In celebration of Black History Month, Langsdale Library is highlighting works that touch on this year's theme: “From Slavery to Freedom: Africans in the Americas." We have also highlighted some other works by or about African-Americans that may be of interest.

Here's a link to the page: http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/howto/bhm_guide.htm

You can also get to this guide and others by looking under the gray Use It menu on the library's homepage; click on Research Help by Discipline.

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Due to the possibility of inclement weather on Feb 14, the celebration of Langsdale's renovation scheduled for Wednesday, Feb 14 has been postponed. But do not despair; the event will be rescheduled for a warmer date in April to be announced later. Plus, if you still stop by this week you can still register for our daily drawing for a $25 gift certificate to the bookstore.

Valentine's Day will go on as scheduled as well.

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The Spring 2007 edition of the Langsdale Link is now available. In it, you can read even more stuff out Langsdale's renovation as well as find out about our connection to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, our new staff, and get some tips for Valentine's Day DVDs.

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The last of the new computer tables for the first floor have finally arrived. Most of the computers have been installed on them already, although a few more still need to be added. Plenty of people have been using the space already though and we have received a lot of positive comments about Langsdale's new look.

If you have not had a chance to see us, you can stop by Feb 12-18 for "Langsdale Renovation Week"and enter a daily drawing for a $25 gift certificate. Be sure to check out our new computer work area (with lots of windows), group study areas and new teaching lab.

 

Here are a few more new titles that you can find in the Langsdale Government Documents Collection:

• Eyewitness to War, Volume I & Volume II. (D 110.2: W 19/v. 1 & v. 2)
  Subtitled: “The U.S. Army in Operation Al Fajr: An Oral History.”
• Learn About the United States: Quick Civics Lessons. (HS 8.2: L47)
  Comes with an audio CD of the lessons, so you can read along.
• Operations and Reconstruction Efforts in Iraq. (Y4. AR 5/2a: 2003-2004/28)
  Transcript of hearings held by the House of Representatives Committee of Armed Services between January and July of 2004.
• Oversight of Gulf Hurricane Recovery: A Semiannual Report to Congress. (PREX 2.36: H 94/2006)
  This report covers the second half of FY06 (April 1 – September 30, 2006).
• Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2007. (C 3.134: 2007)
  Find statistical data on all sorts of topics in this annual compilation from the U.S. Census Bureau.
  

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As you may know, UB's online courseware system, WebTycho has been having some problems recently. Some students have asked whether or not they could still get to their course reserve pages, since they may typically access their reserves through a link in Web Tycho.

It turns out that you can. If a professor has put items on reserves through Langsdale's E-RES system, you can access them anytime by using one of the "Course Reserves" links on Langsdale's website. Or you can bookmark the following link: http://webreserves.ubalt.edu/eres/courseindex.aspx?page=search

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In celebration of our newly completed renovation we are inviting you to participate in a week of events, February 12-18. Each day we will pick a student’s name for a $25 gift certificate to the University of Baltimore Bookstore, just register at the Library’s first floor circulation desk beginning February 12.

On Wednesday, February 14, from 2 to 4 p.m. we will be celebrating with a reception and tours of our new facilities and at approximately 2:30 we will have words of greeting from President Bogomolny and Provost Wiewel.
UPDATE: Due to forecasts of bad weather, this event will be postponed until early April.

Of course if you want to get an early look at what we’ve done you can visit us any time! We look forward to seeing you!

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

• Developing a Stigma Reduction Initiative. (HE 20.427: ST 5)
  This resource kit from the Department of Health and Human Services gives tips on planning, marketing, and outreach. The kit includes a CD-ROM with a sample marketing plan, drop-in articles, PSA print ads and TV scripts, and photo/clip art resources.
• The Iraq study group report. (Y3. P31: 2 IR 1/3)
  Official copy of the December 2006 report.
• Lisotkin, David. Best practices for effecting the rehabilitation of affordable housing. (HH 14.2:AF 2/V.1-2)
• Occupational Outlook Quarterly, Fall 2006 (Vol. 50, No. 3) (L2.70/4:50/3)
  Cover story: “Working Abroad: Finding International Internships and Entry-Level Jobs.”
• A performance review of FEMA's disaster management activities in response to Hurricane Katrina. (HS 1.2:K 15)
  A report from the Department of Homeland Security Office of the Inspector General. Published in March 2006.
• Recruiting, retention, and future levels of military personnel. (Y 10.2:R 24/6)
  A study by the Congressional Budget Office.
• State and metropolitan area data book: 2006. (C 3.134/5-2: 2006)
• Transformation through partnerships: systems change to end chronic homelessness. (HE 20.427:H 75/PACK)
  Package includes a documentary (DVD) and three pamphlets.

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