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Library Closed August 22 for Staff Retreat

The DePaul University Library will be closed on Wednesday, August 22, for a staff retreat. Library users 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. The Library will re-open with

Saint Vincent’s Reading List LXIII: Jean-Baptiste Gault, Bishop of Marseille

Marchetty, François and Sébastien Huré. Le Vie de Messire Iean Baptiste Gault: Evesque de Marseille. Paris: Chez Sebastien Huré, 1650. Call number: SpC. 282.092 G271Ym1650 Vincent de Paul believed that one of the most important challenges facing the reform of the French Church was the appointment of worthy bishops. After the death of Louis XIII

de Marillac Biography Now Published in English and Available Open Access

The Vincentian Studies Institute has announced the open-access publication of an updated, English-language translation of Louise de Marillac: Come Winds or High Waters by Élisabeth Charpy, D.C. Originally published in France as Contre Vents et Marées: Louise de Marillac in 1988, this new edition has been re-designed for presentation as an e-book and updated to

Summer of 1968

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the tumultuous summer of 1968, Special Collections and Archives acquired two underground newspapers published in Chicago. Our student assistant, Graeme Evenson (a junior history major), became so absorbed during a project involving the newspapers that we invited him to write the following piece. The editors of Second City declared the

The Wikipedian on Campus

In 2016, the DePaul University Library recruited its first “Wikipedian-in-Residence” (WiR), Cassandra DellaCorte, to promote the presence of our special collections on one of the most-visited sites on the World Wide Web, to improve and enhance the content of Wikipedia articles with a connection to DePaul collections and academic programs, and to collaborate with faculty

Library News for Faculty

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

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

Information Literacy and Transfer Student Success

A commitment to student success was a core component of Vision 2018, one seen in the library through the establishment of our Learning Commons partnerships and our work with colleagues to identify undergraduate learning goals for information literacy in first-year programs including Chicago Quarter and WRD 104. As we move toward the adoption of a

Tell Us About Textbooks (Faculty Edition)

While there are many components to the educational affordability problem, the high cost of textbooks is one area where faculty, students, and staff can make a difference by participating in the conversation and initiatives. On March 6, 2018, as part of Open Education Week activities, the DePaul University Library welcomed Pablo Gomez, Associate Professor in

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