Category Archives: databases

The University of Baltimore Libraries to migrate from Ex Libris ALEPH system to Alma/Primo system over Spring 2024

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This spring, The University of Baltimore Libraries, along with the 17 libraries across the University System of Maryland and Affiliated Institutions (USMAI) will be implementing a new integrated library system (ILS), Alma, that will go live on May 23, 2024. Continue reading The University of Baltimore Libraries to migrate from Ex Libris ALEPH system to Alma/Primo system over Spring 2024→

Using Databases to Find a Research Paper Topic

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It’s almost mid-semester and you still haven’t picked a topic for your research paper. No worries! The RLB Library has a few tips and tools that can help you find a topic. Your topic can be on something you’d like Continue reading Using Databases to Find a Research Paper Topic→

Check Out These Databases for Summer Projects!

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How’s your summer going? Want to plan a new garden or find out what’s eating your tomatoes? Are you a DIYer when it comes to car maintenance? Planning a trip but need some guidance? The RLB Library has subscribed to Continue reading Check Out These Databases for Summer Projects!→

Create Custom Maps Using PolicyMap

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Do you wish you could create a map using data from different sources, including your own data? Well, the RLB Library has available a resource called PolicyMap, a state-of-the-art mapping platform with access to a vast geographic data warehouse. Through Continue reading Create Custom Maps Using PolicyMap→

Speak Pirate (and over 70 languages) with Mango!

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“Ahoy, matey! Belay your carousin’ ” [Hey there! Stop your messing around] and start learning to speak Pirate. Or choose from over 70 other languages and dialects on Mango, an online language learning resource available on the library’s A-Z list Continue reading Speak Pirate (and over 70 languages) with Mango!→

Going Back in Time … with Newspapers.com

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You’ve just been handed an assignment in your HIST 295 class to research the life and times of a person from the past. You can’t help but feel the dread creeping into your core—how and where to go to find Continue reading Going Back in Time … with Newspapers.com→

Just in Time for Summer!

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If you are looking for something to read this summer, check out the RLB Library’s new e-book collection, the eBook Comprehensive Academic Collection by EBSCOHost.  As a UB student, staff or faculty member, you have access to over 200,000 unlimited user Continue reading Just in Time for Summer!→