What's happening at the library and items of interest to the UB community
The library is making an effort to help you get to know us better, this is our second combination of a staff member’s collection, along with recommendations for materials in our own collection. Meet Aiden Faust, the Digital Collections Librarian Continue reading Getting to know U, Sophomore Year
Ray Bradbury, once called “Poet of the Pulps,” considered himself a graduate of the library, where he spent much of his time. Although he didn’t attend college, he said, in an interview with Public Libraries,”there’s no use going to a Continue reading Do not burn after reading
This post was written by Langsdale librarian Catherine Johnson A recent Mashable article pointed to some data collected by EasyBibabout the types of resources students use in academic papers. This study found that the most cited websites are: Wikipedia, New Continue reading Information Literacy: What is it good for?
Langsdale On the Go! kiosk It is difficult to disassociate libraries with books. Drive down any main street in the US and chances are you will run across a public library marked with the logo of a silhouetted human-type-figure sitting Continue reading Graven and digital tablets: new technology at Langsdale
This Summer the library wants you to get to know us a little better. And so we plan on presenting several of our staff members favorite collections in our 1st floor horizontal display case, along with some recommended books and Continue reading Getting to Know U
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. In my course, I like to include a segment where students Continue reading Open Data Applications
Well another semester is almost over. We here in the Book and Document Delivery Department in Langsdale Library hope that you’ve had occasion to use some of our delivery services to help you with your assignments this past semester. For Continue reading One semester almost over, gearing up for the next.
So April is almost over, which means that National Poetry Month is also on the wane. This holiday (of sorts) is celebrated primarily with readings and book fairs and maybe a brief appearance or two by a soft spoken poet Continue reading Ghost-Companions and National Poetry Month
One Sunday evening in March, I joined several friends for our annual fantasy baesball draft (please don’t tell my wife, I told her I was going to a brothel). Somewhat surprisingly given the nature of the gathering, much of the Continue reading Ebooks anyone?
Trinity College LibraryPhoto by Brett Jordon /flicker A Busman’s Holiday is defined as “A vacation during which one engages in activity that is similar to one’s usual work.” by the American Heritage Dictionary. The Urban dictionary adds “Comes from the Continue reading Busman’s Holiday