News about library resources and services for DePaul University students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends
If you’ve visited the John T. Richardson Library this summer you probably noticed construction workers in the building and perhaps even heard a bit of occasional noise as they went about their work. The initial phase of the Library’s previously announced renovation is reaching its completion as summer winds down
The last ten years of expansion in the instructional and curricular uses of the primary source materials held in the DePaul University Special Collections and Archives has far outpaced the existing spaces designed in 1988. The plans for the renovation of Richardson include exciting changes for how we work with
DePaul’s Library has never offered a richer collection of resources, nor have our resources ever been easier to access. In response to our patrons’ needs and in support of DePaul’s curriculum, we have built extensive digital collections. Databases and e-journals are our most highly used resources; e-books are becoming more
Former Academic All-American basketball player at Purdue, Dr. Carson Cunningham has been teaching history at DePaul since 2004. Having earned his PhD from Purdue University in 2006, Cunningham authored American Hoops: U.S. Men’s Olympic Basketball from Berlin to Beijing, which the University of Nebraska Press published in December 2009. University
Faculty members are invited to attend a training about copyright law in higher education and how to stay in compliance when posting copyrighted material online. The session will take place on Wednesday, May 11, from 2:003:30 pm in LPC Student Center, Room 380, and will include: An overview of copyright
How do students make sense of their research assignments once they leave the classroom? And how do librarians guide students in interpreting requirements to meet learning goals? What do faculty expect from both students and librarians when designing research assignments? These are some of the questions library staff addressed in
On April 29, 2011, at the seventh annual student history conference, over 40 graduate and undergraduate students had the opportunity to present their research papers to peers and faculty as part of an all day conference. This was both an exciting and nerve-racking experience for students as they learned from
On February 17, James H. Murphy, a professor in the Department of English, will read from his newest book, Irish Novelists and the Victorian Age (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011). The reading and reception, will take place at the John T. Richardson Library, Room 300, from 5:30-6:30 PM.Professor Murphy has
On February 17, James H. Murphy, a professor in the Department of English, will read from his newest book, Irish Novelists and the Victorian Age (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011). The reading and reception, will take place at the John T. Richardson Library, Room 300, from 5:30-6:30 PM.Professor Murphy has
One of the DePaul Library’s missions is to build collections in support of DePaul’s curriculum. Specifically, we are focused on helping DePaul achieve its Vision 2012 goal of enriching academic quality and “creating nationally recognized, rigorous programs of study.” To this end we are building collections that speak to the