Butler Library has added the following new online databases, which cover multiple subject areas:

American National Biography (Oxford)
Biographies of more than 18,000 men and women whose lives helped shape the United States. Updated semi-annually.

Asian Newspapers (ProQuest)
Provides access to more than 200 of the most respected national and regional sources of news and current affairs in Asia and the Far East. Publications include the Wall Street Journal Asia, China News, Times of India, and Bangkok Post.

Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford)
The national record of men and women who have shaped British history and culture, worldwide, from the Romans to the twenty-first century.

Early American Imprints, Series I & II
A digital library of books, pamphlets, and broadsides published in America in the period 1639–1819. Materials include fiction and nonfiction covering every aspect of American life. Based on authoritative bibliographies of Charles Evans (Series I) and Ralph R. Shaw and Richard H. Shoemaker (Series II).

U.S. Northeastern Newspapers (ProQuest)
Features top newspapers, wires, broadcast transcripts, blogs, and news sites in full-text format, including regional titles such as the Buffalo News and the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.

These and all library databases are available through the Butler Library website at Databases A-Z. Please call the Research Help Desk at 878-6300 with questions.

Faculty, librarians, and instructional designers from throughout Western New York will be on campus on Tuesday, September 22, for a daylong workshop on open educational resources, presented by SUNY OER Services. More information will be announced shortly. Save the date now for this exciting event, and watch the Daily for upcoming announcements regarding registration and workshop details.

Buffalo State faculty and staff members are invited to tour the Burchfield Penney galleries, meet the staff, and enjoy coffee and Paula's donuts on Friday, September 8, from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m.

RSVP to 878-6012.

We look forward to welcoming you to the Burchfield Penney!

Buffalo State faculty and staff members are invited to tour the Burchfield Penney galleries, meet the staff, and enjoy coffee and Paula's donuts on Friday, September 8, from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m.

RSVP to 878-6012.

We look forward to welcoming you to the Burchfield Penney!

Buffalo State offers a wide array of free tutoring services for students. Sessions begin Tuesday, September 5. Visit the Tutoring section of the Academic Commons website for a complete list of subjects as well as information regarding setting appointments (walk-ins are always welcome). Several tutoring and mentoring opportunities are available at Buffalo State. Please note the many changes in tutoring on campus. Tutoring services are set up as follows:

• Tutoring and Learning Center (TLC) Main Office: (Study Skills, Social Sciences, Humanities, and History): South Wing 320
• Modern and Classical Languages: Buckham Hall B-234
• Writing: Writing Center, Butler Library
• Math: Buckham Hall A-203
• Science and Technology: Science and Mathematics Complex 265

The NIA Mentor Program has been helping support student success on our campus since 1993. If you are a faculty or staff member interested in mentoring a first-year student, please e-mail Brian Dubenion, interim director of the Student Life Office, by Monday, September 4, so you can be paired with a student.

Waitlists for fall 2017 will be turned off at the end of the day on the second day of classes, which is 11:59 p.m. today, August 29; however, if a student is already on a waitlist, he or she will continue to have the opportunity to register for the class if a seat becomes available before the end of drop/add, which is 11:59 p.m. Monday, September 4. Additional information on waitlisting can be found on the Registrar's Office website.

Check out all the events happening at Buffalo State this week on Student Life's Tumblr.

We post a weekly newsletter of all campus events that invite students to participate. Please e-mail Sean P. Terry, student activities assistant for evening and weekend life, to let him know if we missed your event or if you would like to submit an item to be advertised.

Keep up to date with events on campus by following us:

Website: studentlife.buffalostate.edu

Facebook: www.facebook.com/bscstudentlife

Twitter: @BSCStudentLife

Instagram: @BuffaloStateStudentLife

Butler Library has instituted a new liaison program to connect departments with a librarian who can help them with everything from research to library instruction to collection development.

This program replaces our previous liaison program, but feel free to maintain any relationship you may currently have with a librarian. The new library liaison program is meant primarily to assist those faculty members and students who don’t already have a library connection and are looking to create one. Faculty members may also receive communications from liaisons regarding new library materials and services relevant to their discipline.

Faculty members will hear from their new liaison in the first weeks of this fall semester. Faculty and students can also look up their liaison using Butler Library’s liaison page. If you don’t see your department listed on this page, please contact Leah Galka, outreach and engagement librarian at Butler Library.

The fourth annual Western New York Blackboard User Group (WNYBUG) eLearning Day will be held on Friday, October 6, at Hilbert College in Hamburg, New York. 

If you are using Blackboard Learn, Collaborate, or any other educational technology or teaching practices in innovative ways and are interested in presenting at the event, please complete the abstract proposal form.

If you are interested in attending the event please complete the registration form.