What's happening at the library and items of interest to the UB community
The Iraq Study Group (ISG), headed by James A. Baker and Lee H. Hamilton, released their report yesterday. Print copies are not yet available through the Federal Depository Library Program, but the U.S. Government Printing Office has created a permanent Continue reading Iraq Study Group Report Available Online
December 1 is World AIDS Day. In order to help educate the public about the disease, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services has created a new portal for information about AIDS and HIV. AIDS.gov divides information into the Continue reading New Government Website: AIDS.gov
Cite RightPN171 .F56 L55 2006“Includes comprehensive coverage of the following citation styles: MLA; APA; CSE (biological sciences); AMA (medical sciences); ACS (chemistry); Bluebook and ALWD (law); AAA (anthropology and ethnography).” Greenwood Dictionary of World HistoryD9 .B88 2006“An indispensable, handy, and Continue reading New Reference Books
The Langsdale Library Interlibrary Loan Express will begin suspending its services for the semester at the close of business on Friday, December 8, 2006. Due to limited access to the library during scheduled renovations on the first and second floors, Continue reading Last call for Interlibrary Loan
Zotero is a nifty little Firefox extension that combines bookmarking and page capturing capabilities with a citation manager. At its most basic level, it serves as a flexible way to manage your bookmarks, allowing multiple folders, tags and even the Continue reading Citation Management with Firefox
Here are some of the new titles you can find in the Langsdale Government Documents Collection: Al-Qaeda: The Many Faces of an Islamist Extremist Threat (Y 4.IN 8/18: AL 7/2) This a copy of the Report of the House Permanent Continue reading New Gov Docs Titles: October
Almanac of American EducationLB2846 .A45 2006“This latest edition gives the facts, figures, and observations of thestate of education in America at the national, state, regional, andcounty levels.” American Attitudes: What Americans Think about the Issues that Shape Their LivesHN90 .P8 Continue reading New Reference Books
Would you like to sneak a peak at your favorite professor’s personal bookshelf? Think how a quote from one of your instructor’s hottest picks for new books might just earn you that better grade on your term paper! The Langsdale Continue reading Faculty Book Recommendations
The fall 2006 issue of Langsdale Library’s electronic newsletter, The Langsdale Link , is now available. We truly have a lot of “news” in this issue: a new web page, new staff, new DVDs and information on the Langsdale renovation Continue reading Fall 2006 Langsdale Link
Langsdale offers a variety of FREE workshops every semester, and this Fall is no exception. We have workshops on HTML, CSS, thesis research, government information and blogs. For a complete list of classes, class descriptions and information on signing up, Continue reading Learn about HTML, Government Publications, Research and more