This semester, Langsdale Library is offering 8 different workshops to help you with your studies here at the University of Baltimore, and beyond.

The workshops cover a variety of topics such as:

• Designing a web page using HTML and CSS
• Using Zotero, a free firefox extension for citation management and creating bibliographies
• Using online tools that can help teaching and learning
• Looking at resources on Consumer Information and Election Information
• Guides for doing a literature review and thesis research

To view the workshop schedule, and get more information, see our workshop page at http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/info_services/instruction/internet_class.htm

Langsdale Library is pleased to announce the addition of Environment Complete and Greenfile to the list of over 70 electronic databases available to the UB community.

Environment Complete offers deep coverage in applicable areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more. This database contains more than 1,772,000 records from more than 1,680 domestic and international titles going back to the 1940s (including 1,108 active core titles), over than 100 monographs and full text for more than 650 journals.

Greenfile offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 384,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 4,700 records.

Facts on File and the historical coverage of the Wall Street Journal (pre-1984) have been dropped. Langsdale offers coverage of news and current events through and direct links to the LexisNexis Academic, Baltimore Sun, New York Times, Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal.

For analysis of current events and social issues, such as Gun Control, Genetic Engineering, Censorship, Endangered Species, and Terrorism, you might want to start with Opposing Viewpoints. The Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center brings together viewpoint articles, contextual topic overviews, government and organizational statistics, biographies of social activists, court cases, profiles of government agencies and special interest groups, newspaper and magazines articles, as well as links to more than 1,800 reviewed and subject-indexed web sites.

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Today, Langsdale Library welcomes its new Director, Lucy Holman. Lucy is no stranger to UB or to Langsdale; she has taught a public administration class and is pursuing a Doctorate of Communications Design in addition to having previously worked in Langsdale as a reference librarian, head of reference and assistant director. In case you couldn't tell, Lucy always keeps herself busy, and the staff at Langsdale are very excited to have her back.

Last week, Langsdale Library bid farewell to Director Steve LaBash.


Steve wasted no time enjoying his retirement, and is already vacationing.


Next week, former assistant library director Lucy Holman-Rector will start her latest role at UB: Director of Langsdale Library


For the next week, Langsdale has no director and the staff is running wild. In my case, this means I get to post pictures of Steve and Lucy on the Internet. (Really, how wild do you think librarians get at work? We have a stereotype to maintain).

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The librarians at Langsdale Library work hard to buy the most exiting new books for the University of Baltimore's Communications Design program. Here's a selected list of new publication design books that the library purchased in May 2008. Here you'll find books on graphic design, typography, web design, book arts, design theory, and project management.

Since these are the most recently ordered titles, some of them may be in the New Books display on the first floor of the library.


Designing for the Social Web
Joshua Porter
Stacks - 3rd floor | QA76.9 .C66 P67 2008



Designing the Moment: Web Interface Design Concepts in Action
Robert Hoekman, Jr.
Stacks - 3rd floor | TK5105.888 .H64 2008



Effective Publications Management: Keeping Print Communications on Time, on Budget, on Message
Cathy Connor Lips
Stacks - 3rd floor | HF5718 .L564 2007



Fingerprint: The Art of Using Handmade Elements in Graphic Design
Chen Design Associates
Stacks - 3rd floor | NC999.4.C44 A4 2006



Good: An Introduction to Ethics in Graphic Design
Lucienne Roberts
Stacks - 3rd floor | NC997 .R576 2006



Hand job: A Catalog of Type
Michael Perry
Stacks - 3rd floor | Z250.A2 P46 2007



Information Design Workbook: Graphic Approaches, Solutions, and Inspiration + 30 Case Studies
Kim Baer
Stacks - 3rd floor | NC997 .B24 2008



Head First C#
Andrew Stellman & Jennifer Greene
Stacks - 3rd floor | QA76.73.C154 S73 2008



Head First Design Patterns
Elisabeth Freeman & Eric Freeman
Stacks - 3rd floor | QA76.76.D47 H427 2004



Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML
Elisabeth Freeman & Eric Freeman
Stacks - 3rd floor | QA76.76.H94 F74 2006



Head First JavaScript
Michael Morrison
Stacks - 3rd floor | QA76.73.J39 M67 2008



Head First Object-Oriented Analysis and Design
Brett D. McLaughlin, Gary Pollice & David West
Stacks - 3rd floor | QA76.9.O35 M38 2007



Head First Servlets and JSP, 2nd Ed.
Bert Bates & Bryan Basham
Stacks - 3rd floor | QA76.73 .J38 B37 2008



Information Visualization: Design for Interaction, 2nd Ed.
Robert Spence
Stacks - 3rd floor | TK7882.I6 S695 2007



Mastering CSS with Dreamweaver CS3
Stephanie Sullivan & Greg Rewis
Stacks - 3rd floor | QA76.76 .H94 S84 2008



The Non-Designer’s Design Book: Design and Typographic Principles for the Visual Novice, 3rd Ed.
Robin Williams
Stacks - 3rd floor | Z246 .W634 2008



Unique Packaging
Edited by Marta Serrats
Stacks - 3rd floor | TS195.4 .U55 2007

The librarians at Langsdale Library work hard to buy the most exiting new books for the University of Baltimore's Communications Design program. Here's a selected list of new design books that the library purchased in March 2008. Here you'll find books on graphic design, typography, web design, book arts, design theory, and project management. Stay tuned for new literature and communication titles.


Adobe Flash CS3 Professional for Windows and Macintosh (Visual Quickstart Guide)
Bhardwaj, Pawan
Stacks - 3rd floor | QA76.3 .B4875 2007



Advertising Design and Typography
Alex W. White
Stacks - 3rd floor | NC997 .W493 2007



Book Arts: Beautiful Bindings for Handmade Books
Mary Kaye Seckler
Stacks - 3rd floor | Z271 .S444 2004



The Book as Art: Artists’ Books from the National Museum of Women in the Arts
Krystyna Wasserman; with essays by Johanna Drucker and Audrey Niffenegger
Stacks - 3rd floor | N7433.35.U6 W37 2007



Bookbinding Techniques and Projects(Visual Quickstart Guide)
Josep Cambras & Ramon Serra ; translated by Michael Brunelle & Beatriz Cortabarria
Stacks - 3rd floor | Z271 .C26 2008



Brandjam: Humanizing Brands through Emotional Design
Marc Gobé
Stacks - 3rd floor | NC997 .G56 2007



Creating Artists’ Books
Sarah Bodman
Stacks - 3rd floor | N7433.3 .B63 2005



Design Elements: A Graphic Style Manual
Timothy Samara
Stacks - 3rd floor | Z246 .S225 2007



Design Management: Managing Design Strategy, Process and Implementation
Kathryn Best
Stacks - 3rd floor | TS171.4 .B47 2006



Design Studies: Theory and Research in Graphic Design
Audrey Bennett, editor; foreword by Steven Heller
Stacks - 3rd floor | NC997 .D449 2006



Exploring Publication Design
Poppy Evans
Stacks - 3rd floor | Z246 .E933 2006



How to Think Like a Great Graphic Designer
Debbie Millman; foreword by Steven Heller
Stacks - 3rd floor | NC1000 .M55 2007



Illustrators: The Society of Illustrators 48th Annual of American Illustration
Stacks - 3rd floor | NC960 .I45
Previous 4 years available



The Layout Look Book
Max Weber
Stacks - 3rd floor | Z246 .W43 2007



Mastering Materials, Bindings, & Finishes: The Art of Creative Production
Catharine Fishel
Stacks - 3rd floor | NC845 .F57 2007



New Typographic Design
Roger Fawcett-Tang
Stacks - 3rd floor | Z246 .F39 2007



Project Management for Design Professionals
William G. Ramroth, Jr.
Stacks - 3rd floor | NA1996 .R32 2006



Publication Design Workbook: A Real-World Design Guide
Timothy Samara
Stacks - 3rd floor | Z246 .S233 2007



Retro Graphics: A Visual Sourcebook to 100 Years of Graphic Design
Jonathan Raimes & Lakshmi Bhaskaran
Stacks - 3rd floor | NC998.4 .R356 2007



Seeing Is Believing: An Introduction to Visual Communication, 3rd Ed.
Arthur Asa Berger
Stacks - 3rd floor | P93.5 .B445 2008



The Visual Dictionary of Graphic Design
Gavin Ambrose & Paul Harris
Stacks - 3rd floor | NC997 .A685 2006

The librarians at Langsdale Library work hard to buy the most exiting new books for the University of Baltimore's Management Information Systems and Information Arts and Technologies programs. Here's the list of new computer books that the library purchased in May and June 2008. It includes books on security, network administration, programming, game design, information architecture, and usability.


A+, Network+, Security+ Exams in a Nutshell
Bhardwaj, Pawan
Stacks - 3rd floor | QA76.3 .B4875 2007



About Face 3
Cooper, Alan
Stacks - 3rd floor | QA76.9.U83 C6596 2007



Build a Program Now: Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 Express
Pelland, Patrice
Stacks - 3rd floor | QA76.73.B3 P45 2008



Build a Program Now: Microsoft Visual C# 2008
Pelland, Patrice
Stacks - 3rd floor | QA76.73 .C154 P45 2008



C# for Programmers
Deitel, Harvey
Stacks - 3rd floor | QA76.73.C154 D455 2006



CompTIA Security+ Study Guide
Pastore, Mike
Stacks - 3rd floor | QA76.3 .C375 2006



Computer Animation: Algorithms and Techniques
Parent, Rick
Stacks - 3rd floor | TR897.7 .P36 2008




Computer Literacy for IC3
Preston, John
Stacks - 3rd floor | QA76.9.C64 P74x 2006



Creative 3-D Display and Interaction Interfaces
Blundell, Barry
Stacks - 3rd floor | QA76.9.U83 B58 2006




Entrepreneur's Guide to Managing Information Technology
Rhoads, CJ
Stacks - 3rd floor | HD30.2 .R525 2008



Essential Guide to User Interface Design
Galitz, Wilbert
Stacks - 3rd floor | QA76.9.U83 G33 2007



Game Design Workshop
Fullerton, Tracy
Stacks - 3rd floor | QA76.76.C672 F84 2008



Handbook of Research on User Interface Design and Evaluation for Mobile Technology
Lumdsen, Joanna
Stacks - 3rd floor | QA76.59 .H36 2008



Handbook of Usability Testing
Rubin, Jeffrey
Stacks - 3rd floor | QA76.9.U83 R82 2008



HCI Beyond the GUI
Kortum, Philip
Stacks - 3rd floor | QA76.9.H85 H397 2008



Institutionalization of Usability
Schaffer, Eric
Stacks - 3rd floor | QA76.9.U83 S36 2004



Intellectual Foundation of Information Organization
Svenonius, Elaine
Stacks - 3rd floor | Z666.5 .S92 2000



Interaction Design: Beyond Human-Computer Interaction
Sharp, Helen
Stacks - 3rd floor | QA76.9.H85 P72 2007



IT Disaster Recovery Planning For Dummies
Gregory, Peter
Stacks - 3rd floor | HF5548.37 .G74 2008



Java How to Program (7th Edition)
Deitel, Harvey
Stacks - 3rd floor | QA76.73.J38 D45 2007



Mathematical Optimization in Computer Graphics and Vision
Velho, Luiz
Stacks - 3rd floor | T385 .M37725 2008



Measuring the User Experience
Tullis, Thomas
Stacks - 3rd floor | QA76.9.U83 T95 2008




Mobile Interaction Design
Jones, Matt
Stacks - 3rd floor | TK6570.M6 J66 2006



Moderating Usability Tests
Dumas, Joseph
Stacks - 3rd floor | QA76.9.H85 D858 2008



Murach's ASP.NET 2.0 Upgrader's Guide
Murach, Joel
Stacks - 3rd floor | TK5105.8885.A26 L64 2005



Murach's ASP.NET 2.0 Web Programming
Murach, Joel
Stacks - 3rd floor | QA76.76.D47 M86 2006




Murach's ASP.NET 2.0 Web Programming with VB 2005
Murach, Joel
Stacks - 3rd floor | TK5105.8885.A26 B64 2006



Murach's C# 2005
Murach, Joel
Stacks - 3rd floor | QA76.73.C154 M86 2006



Murach's C# 2008
Murach, Joel
Stacks - 3rd floor | QA76.73 .C154 M86 2008



Murach's Java Servlets and JSP
Murach, Joel
Stacks - 3rd floor | QA76.73.J38 M86



Murach's SQL Server 2005 for Developers
Murach, Joel
Stacks - 3rd floor | QA76.73.S67 S98



Murach's Visual Basic 2008
Murach, Joel
Stacks - 3rd floor | QA76.73.B3 B64



Network Administrator Street Smarts
Skandier, Toby
Stacks - 3rd floor | TK5105.7 .S575 2006



Network+ Study Guide
Groth, David
Stacks - 3rd floor | QA76.3 .G763 2005



Programming Video Games for the Evil Genius
Cinnamon, Ian
Stacks - 3rd floor | QA76.76.C672 C48 2008



Security Administrator Street Smarts
Miller, David
Stacks - 3rd floor | QA76.3 .M562 2007



Semantic Web for the Working Ontologist
Allemang, Dean
Stacks - 3rd floor | TK5105.888 .H465 2008



Sketching User Experiences
Buxton, Bill
Stacks - 3rd floor | TS171 .B89 2007



Visual Thinking
Ware, Colin
Stacks - 3rd floor | QA76.9 .H85 W37 2008



Web Services and Service-Oriented Architectures
Barry, Douglas
Stacks - 3rd floor | TK5105.88813 .B37 2003



Windows Administration Resource Kit
Holme, Dan
Stacks - 3rd floor | QA76.76.O63 H6485 2008


I'd like to thank professors Kathryn Summers and Charles Sykes for suggesting many of the titles on this list. If you'd like to recommend a book for the library to purchase, I'd love to hear about it! UB students, staff, or faculty members can e-mail Thomas Arendall-Salvetti, at tarendall-salvetti (at) ubalt (dot) edu.

Have you ever wanted to know if Langsdale Library owns a particular journal, newspaper or magazine? Try the Journal Finder, a searchable list of all of the journals, newspapers, and magazines that Langsdale Library owns, whether they are in print or online.

Journal Finder: http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/journalfinder.cfm

Not quite sure how the Journal Finder works? Take a look at the Journal Finder (Visual Guide), a step-by-step explanation of how to use the Journal Finder.

Journal Finder (Visual Guide): http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/howto/journalfinder.pdf