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

Posted on February 2, 2024 by Sean Hogan — No Comments ↓

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→

Free textbooks! What’s not to like?

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Library Staff — No Comments ↓

As every college student knows, textbooks are expensive! The game is rigged: publishers are constantly releasing new editions of textbooks with only slight changes to the material, but if you don’t buy the overpriced textbook, you’re going to have a Continue reading Free textbooks! What’s not to like?→

Do you understand open access?

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Library Staff — No Comments ↓

This week is open access week, and we encourage faculty and students to learn more about what open access means to scholarly activity and publishing. Here’s a great animated video that will introduce you to the concept. It was created Continue reading Do you understand open access?→

Dipity Timelines for Class Projects

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Library Staff — 2 Comments ↓

Hi! I’m Pete Ramsey, one of the Reference and Instruction librarians at Langsdale Library, and I also teach the Information Literacy (IDIS 110) course in first-year student learning communities. For your consideration: Dipity.com In my non-librarian role as a professor, Continue reading Dipity Timelines for Class Projects→

Open Data Applications

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Library Staff — 1 Comment ↓

Hi! I’m Pete Ramsey, one of the Reference and Instruction librarians at Langsdale Library, and I also teach the Information Literacy (IDIS 110) course in first-year student learning communities. In my course, I like to include a segment where students Continue reading Open Data Applications→

Open Access: What is it and why does it matter?

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Library Staff — No Comments ↓

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?→