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DePaul Takes Pride in Its LGBTQ Collections

This month our student assistant, Jade Ryerson (sophomore history major), has taken over the controls for our blog post. In recognition of Pride Month and the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, this June seemed like an opportune time to highlight and trace DePaul’s own history with queer and trans activism through relevant materials in

Special Collections and Archives Summer 2019 Hours

Special Collections and Archives will modify our open hours this summer in order to focus our attention on large-scale projects that require the time and skills of multiple staff members, as well as to facilitate some upgrades to our space. From June 17th to August 30th, SPCA will be open to researchers from 1 pm

Library Research Prize Winners

On Wednesday May 22, the library celebrated three winners of the 2019 Library Research Prize during the annual First Year Program Writing Showcase. The winners were, Deyana Atanasova, for the essay “Spiraling Slacktivism,” Danielle Comp, for “You Can’t Deny Suffering: An Argument for the Existence of Chronic Lyme Disease,” and Kacie Koenig, for “Cannabis, Public Perception,

Educated by Tara Westover Reviewed by Susan Bazargan

Early in Tara Westover’s fascinating memoir, we read about a significant moment in her life: when her mother finally decides to file the required paperwork for her children’s birth certificates. At the time, Westover is nine years old (her other siblings are much older), and it takes some effort to establish her exact date of

Memorial Weekend + FEST

The DePaul University Library’s hours will be affected by FEST and Memorial Day. Although the building will be closed you will continue to have access to digital content, including full-text articles, e-books and digital media titles including streaming audio and video. Research assistance will also remain available through online research guides and tutorials. Friday May

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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