http://libweb1.lib.buffalo.edu/blog/students News and items of interest for students using the UB Libraries. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:27:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Google Scholar is an easy-to-use, web-based database that indexes and searches peer-reviewed journal articles, books, theses, pre-prints, and technical reports from all broad areas of research. When you search Google Scholar from on the UB campus it recognizes you are entitled by licensing agreements to view full-text articles. If you are ... http://libweb1.lib.buffalo.edu/blog/students/?p=1432 Starbucked: A Double Tall Tale of Caffeine, Commerce, and Culture by Taylor Clark Published in 2007, Starbucked sets out to answer the question of how Starbucks became so popular. More than just a company history, Starbucked is an exploration of America's love affair with coffee. While author Taylor Clark ... http://libweb1.lib.buffalo.edu/blog/students/?p=1429 The Research Tips site is an online guide designed to help you perform research in the University at Buffalo's University Libraries. This guide will help you understand basic research skills . Check out the new videos which will briefly demonstrate how to: Choose a Topic Find Books (and other materials) Find ... http://libweb1.lib.buffalo.edu/blog/students/?p=1413 The Assignment Calculator is a tool that helps you to plan your research assignments. Using this tool is easy! Type in the date that you will begin your assignment and the date that it is due. The Assignment Calculator will retrieve a schedule for you to follow in order to ... http://libweb1.lib.buffalo.edu/blog/students/?p=1402 Trying to decide what to write about is often the most difficult and frustrating part of research. Whether your instructor has given a pre-assigned topic or expects a self-chosen topic, it is up to you to decide from what angle to approach the topic. Rule#1: Choose a topic that will interest ... http://libweb1.lib.buffalo.edu/blog/students/?p=1382 The Health Sciences Library (HSL) will host a book sale beginning tomorrow, October 27th, and continuing through Monday, November 2nd. The sale will take place on the first floor of the Health Sciences Library (south campus). Books in nearly all Health and Biomedical Sciences areas will be for sale. A ... http://libweb1.lib.buffalo.edu/blog/students/?p=1363 The Music Library invites you to view a new exhibit: Treasures from the Collection of Florian Bruyas October 5, 2009-January 15, 2010 This exhibit, curated by Music Library Graduate Assistant Lina Terjesen, showcases volumes from the library’s collection of opera scores collected by Florian Bruyas, French Senator, Director of the Lyon Conservatory, and ... http://libweb1.lib.buffalo.edu/blog/students/?p=1352 Buffalo native and Indie comix artist Spain Rodriguez will be honored starting Friday October 23rd at  "Road Vultures and Rumbles: A Career Retrospective of Buffalo's Spain Rodriguez, Underground Comix Pioneer," an exhibition and symposium presented by the UB Libraries Special Collections. The exhibition will be held Oct. 23 to Dec. ... http://libweb1.lib.buffalo.edu/blog/students/?p=1334 In honor of Columbus Day, October's book of the month is Pastwatch: the Redemption of Christopher Columbus. Pastwatch by Orson Scott Card A unique combination of historical and science fiction, Orson Scott Card's 1996 novel Pastwatch follows two distinct story lines. The first is a detailed portrait of Christopher Columbus, ... http://libweb1.lib.buffalo.edu/blog/students/?p=1330 On Tuesday morning, October 13, all access to SciFinder will be through the new web-based interface that Chemical Abstracts Service has developed over the past few years. The benefits and rationale for this change are explained in the SciFinder Web FAQ document. Although the web version does not require any ... http://libweb1.lib.buffalo.edu/blog/students/?p=1314