What's happening at the library and items of interest to the UB community
Jeffrey Hutson, Associate Director Jeffrey received a master’s degree in library and information studies from Simmons College in 1999, where he graduated with honors. He also holds a master’s in theology and a bachelor’s in education, from St. John’s University Continue reading Get to Know Jeffrey Hutson
This summer Langsdale is fortunate to be joined by two budding librarians, Lindsay and Rachel. You may have seen their faces at the reference desk over the last few weeks or months. Now is your chance to learn a little Continue reading Welcome to A Few New Faces!
It’s summer vacation for some of you and you’re probably missing your school library, but never fear, with these movies, it’s always near. Each of the movies below contain either librarian characters or scenes that take place in a library, so you Continue reading Librarians in the Movies
I don’t have much time for leisure reading during the school year, so I try to keep track of books on the bestseller lists from the New York Times and Amazon, and lists from magazines, book reviews, and books buzzed Continue reading Organize Your Summer Reading
Welcome to Part II of Getting to Know U Meet Michael Shochet, Head of Reference. M.L.S., University of MarylandM.A., Northwestern UniversityB.A., Cornell University I love a good reference question. One where the answer is not obvious and requires a bit Continue reading Get to Know Michael Shochet
(Photo by Gavin St. Ours) Midtown Baltimore prepares to welcome the 32nd year of Artscape, billed as “America’s largest free arts festival.” The festival runs July 19-21, but street closures and parking restrictions have already begun to take effect. Need Continue reading It’s Artscape Time Again
Langsdale Library is pleased to welcome its new Head of Special Collections, Ben Blake, to the team! Ben was selected after an exhaustive national search that drew candidates from far and wide. He brings over 12 years of experience working Continue reading New Head of Special Collections: Ben Blake
Time recently published an article on the future of libraries, describing them as more tech centers and maker spaces than repositories of books and print journals. We certainly see our own Langsdale providing more digital content (whether it be in Continue reading Langsdale of the Future, the Future of Langsdale
With such success last summer finding out information about the staff of Langsdale Library, we are bringing you four new faces from our library staff for you to “get to know.”This past winter, Phil DeLoria, the University Archivist in our Special Collections library, Continue reading Get to Know: Phil DeLoria