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Take a Break with Brain Fuel at the Library

Are your shoulders starting to feel knotted? Has your primary food for the last week been coffee? Are your arms locked in typing position? If so, it could be the onset of Final-itis! The best treatment for a critical case of the finals is eating right, relaxing and maybe patting a doggie. Brain Fuel… Read More

The Library Research Prize and Another Year of Student Research Success

In collaboration with the First-Year Writing Program, the DePaul University Library is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2018 Library Research Prize: Lexi Jackson, Shane Waggoner and Lauren Yaccino. Their essays respectively covered the areas of gender and sexual identity, college student mental health, and net neutrality. All three winners were honored and presented… Read More

FEST and Memorial Day Hours

The John T. Richardson Library will close early on Friday, 5/25, at 6:00pm due to FEST. Regular hours will resume for Saturday, 5/26 and Sunday, 5/27. On Memorial Day, Monday, 5/28, the John T. Richardson Library will be open with reduced hours from 12:00-6:00pm. The Loop Library will be closed on Memorial Day.… Read More

Unwind the Mind with I Am, I Am, I Am, Featured Book for May

In the autobiographical I Am, I Am, I Am, Seventeen Brushes With Death, Maggie O’Farrell chronicles 17 personal near-death experiences. Each of the events is recounted in its own essay; some stories are short and fleeting, some are more complicated, with far-reaching consequences. In telling these tales, she creates a full narrative of her life, weaving a… Read More

Tell Us About Textbooks (Student Edition)

Earlier this year, the DePaul University Library and the Student Government Association co-sponsored a panel on “open textbooks” as part of our celebration of Open Education Week and as part of our ongoing collaboration with faculty to promote the use of open educational resources (OERs) at DePaul. All participants at that panel – students, faculty,… Read More

Library News for Faculty

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

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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

Un/Common Copies: Zines in Special Collections and Archives

Special Collections and Archives is home to a wide variety of research materials that are rare, unique, and valuable (think vellum, embellished leather bindings, university records, one of a kind letters and photographs, etc.). So why are collections of photocopies getting so much attention? Our zine collections have attracted recent interest from faculty, students, a… Read More

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