What's happening at the library and items of interest to the UB community
Want to know what is going on in your library? You can find out by reading the latest issue of the Langsdale Link! This issue contains details on several events Langsdale is sponsoring this semester, including celebrations to honor alumni Continue reading Read the Spring 2010 edition of the Langsdale Link
“Moving Maryland Forward – A Century of Modern Highways” co-producers Kim Holcomb (Maryland Public Television) and Joseph O’Hagan (Maryland State Highway Administration) were interviewed for CineMaryland – a cable television show highlighting the work of Maryland television and film producers, Continue reading News footage from Special Collections featured in MPT documentary
On April 30, 2010, UB will host a symposium, Inspired Discoveries, featuring undergraduates’ original research and creative works. This one-day conference will offer student presentations, including poster sessions, panel discussions and presentations of honors theses. Students or faculty advisors should Continue reading Inspired Discoveries: An Undergraduate Research Symposium
Welcome back. I hope you’re all enjoying a smooth start to the Spring 2010 semester. We’re kicking the semester off with a video contest at Langsdale. Those of you who diligently read the daily digest may have already heard about Continue reading Video Contest!
Happy President’s Day! It seems like a good day to look at America’s “Presidential Libraries”. Perhaps the oldest is the collection of the second and sixth Presidents of the United States, John Adams and his son John Quincy Adams. The Continue reading Presidential Libraries
Please mark your calendars for Wednesday, February 10 from 6-8pm for Langsdale’s celebration of UB alumni authors. We have a number of published authors with undergraduate and graduate degrees from UB (probably more than we’ve identified), and the library wants Continue reading Alumni Author Celebration February 10 – Langsdale Auditorium & Gallery
Attention students, faculty, staff, and administrators: Do you know about Open Access and how it relates to all of us in the UB community? “Open access (OA) is a worldwide movement wherein full-text scholarly articles are completely free and unrestricted Continue reading Open Access: What is it and why does it matter?
You may have seen the recent announcement that the OTS computer labs now have double-sided printing available. In addition to being better for the environment by reducing the amount of paper used, this enables you to get more printed pages Continue reading Double sided printing comes to Langsdale
Are you looking to do some leisure reading but don’t quite have the time to tackle a large tome? Then perhaps you’ll want to check out the Story of the Week. Every Monday the Library of America (LOA) will feature Continue reading Leisure Reading?
The library is open again. Come check out our movies and leisure reading now, before the semester starts, while you still have free time!