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Banning Books Silences Stories

What’s your story? Could you imagine yourself at Hogwarts? Did you devour the Hunger Games? Maybe you read Anne Frank’s Diary of a Young Girl and found yourself imagining what her life must have been like? Could you imagine no longer having access to these books because a member of your community decided they were

Looking For Credible News Sources? The DePaul University Library Can Help!

Are you overwhelmed by the amount of news that is available? After finding a news source that you trust, have you ever tried to click on an article and received a popup that said: “Sorry, you have reached your article limit this month?” The DePaul University Library is here to provide you with many of

Transfer Student Workshops: How to Library the DePaul University Way

Calling all transfer students! Join your peers to find out how the DePaul University Library can support you during your academic career. Learn how to find useful articles and books for your papers and projects and find out how to get the most from our highly-valued Research Help service, including expert librarians dedicated to your

DePaul Worldcat Discovery: Library Search Box Enhancements

Do your library search results seem a little…different? We’re making changes in order to enhance your library search experience. Formerly known as DePaul Worldcat Local, the new DePaul Worldcat Discovery search box will still look familiar, but your search results will have a new look! Get ready for more accuracy when searching for titles, improved

Announcing Upgrades to Via Sapientiae

We wanted to let you know about some changes to Via Sapientiae, DePaul University’s institutional repository housing research, open access journals, conferences, and theses and dissertations. Look and Feel We have changed the color scheme from gold-and-brown to blue-and-white to better reflect the university’s website colors but have not altered the journal or conference designs.

Library News for Faculty

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

DePaul Joins the Black Metropolis Research Consortium

The DePaul University Library has joined the Black Metropolis Research Consortium (BMRC), an association of more than a dozen libraries, institutions of higher education, and archival repositories sharing the mission to “connect all who seek to document, share, understand, and preserve Black experiences.” BMRC promotes the discovery, preservation, and use of “materials that document African

FY18 Collection Review Complete

Among the fundamental tenets of library science is the idea, first articulated by S. R. Ranganathan, that “the library is a growing organism,” and this perspective has been critical to our continuing efforts to manage and develop the DePaul University Library’s collection within the context of an evolving academic program and changes in the broader

Digital Storytelling @ Your Library

DePaul University faculty and librarians came together last week to learn from experts from StoryCenter how to “conceive and create their digital story.” By bringing “digital storytelling” techniques into their teaching, research, or efforts to engage DePaul community members with library programs, workshop participants made use of personal narration, photography and multi-media tools and techniques

Digital Scholarship Spotlight: A Brief History of the African American Press

Graduate students in English Literature must fulfill a Book and Media History course requirement for their degree program. In Winter 2018, this course took on a new aspect by combining book history with digital humanities. Associate Dean and Associate Professor of English John Shanahan partnered with Dr. Ana Lucic, Digital Scholarship Librarian, to teach the

More Specialized Work Spaces Available at JTR

The availability of new spaces and services offered as part of Phase 3 of the John T. Richardson Library renovation continues. Earlier this year, we launched the 1581 Media Studios: sound-buffered rooms for 1-2 people to record and edit audio-visual projects for either class assignments or personal interest. With over 190 separate bookings created during

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