What's happening at the library and items of interest to the UB community
In August 2024, the University of Baltimore Foundation, Inc. received a $42,554.93 grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) as part of their Recordings at Risk program. This funding will support the project “Preserving and Providing Access Continue reading University of Baltimore RLB Library Awarded CLIR Grant for Recordings at Risk for the Second Time
AFRAM, Baltimore’s own African American Festival is back for the Juneteenth weekend (June 22 and 23) this year, with an array of entertainment and activities for all ages. This community-based festival held at Druid Hill Park features food and merchandise Continue reading Celebrate AFRAM With UBalt’s Special Collections and Archives!
I was excited to visit the Peale last week to see a collaborative, student-curated exhibition on the history of the Baltimore chapter of the Black Panther Party. The Peale describes itself as “Baltimore’s Community Museum” with a mission of “building Continue reading A Librarian’s Perspective: Black Panthers at the Peale
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
Over the years, The University of Baltimore’s library has undergone relocation, renovations, and name changes. It was also once merged and diverged from the Law Library. Within the span of its history, there have been interesting and profound moments, in Continue reading Fire! In the Library?!
When I started working at Special Collections and Archives in 2015, I was introduced to U-matic tapes. Being a millennial, I was familiar with VHS and Betacam, but I had never heard of U-matic tapes. I did some research and Continue reading Preserving and Providing Access to Baltimore Television News Station (WMAR), 1980–1985
If you walk around Baltimore’s many neighborhoods and downtown areas you’ll find unique architecture everywhere you go. Depending on where you are, you may see one of the many styles of rowhouses, larger homes in areas like Roland Park, buildings Continue reading Research Baltimore’s Architectural History with the Archives
Every few years, there are new elections and new candidates running for national, state, and local offices, and every few years citizens are met with campaign advertisements in a variety of formats. But how have political campaigns changed or stayed Continue reading Explore Political Campaigns Over the Years with Archives
Are you interested in researching Baltimore’s past? Or would you like to take a break and learn about a new resource? Get your semester started with a little music and fun with the archives. UBalt Special Collections & Archives has Continue reading Dive into WMAR-TV Footage and Baltimore History
Over the years, the Baltimore Harbor has seen many changes and has long acted as a major shipping hub, a tourist and sightseeing attraction, a city center of sorts, and a major U.S. landmark. The Inner Harbor has also become Continue reading Find Inner Harbor History with the Archives