM)Tuesday, 2/7/06: Introduction to HTML (5:30 to 8:30 PM)Wednesday, 2/8/06: Library Tour (5:00 Continue reading Free Tours and Workshops
Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706. To find out more about this Founding Father, here are a few free web links: Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary: The official 300th birthday site. Find out about celebrations being held around the country Continue reading Happy Birthday, Ben Franklin!
In the First Person is a database created by Alexander Street Press with indexing of 2500 oral history collections. One may do a general key word search, although the “Find Collections” or “Search Interviews” advanced search seems to offer more Continue reading Good resource for oral histories
The Pew Internet & American Life Project released a new report at the end of December that highlights trends in Internet use among men and women. Some good news: although women’s Internet use still lags behind that of men, women Continue reading New Pew Report: How Men and Women Use the Internet