What's happening at the library and items of interest to the UB community
It’s the end of the academic year, and Langsdale Library would like to congratulate all of those students who have completed their master’s thesis or doctoral dissertation. Lots of students have asked about the library’s policy on theses and dissertations. Continue reading Thesis guidelines
The end of the academic year is always a busy time for book ordering at the Langsdale Library. This spring has been no exception. Here is a list of computer-related books purchased for the library in April. Design of Sites: Continue reading New Computer Books, April 2008
With classes out, Langsdale will be open from 8:00- 6:00 during the week of May 19, and will be closed Saturday – Monday for Memorial Day weekend. After Memorial Day, Langsdale will begin its summer hours: Monday-Thursday: 8 a.m. – Continue reading Langsdale Summer Hours
The most recent UB Post has an article on Langsdale’s Director, Steve LaBash, who will retire this June. In it, you can read about Steve’s career and get several observations both by and about him. You can also also read Continue reading Langsdale’s Director to Retire
Since 1958, the American Library Association, libraries across the U.S., and library supporters have celebrated National Library Week in April. It is a time to celebrate the contributions of our nation’s libraries and librarians and to promote library use and Continue reading It’s National Library Week!
Here are some of the new titles that you can find in the Langsdale Government Documents Collection: Print/CD/DVD (online version linked when available) Intelligence Community Legal Reference Book, Fall 2007. (PrEx 28.2: L52) Collects important legislation and legal guidelines used Continue reading New Gov Docs Titles: March 2008
Here are some of the new titles that you can find in the Langsdale Government Documents Collection: Print/CD/DVD (online version linked when available) Budget of the U.S. Government, Fiscal Year 2009. (Y1.1/7: 110-84/v.1-4) Includes the following volumes: Volume 1: Budget Continue reading New Gov Docs Titles: February 2008
For those of you who miss being at Camden Yards on opening day, we recommend getting your baseball fix at the library. To get you in the mood, here are several books available in Langsdale you may want to peruse: Continue reading Take me out to the Library
Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries provides reviews of materials of interest to those in higher education. Each year they publish over 7,000 reviews of books, electronic resources and Internet sites. These reviews are one tool used by many librarians Continue reading Langsdale Library now offers online access to Choice.
LexisNexis is reporting that the newest version of Safari for the Mac will crash if you conduct a search in LexisNexis Academic. LexisNexis is trying to fix the problem, but it sounds as if the problem might be more with Continue reading Safari browser doesn’t like LexisNexis Academic