What's happening at the library and items of interest to the UB community
Do you use Google Scholar”? Google scholar is an interesting attempt by Google to allow people to search for “Scholarly Content” including books and peer reviewed journals. While not a replacemnent for the online databases available through your library, Google Continue reading Finding Google Scholar @ UB
Langsdale Library of the University of Baltimore is hosting the 2005-2006 teleconference series from the College of DuPage: Soaring to Excellence 2006: Libraries, the Universe & Everything. November 18, 2005.12:00 – 1:30 pm Google and Your PatronsSpeaker: Steven BellThe myths Continue reading Free Teleconference Series about Libraries
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
Langsdale Library is honored to be hosting a Memorial Display for Dr. Thomas Jacklin. The display, located on the first floor of Langsdale Library, highlights his life and work here at UB. Dr. Jacklin passed away April 28, 2005 after Continue reading [ub] Tribute to Dr. Thomas Jacklin
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
A new study from Kingsborough Community College provides evidence that Learning Communities can help students succeed in college —Posted by Michael to ub at 9/30/2005 12:32:00 PM
A recent article from the Online Journal of Distance Learning Education provides a case study comparing the time it takes to run a class online to that of a face to face class. For the courses studied, the online class Continue reading [ub] Teaching online can take longer