What's happening at the library and items of interest to the UB community
Before From the upcoming Langsdale Link: If you could look on the actions of humanity in the same distanced and objective way you might the movements of a cell under a slide or a zebra in the African grasslands, then, Continue reading Making Room for the Future: Renovations at Langsdale
flickr user nirak In the late 60’s, Stewart Brown posited that information wants to be expensive and free at the same time. That the tension between these competing desires will not go away, they will always fight one another. This continues Continue reading Information wants to be expensive.
I was watching The Simpsons on Sunday, wherein a frustrated Homer Simpson longed to transform into someone radically cooler than he, himself, is. One of the things he used to describe his complete lack of with it-ness, which he hoped Continue reading The Best of the Black and Whites
Hi! I’m Pete Ramsey, one of the Reference and Instruction librarians at Langsdale Library, and I also teach the Information Literacy (IDIS 110) course in first-year student learning communities. Self-Recycling My IDIS 110 course includes a rather detailed discussion of Continue reading Self-recycling FTW!
Recently I came across a story about an anonymous “Secret Santa” in New York and New Jersey who gave away one-hundred dollar bills to victims of Hurricane Sandy. The “Secret Santa” traveled the city giving away a total of $100,000. Continue reading Tis’ the Season of Giving
From Wikipedia Let me just preface this post by saying: I am not a librarian — at least not in any technical sense. I never went to school… never even thought about going to school… actually, before I started working Continue reading Folk Songs and Light Bulbs
The National Book Awards for fiction, poetry and nonfiction were announced last night (despite the National Book Foundation’s headquarters suffering significant structural damage due to Sandy) at an event aimed to give the publishing world a new pizazz and relevance. Continue reading News in the World of Books and Libraries
When news reporters first warned Marylanders about Hurricane Sandy, most look away. “We have dealt with hurricanes before,” was the general response. It wasn’t until Governor O’Malley gave a press conference that prompted Marylanders to take immediate action and prepare Continue reading Hurricanes: In The Future
Photo by Sean McEntee (flicker) Try as I might, it’s difficult to write a post such as this and not sound alarmist (and let me assure you, absolutely, I am not trying to be alarmist). Having said that, let’s get Continue reading Guard Your Gadgets
A recent study by the University of Washington-based research institute, Project Information Literacy, shows that employers want new hires to have basic research skills that allow them to find necessary information. Image courtesy of Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest. http://quest.eb.com/images/154_289142 The Continue reading New report highlights employers’ need for information literate staff