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April 20th, 2012 by Rose Orcutt
A new web page is created to depict the the progress of the renovation in Hayes Hall. The website will be updated periodically as the work continues.
http://www.ap.buffalo.edu/renewal.asp
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A peak inside Hayes Hall April 20th, 2012 by Rose Orcutt http://www.ap.buffalo.edu/renewal.asp 
New UBdigit Collection – Building Stories April 12th, 2012 by Rose Orcutt Buffalo Architecture Foundation Building Stories Collection
If these walls could talk… Every building has a story. The intriguing architecture of our community is celebrated through Building Stories, BAF’s multi-media project documenting and sharing profound individual experiences with architecture, construction, landscape and planning throughout Western New York. Search/Browse the UBdigit Collection: Building Stories Please visit www.buffaloarchitecture.org to share your own Building Stories about architecture and place in Western New York. Buffalo Architecture Foundation invites the community to discover architecture, to become stewards of the built environment, and to advocate for design excellence. This mission is implemented through innovative educational activities and public awareness events engaging citizens of all ages. Established with the generous support of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Buffalo/Western New York Chapter, Buffalo Architecture Foundation is a not-for-profit, public charity committed to nurturing creative cooperation with the AIA and other regional cultural organizations to promote and celebrate architecture, design and construction. The Collection was initiated in 2012 by the University at Buffalo Libraries in cooperation with Buffalo Architecture Foundation, Inc.
History of Technology in WNY Library Exhibit March 12th, 2012 by Rose Orcutt 2nd Floor, Silverman Library, Capen Hall, North Campus
Researched and written by Nancy Schiller, Engineering Librarian, and produced by Rose Orcutt, Architecture & Planning Librarian, History of Technology in Western New York pays homage to Buffalo’s iconic grain elevators, to Pierce-Arrow and its sleek automobiles and even sleeker advertising, to the region’s contributions to early aviation, and to the massive steel mills in Lackawanna, and the men and women who labored in them. Photographs, text and images featured in the exhibit recall an era when 50 percent of Buffalo’s population was engaged in industrial endeavors of one sort or another, and factories, grain elevators, blast furnaces and steel refineries dotted the local landscape. Inspiration for the exhibit came from a recent Honors Seminar taught by Professor John Van Benschoten, UB Department of Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering. The course explored the role of Buffalo, Niagara Falls, and Western New York in our nation’s history, and provided students with an opportunity to consider the history of Western New York and its future through an understanding of technology, and the benefits and costs that come with it. The exhibit is open during regular library hours and runs through May 31, 2012.
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A new exhibit in Silverman Library offers a fascinating and informative glimpse into Western New York’s rich industrial heritage.
| Top Resources Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals Outstanding and comprehensive index to national and international architectural journals, both professional and popular. Covers architecture, urban planning and design, historic preservation, art, and related topics. Lists reviews for books, exhibitions, audiovisuals, websites, and citations for obituaries. Comprehensive coverage 1930 to the present; selective coverage from 1860 - 1830. Updated weekly. More Info 
 Intended for academic institutions and updated monthly. Offers multidisciplinary coverage of a broad range of scholarly areas, including the arts, humanities, social, and general sciences; literature, language, and linguistics; education and ethnic studies; computer sciences, engineering, physics, biology, chemistry, medical sciences, and more. Provides full text for approximately 4,650 serials, including more than 3,600 peer-reviewed publications. Full-page images and color embedded images included. More Info
A diversity of primary source materials (plans, drawings, photos, and written documentation) from Library of Congress collections about historic American buildings, structures, and landscapes, including architectural, as well as engineering and landscape structures and sites from almost every type from the 17th to the 20th century. American Memory materials are primarily taken from the special collections of the Library of Congress. More Info 
Covers the literature of visual arts and architecture worldwide, including art and art history, architecture, archaeology, city planning, and more. Contains records from 1984 - present from international art/architecture periodicals, yearbooks, museum exhibition listings, and film reviews, etc. From 1994-present, abstracts included. More Info
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Compendex is the most comprehensive interdisciplinary engineering database in the world with almost 7.5 million records referencing 5,000 engineering journals and conference materials dating from 1884. More Info
Sanborn fire insurance maps of American towns and cities (1867-1970). Valuable to urban specialists, planners, social historians, architects, geographers, etc. See excellent guide How to Locate Specific Digital Sanborn Maps for finding tips. More Info
A powerful database system which provides current and retrospective news stories, periodical articles, and financial data from thousands of sources worldwide, covering virtually every subject category. The Publications Library. provides full-text stories from nearly 8,000 newspapers, magazines, newsletters, and wire service worldwide, plus transcripts of television and radio news programs. It includes full-text of the Wall Street Journal from June 1979 to present. More Info
An excellent starting point for research involving societal issues. Offers full-text entries, many with bibliographies, from Gale encyclopedias and reference works, including subject encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference works in such subject areas as art, history, environment, business, sociology, political science, popular culture, country studies, and more. More Info
An excellent starting point, covers all aspects of art worldwide, including architecture and planning, painting, sculpture, graphic and decorative arts, and photography. Provides background information on artists, architects, cities, buildings, periods, styles, and more. Contains bibliographies and links to pertinent definitions and images. More Info
Outstanding source. Provides full text facsimiles of the complete back files of important scholarly journals, generally from first volume through issues published prior to the most recent three years. Current issues not available. Covers the arts, humanities, and social sciences, including architecture, art, history, archaeology, literature, philosophy, and related disciplines. More Info
Knovel provides full-text access to an online collection of hundreds of science and engineering reference books, many of the books are enhanced with features such as interactive tables that allow you to manipulate and customize the data as you would in a spreadsheet application. Some of the subjects covered are: biology, environmental engineering, food science, health & hygiene, mechanics and mechanical engineering, and safety. Wiley Online Library provides full-text (page image) access to articles from nearly all journals (over 400 titles) published by John Wiley & Sons, it includes books and journals published in the Architecture & Planning fields. Our license does not include access to a few of the newer Wiley journals. More Info
Includes brief biographies and extensive articles on over 70,000 figures from antiquity to the present, and is searchable by name, profession, place of origin, gender, race/ethnicity, date of birth and keyword. More Info
A mega-library catalog that containing more than 100 million records contributed by 20,000 libraries around the world. It contains full bibliographic descriptions and cataloging information for the following types of materials: books, serials, manuscripts, sound recordings, audiovisual materials, maps, music scores, and computer-readable files (Note: the database does not include information on individual articles, stories in journals, magazines, newspapers, or book chapters). More Info
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