What's happening at the library and items of interest to the UB community
“Good books cheap” has always been the motto of the Langsdale Library Annual Book Sale. The sale will be held in the Gallery of the Langsdale Auditorium Wednesday November 4th: Noon to 8PMThursday November 5th: 9 AM to 1 PM. Continue reading Langsdale’s Annual Book Sale Nov 4-5
Hello, I am a Reference Librarian and I thought you might be interested in the option to hear articles from two of our resources: Opposing Viewpoints and Science Resource Center. You can find links to these at http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/databases/databases_by_title.htm Opposing Viewpoints Continue reading Langsdale has articles in MP3
Hi there, it’s me again your Student Liaison. Ever wanted to tell someone about a change that you would like to see in the library? Now is the time to come on over and step up to the easel, located Continue reading Question of the week
Well, some of academia has been in an uproar this week. It seems there were a number of errors in the first printing of the 6th edition of the APA style guide. The APA assures us that many of the Continue reading Corrections to APA Style, 6th edition
We’ve mentioned Google Scholar on this blog a couple of times before, but many students haven’t heard of it yet, it’s worth mentioning again. Google Scholar is a specialized search engine that searches the kinds of sources that professors want Continue reading Google Scholar
Langsdale Library is offering 2 workshops to help faculty and students learn more about Zotero. Zotero is a free Firefox extension that allows users to collect, manage, organize and store citations from the web, databases or books. Zotero also has Continue reading Learn Zotero: Free Citation Management Software
Alright, so only some of the titles are spooky. But in the spirit of Halloween, we are highlighting some spooky and not-so-spooky titles from our new Leisure Reading collection. Langsdale’s Leisure Reading collection–featuring popular fiction and non-fiction books–continues to grow, Continue reading Some Spooky New Titles at Langsdale
Published in conjunction with the PEN American Center, Burn This Book explores the meaning of censorship, and the power of literature to inform the way we see the world, and ourselves. Contributors including Toni Morrison, Salman Rushdie, Orhan Pamuk, David Continue reading Burn This Book
Langsdale Library will host a screening of John Waters’ Hairspray on Thursday, October 8th at 7 pm. At 6 pm, join us for a “Best 60’s Themed Costume” contest. The winner will recieve a $25 gift certificate! Stay for the Continue reading The Original “Hairspray” Coming to UB!