Apple’s iPhone has generated a great amount of interest on university campuses. UB is working hard to maximize the benefits of the iPhone for members of the UB community who choose to use the iPhone.

This summer, the UB Libraries has created a version of its website specifically for the iPhone, http://library.buffalo.edu on the phone or http://library.buffalo.edu/libraries/iphone on other platforms. When you browse to the UB Libraries website from an iPhone and iPod Touch, a pop-up message allows you to choose the iPhone-enabled version of our website.

The site offers links to library hours & locations, library research material, staff directory and many other useful links. The site was developed by Kris Miller of the UB Libraries.

If you have ideas for additional iPhone site content, please contact us.

Ever have trouble accessing  journal articles you need for your research and course assignments? Students at universities across the nation are now concerned with removing the barriers to academic publishing and increasing access to research by becoming advocates for Open Acess. Why Open Access?  As a  student, Open Access can offer you:

• the results of scholarly research available permanently online
• access to research immediately upon publication
• accessibilty to scholarly publications from anywhere without any access fees

According Nick Shockey, recent graduate and Student Senator at Trinity University in San Antonio–“Our education should not be limited by the number of journal subscriptions our library can afford – a number that is drastically shrinking with recession-induced budget cuts at universities across the country.” Check out the Student Statement on The Right to Research–a call for Open Access supported by SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) and by national student organizations such as the American Medical Student Association, the Student PIRGs, and Students for Free Culture. For more information about how Open Access can benefit you and how you can spread the word check out the SPARC website.

An EndNote™ Basics workshop is being offered next week! Don’t miss it!

When: Tuesday, June 23rd, 9:00am (1.5 hour duration)
Where: 212 Capen Hall, North Campus (inside the library)
Registration: http://www.ubtlc.buffalo.edu/workshops/workshop.asp?EventID=900

EndNote™ is citation management software that allows one to organize bibliographic references to journal articles, book chapters, web sites and other information sources. Bibliographies can be created and formatted in over a thousand standard style formats including APA, MLA, Chicago, and Vancouver. EndNote™ makes managing your citations a breeze!

Thanks to a UB Libraries funded, state-wide license, all current University at Buffalo students, faculty, and staff can download a free copy of the software on the UB EndNote™ Software web page. If you are looking for a CD-ROM version, UB Micro has Windows and Mac versions available for a small fee.