Here are some of the new titles you can find in the Langsdale Government Documents Collection:

• Al-Qaeda: The Many Faces of an Islamist Extremist Threat (Y 4.IN 8/18: AL 7/2)
  This a copy of the Report of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Published in June 2006.
• Bicycle Safety Tips for Adults (TD 8.64: B 47/3/DVD)
  A short video produced by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Running time: 7:35
• Civil Rights Division Activities and Programs (J1.2:C49/11/2006)
  This is annual report comes from The Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.
• Digest of Education Statistics, 2005 (ED 1.140: 2005)
  Yearbook of tables and figures for all levels of education, plus statistics on libraries and educational technology.
• Individual Income Tax Returns 2004 (T 22.35/8: 2004)
  Annual data from the Statistics of Income (SOI) Division of the IRS. Many of these tables can be found in MS Excel format online at http://www.irs.gov/taxstats/indtaxstats/.
• Interviewing Child Witnesses and Victims of Sexual Abuse (Not available online) (J 32.8: AB 9/5/2006)
  This is a reprint of a guide created by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Program.
  
• Monthly Labor Review, August 2006 (Vol. 129, Issue 8) (L2.6: 129/8)
  This is a special issue focusing on the U.S. labor market impact of Hurricane Katrina.
• Photodocumentation in the Investigation of Child Abuse (HTML | PDF) (J 32.8: AB 9/3/2006)
  This is a reprint of a guide created by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Program.
• The Role of Law Enforcement in Public Health Emergencies: Special Considerations for an All-Hazards Approach (J 26.2:H 34)
  This document was prepared by the Bureau of Justice Assistance in partnership with the Police Executive Research Forum.

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Friday, Nov. 3: 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 15: 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Going home for Thanksgiving? Taking a day trip? Getting a jump on your summer plans? Come find out about the free travel resources available from Uncle Sam! For example, you can learn how to:

• Find airline information
• Get live traffic conditions for any state
• Create your own tour of historic places
• Reserve a federal campsite online.

To register, contact the Reference department at 410-837-4274, langref@ubalt.edu, or in person at the Reference desk on the second floor of the library. All workshops will take place in room 200 of Langsdale Library.

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Almanac of American Education
LB2846 .A45 2006
"This latest edition gives the facts, figures, and observations of the
state of education in America at the national, state, regional, and
county levels."



American Attitudes: What Americans Think about the Issues that Shape Their Lives
HN90 .P8 A527 2005
"The fourth edition of this unique reference book chronicles the changes
and consistencies in the attitudes of the public over the past thirty
years."


Encyclopedia of the City
HT108.5 .E63 2005
"The Encyclopedia of the City is an essential resource examining the
idea of the city from an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary
perspective including fields such as politics, sociology, history, urban
design, cultural studies, and psychology."


Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States
KF8742 .A35 O93 2005
"The indispensable reference work for anyone interested in the workings
and significance of the nation's highest court---the cases, the issues,
the justices, the details, the broad sweep of the history of the
Supreme Court."


Historical Encyclopedia of American Labor
HD8066 .U57 2005
"Thoroughly cross-referenced and illustrated, the Encyclopedia offers
almost 400 entries covering unions, union leaders, labor-related events,
important statutes and court cases, and labor terminology."

Atlas of Poverty in America
HC110 .P6 G543 2006
"This reference volume, intended for students and researchers trying to
understand on of the most pressing and longstanding social problems in
America, provides a comprehensive portrait of poverty in the United
States from the beginnings of the Great Society to the present."


Oceans
GC11.2 .S76 2006
"This fascinating, fully cross-referenced and indexed volume covers all
areas of oceanographic knowledge and research in hundreds of
photographs, diagrams, maps and charts."


Oxford Dictionary of American Quotations
PN6081.A623 2006
"In this new revised edition, with nearly 6,000 quotations and
annotated extensively, you’ll learn not just who said what, but get the full
story behind the quote."


American Scientists
Q141.C214 2006
"This book offers a glimpse into the professional careers and
accomplishments of almost 300 individuals such as Paul Berg, Wernher von Braun,
Annie Jump Cannon, Linus Pauling and many equally extraordinary women
and men."

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The annual Langsdale Book Sale has expanded this year to include music, videos and computer software.

Stop by the Langsdale Auditorium Gallery on Wednesday, November 15th from noon to 8 pm to get your pick of over 4,000 books priced at $2 for hardbacks, 75 cents for larger paperbacks, and 25 cents for pocket size paperbacks. There also will be some individually-priced items and large format books. The sale will continue on Thursday, November 16th from 9 am to 1 pm, when you can take home lots of books for $1 a box.

If you need to make room for all the books you may find at the sale, we can help with that too. Donations of books, CDs, DVDs, cassettes and LPs (no eight track tapes - hey, we have to draw a line somewhere) that are in good condition can be brought to the library anytime before November 10th. For further information, contact Ted Kruse at (410) 837-4204.

See you at the sale!

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FirstGov.gov: Your Doorway to Government Resources

Saturday , October 28: 1:00 - 2:00 PM (rescheduled from October 7)
Langsdale Library, Room 200

Missed out on our last FirstGov workshop? Come join us on Saturday, October 7 and learn about some of the free online resources available from Uncle Sam!

Whether you're working on a research paper, starting a business or buying a house, you can find lots of resources on FirstGov.gov, the official portal of the U.S. Government. In this workshop, learn how to find information on a variety of topics, including education, business and consumer information.

To register, contact the Reference department at 410-837-4274, langref@ubalt.edu, or in person at the Reference desk on the second floor of the library. All workshops will take place in room 200 of Langsdale Library.

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Would you like to sneak a peak at your favorite professor's personal bookshelf?

Think how a quote from one of your instructor's hottest picks for new books might just earn you that better grade on your term paper!

The Langsdale Library now gives you a chance to read about some of your instructors' favorite titles written within their discipline. University of Baltimore professors from various departments - including Public Administration, Accounting, History, and Criminal Justice - were asked to recommend both new and classic titles. The titles and call numbers, along with short reviews, can be found featured on our in-library promotional posters throughout the library. Look for the signs that say "SURVEY SAYS". In future semesters, we will feature recommendations from other faculty members in different disciplines. If you are a faculty member interested in contributing your recommendations for future book promotions, please contact Brian Chetelat at the Langsdale Library, (410) 837-4234 or email at bchetelat@ubalt.edu.


Here are our Fall 2006 recommendations:

Dr. Kathleen Block
Undergraduate Program Director
Criminology, Criminal Justice & Social Policy

• Causes of Delinquency
  Hirschi, Travis
• The Cycle of Juvenile Justice
  Bernard, Thomas
• But They All Come Back
  Travis, Jeremy
  

Dr. Elizabeth Nix
Visiting Associate Professor
Legal, Ethical & Historical Studies

• Forever Free
  Foner, Eric
• At Canaan's Edge
  Branch, Taylor
• Let Us Now Praise Famous Men
  Agee, James & Walker Evans
• My Face Is Black Is True
  Berry, Mary Frances
  

Dr. Lorenda Naylor
Assistant Professor
School of Public Affairs

• Collaborative Public Management
  Agranoff & McGuire
  

Dr. Susan Lynn
Associate Professor of Accounting

• Financial Shenanigans
  Schilit, Howard
• Creative Cash Flow Reporting
  Mulford & Comiskey
• Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room
  dvd
• The Financial Numbers Game
  Mulford & Comiskey
  

Dr. Heather Pfeifer
Assistant Professor, Graduate Program Director
Division of Criminology, Criminal Justice & Social Policy

• The Crime Drop In America
  Blumstein and Wallman
• Crime and The American Dream
  Messner & Richard Rosenfeld