The Spring 2006 schedule of Langsdale Library tours and workshops has been announced:

Thursday, 2/2/06: Library Tour (5:00 to 5:30 PM)
Tuesday, 2/7/06: Library Tour (5:00 to 5:30 PM)
Tuesday, 2/7/06: Introduction to HTML (5:30 to 8:30 PM)
Wednesday, 2/8/06: Library Tour (5:00 to 5:30 PM)
New! Monday, 2/13/06: Library Tour (4:00 to 4:30 PM)
Wednesday, 2/15/06: Thesis Research in a Nutshell (6:00 to 8:00 PM)
Friday, 2/17/06: Introduction to HTML (1:00 to 4:00 PM)
Saturday, 2/18/06: Introduction to HTML (10:00 AM to 1:00 PM)
Saturday, 2/18/06: HTML with Style: Using CSS (2:00 to 5:00 PM)
Monday, 2/20/06: HTML with Style: Using CSS (1:00 to 4:00 PM)
Tuesday, 2/21/06: Thesis Research in a Nutshell (2:00 to 4:00 PM)
Friday, 2/24/06: WebFeeds and Podcasts and Blogs, Oh My! (2:00 to 4:00 PM)
Tuesday, 2/28/06: WebFeeds and Podcasts and Blogs, Oh My! (6:00 to 8:00 PM)

All of them are great programs, and they're all free. Check them out!

Just drop by for the tours, no need to sign up. For the other workshops, please register in advance by contacting the Reference staff at (410) 837-4274, langref@ubalt.edu, or by visiting the Reference desk on the second floor of the Library.
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Posted by Tom to langsdale at 1/27/2006 05:30:00 PM

Labels: langsdale, workshops

Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706. To find out more about this Founding Father, here are a few free web links:

• Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary: The official 300th birthday site. Find out about celebrations being held around the country and in the U.K.
• Benjamin Franklin: The companion site for the PBS documentary. Includes a timeline, quiz, and a teacher's guide.
• Clusty's Benjamin Franklin Portal: (From the website) "a comprehensive, one-stop site that includes carefully curated educational resources, Franklin's own writings and proverbs, and tens of thousands of websites scattered throughout cyberspace."
• Benjamin Franklin Web Guide: Pottsville Free Public Library (PA) has put together an annotated list of online resources about the man who founded the nation's first public library in 1731 (really!)
  

You can also find lots of books by and about Ben Franklin right here in Langsdale Library, including:

• (1972). Benjamin Franklin: A Biography in his Own Words. Ed. by Thomas Fleming (E302.6.F7 A23 1972)
• Brands, H.W. (2000). The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin (E302.6.F8 B83 2000)
• Franklin, Benjamin (1874). The Life of Benjamin Franklin (E302.6.F7 A2 1874)
• Franklin, Benjamin (1976). Poor Richard: The Almanacks for the Years 1733-1758 (PS749 .A3 1976)
• Srodes, James (2002). Franklin: The Essential Founding Father (E302.6.F8 S85 2002)
  

If you'd like help finding more information, you can contact the Langsdale Reference Desk.

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Posted by Tami Smith to resources at 1/17/2006 12:48:00 PM

Labels: gov docs

In the First Person is a database created by Alexander Street Press with indexing of 2500 oral history collections. One may do a general key word search, although the "Find Collections" or "Search Interviews" advanced search seems to offer more targeted results. Collections include two from our own Langsdale Special Collections.

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Posted by Lucy Holman to resources at 1/13/2006 10:22:00 AM

The Pew Internet & American Life Project released a new report at the end of December that highlights trends in Internet use among men and women. Some good news: although women's Internet use still lags behind that of men, women are catching up.

To find out more, you can go the summary page (http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/171/report_display.asp), or go right to the PDF file: http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Women_and_Men_online.pdf

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Posted by Tami Smith to resources at 1/05/2006 09:27:00 AM