You can always browse the library catalog for fiction titles, but for those of you who are looking for recommendations, the 48 Good Books project is a great place to start.
48 Good Books, a collaborative project of the UB Undergraduate Academies and the UB Libraries,  is a list of  48 good books which embody the mission and spirit of the Undergraduate Academies:  Civic Engagement, Global Perspectives, and Research Exploration. The Academies Council members, an advisory board of faculty and staff, nominated books that have been personally important to them. You could read one book from this eclectic list, which ranges from biography to politics to poetry, each month over the course of your college career. Some of these books may be familiar, others quite unknown, but Council Members put their heads together to devise a list of “unrequired reading” that have inspired inquiry, pleasure, and a renewed engagement with civic life. Scroll through the list of 48 books on the library web site and use the synopses as a guide.

To learn more about 48 Good Books, visit: http://library.buffalo.edu/48goodbooks/.

(Post written by Bridget Schumacher)

37 Shakespeare plays produced by the BBC between 1978 and 1985 are now available in streaming format from the Libraries’ catalog.

Ambrose Video has restored the originals for the best possible viewing.

The best way to find this series in the library catalog (http://catalog.lib.buffalo.edu) is to use the ‘All Fields’ search for: bbc shakespeare and streaming.

Enjoy!

Our new Everything library search engine, powered by the Summon Discovery Service, allows you to search across many separate resources using a single search box. Its breadth of coverage and ease-of-use make it an ideal place for quickly finding research -books, articles, and more – on any topic. When you do a search in the “Everything” tab on the UB Libraries homepage, your search results will appear in two columns: the left side, “Books & more,” are results from our catalog;  the right side, “Articles & more,” are results from our databases.

Looking for a good book to read over the holidays? Visit Publishers Weekly for a list of  recommendations for best books titles and authors of 2011 including fiction, nonfiction, romance, mystery, fantasy and children’s.