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Chicago Municipal Elections – February 26, 2019

Did you know that the Chicago municipal election is just around the corner and there are currently 14 candidates running for mayor? Did you know that there are aldermanic races and other city offices open for election as well? Overwhelmed? Check out the library’s Elections Research Guide, which is here to help! On our guide, you’ll

Get ‘Em While They’re Fresh: New Science Books for 2019

Humans exist in a state of constant discovery as scientists continue to unlock the mysteries of who we are and how we came to be. Science can be thrilling as we lay witness to fossils being unearthed and space exploration expanding. The Library’s most recently-acquired science books allow us to take a step back and explore fascinating

American Prison Writing Archive – Studio Chi Events

On Thursday, February 7th Studio Chi will be hosting Doran Larson, Walcott-Bartlett Professor of Literature & Creative Writing at Hamilton College, for two events that are free and open to the public. Larson is the Director and Principal Investigator of the NEH-funded The American Prison Writing Archive. The American Prison Writing Archive is the largest

Get ‘Em While They’re Fresh: New Black History Books for 2019

February is Black History Month, and these exceptional books from the past year explore Black culture and history from new perspectives: Imani Perry’s book tells the story of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” from its roots as a school song composed in 1900 for an assembly honoring Abraham Lincoln’s birthday all the way to its

Unwind the Mind With Small Fry, Featured Book for February

Named a New York Times and New Yorker Top 10 Book of 2018, Small Fry is the story of Lisa Brennan-Jobs’ childhood, as the daughter of Chrisann Brennan and Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple. She chronicles her early years spent bouncing between her emotional, at times unstable mother, and her distant, unpredictable father. Brennan-Jobs’ critically acclaimed

Library News for Faculty

News about library resources and services supporting teaching and scholarship at DePaul University

This is not Goodbye

After a nine-year run, the DePaul University Library will cease publication of our quarterly Faculty Newsletter. However, this is not “goodbye.” The newsletter has been a wonderful opportunity for the Library to engage with our amazingly supportive faculty and we want to sustain this connection. The Library will continue to publish news, announce resources and

Faculty Development at Your Library

With the launch of the newly-named Center for Teaching and Learning, DePaul has taken the next step in designing, delivering, and assessing the impact of a coordinated approach to faculty development across core areas of teaching, learning, scholarship, and engagement. While the library has been a long-time partner in teaching and learning programs across our

Open Access Publishing by College at DePaul University

Open Access (OA) refers to research that is made freely available online. One of the most recent additions to the Library’s repertoire of Research Guides is the Open Access Guide which provides pointers to OA policies and resources and describes the ways in which a publication can be made openly accessible. An interesting feature of

New Learning Outcomes at the Library

Classroom instruction is one important way that librarians engage with DePaul students, as we collaborate with faculty to teach how to find and evaluate information pursued both for course-related research and lifelong learning. This past academic year, the library participated in a university-wide process to revise and update our instruction learning outcomes. We recognize that

New Research Meet & Greet Series

Studio Chi and the DePaul University Library have teamed up to launch Research Meet & Greet, a monthly networking and research sharing forum designed to foster collaboration and innovation across disciplines. The Research Meet and Greet series focuses on spreading the word about the projects and research developed across the University and consists of invited

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