Category Archives: research

Apply to Inspired Discoveries: Undergrad Symposium of Research & Creative Works

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Apply now to present at the 9th annual Inspired Discoveries, a symposium of undergraduate research and creative works! One of Langsdale Library’s missions is to recognize, encourage, and celebrate research and academic achievements. Take this opportunity to share your hard Continue reading Apply to Inspired Discoveries: Undergrad Symposium of Research & Creative Works→

Ditching the checklist: Evaluating information

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Evaluating sources requires nuance, contextual understanding, and time to explore and validate the information. So, it’s not surprising a lot of us take shortcuts to determining what sources are credible. And shortcuts we take: See the just published study that Continue reading Ditching the checklist: Evaluating information→

JHU Students Explore Langsdale’s Special Collections on Baltimore ‘Gayborhoods’

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  Langsdale’s Special Collections was recently featured in Johns Hopkins University HUB after their students took great advantage of the wealth of resources at home in UB’s Learning Commons: “Students sift through archives to uncover the history of Baltimore’s ‘gayborhoods’”. Continue reading JHU Students Explore Langsdale’s Special Collections on Baltimore ‘Gayborhoods’→

RED Talks: Research Engagement Day

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RED Talks, Research Engagement Day, is next Tuesday and Langsdale can’t wait to celebrate the research and creative works of UB’s faculty and graduate students! RED Talks is an opportunity for faculty and graduate students to share their research with Continue reading RED Talks: Research Engagement Day→

Final Finish Strong

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Final Finish Strong                   Do you find yourself looking for a place to study late night on campus to get ready for finals?  Are you looking for a one stop shop where you can get academic support?  If you answered Continue reading Final Finish Strong→

Langsdale Lends a Hand with ‘Rat Film’ Research

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Inspection by Health Department, courtesy of the CPHA Collection, via flickr Next week, Langsdale Special Collections is hosting a colloquium where three fellows are going to give presentations on their research into structural inequality, sharing the information they unearthed in Continue reading Langsdale Lends a Hand with ‘Rat Film’ Research→

Academic Support @ Langsdale

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Langsdale Library and the ALC are open all summer long and we’re here to support you through all your tough summer courses! Working on a research project? Make an appointment with a Reference Librarian or drop by the reference desk Continue reading Academic Support @ Langsdale→

Credo: New Database @ Langsdale

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Check out the new materials at Langsdale! We’ve recently added Credo Reference to our list of databases. Credo covers all of higher education’s primary disciplines, with over 650 titles to search. It includes publications like encyclopedias, atlases, dictionaries, and reference Continue reading Credo: New Database @ Langsdale→

Try Out Oxford University Press

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Oxford University Press is at Langsdale for a limited time! Langsdale is hosting trials for four Oxford University Press resources up until February 16. You can find them here, as well as on our Databases page. Check out the right Continue reading Try Out Oxford University Press→

APA Style Central Tutorials

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Business, Psych, Criminal Justice, or any other APA major? Don’t miss this opportunity to demo APA Style CENTRAL for free during the month of November. The ALC will be hosting a walk-in clinic for students and faculty to explore the Continue reading APA Style Central Tutorials→