What's happening at the library and items of interest to the UB community
On Tuesday (11/1), President Bush launched PandemicFlu.gov, the official government website for information on pandemic flu and avian (bird) flu. The new website including facts about the flu and how to treat and/or prevent it, plus you can read the Continue reading New Website: PandemicFlu.gov
There has been a lot of news about Google Print lately. A number of authors and some publishers have sued to stop Google from scanning copyrighted works they get from libraries. Meanwhile, Yahoo!, the University of California and others have Continue reading Book scanning projects
Langsdale still has a few classes remaining this semester. On Wedsnesday Oct 19 is a class on Cascading Style Sheets On Thursday Oct 27 is a class about RSS and WebLogs To register for any of these classes, send an Continue reading RSS and CSS
I’ve been going through CHOICE’s best websites for 2005, and I found a free database from ISI called ISIHighlycited.com . You may search by individual author or browse a subject area (e.g., psychology/psychiatry) for the top researchers cited in the Continue reading Interesting Resource
Passager Books, a new press, housed happily at UB, dedicated to the creative life in old age, celebrates with aPOETRY READINGby 86-year-old JEAN L. CONNOR THURSDAY, October 6, at 7 pmin UB’s Thumel Business Center, room 003.A reception and booksigning Continue reading [ub] Poetry Reading from Passager Books
The U.S. Commerce Department has set up a registry to help businesses affected by Hurricane Katrina. If you know someone who needs help rebuilding a business –or if you own a business and you want to donate supplies, funds, or Continue reading [gov docs] National Emergency Resource Registry (NERR) is Open.
The Baltimore Book Festival turns 10 this year! —Posted by Michael to resources at 10/05/2005 10:38:00 AM
The UB Post reports on problems with plagiarism at UB. The article includes some ideas on how UB could confront the issue. —Posted by Michael to ub at 10/05/2005 10:37:00 AM
Once again, Langsdale is offering classes on HTML to the UB community. Introduction to HTML Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2005. 1:00-4:00 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23, 2005. 1:00-4:00 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2005. 5:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, 2005. 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Continue reading [langsdale] HTML & CSS classes at Langsdale
In the First Person: Index to Letters, Diaries, Oral Histories, and Other Personal Narratives is a new database providng a centralized access point to numerous historical collections. The database is free to use and many of the materials to which Continue reading [resources] Database of Letters, Diaries and Personal Histories