News about library resources and services for DePaul University students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends
Via Sapientiae is DePaul’s Institutional Repository where faculty and students are publishing their scholarly papers, journals, conferences and other works online for the world to see. Much has changed over the five years since the repository launched so administrators of Via Sapientiae decided to meet at their first Via User
We are pleased to announce that we were able to use end of year funds to add Volume I of Classical Scores Library to our collection of online databases. This resource provides convenient access to thousands of music scores online, something that has long been requested by our users, and represents standard
In a memorandum issued to the heads of executive departments and agencies, President Obama described the information created by (and about) the federal government as “a national asset” and as a means of promoting a transparent and participatory approach to government in the United States. Known as “the largest publisher
Looking for new publishing opportunities? We are pleased to announce that as of May 21st, Cabell’s directories of publishing opportunities launched a new, improved interface. Cabell’s is making it easier to search for most appropriate publications for your research topics and manuscripts. In addition to a much improved look and feel,
What makes a scholarly article scholarly? Who is an authority? Students new to the research process don’t necessarily understand that authority is constructed and contextual, or that the article they found using one of the Library’s EBSCO databases might have originally been published and distributed to an audience of researchers
This fall, faculty involved in the Chicago Quarter program, and those with an interest in the greater Chicago area, will have new resources available in the forms of a physical exhibit at the Chicago Public Library’s Harold Washington Library Center and an online resource that will streamline Chicago-related research queries. These developments are thanks to the Chicago