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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

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

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

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

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

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

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?→