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This is not Goodbye

On January 15, 2019January 15, 2019 By Ashley McMullin

After a nine-year run, the DePaul University Library will cease publication of our quarterly Faculty Newsletter. However, this is not “goodbye.” The newsletter has been a wonderful opportunity for the Library to engage with our amazingly supportive faculty and we want to sustain this connection. The Library will continue to

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Faculty Development at Your Library

On October 3, 2018October 8, 2018 By Scott Walter

With the launch of the newly-named Center for Teaching and Learning, DePaul has taken the next step in designing, delivering, and assessing the impact of a coordinated approach to faculty development across core areas of teaching, learning, scholarship, and engagement. While the library has been a long-time partner in teaching

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Open Access Publishing by College at DePaul University

On October 3, 2018October 4, 2018 By Ana Lucic

Open Access (OA) refers to research that is made freely available online. One of the most recent additions to the Library’s repertoire of Research Guides is the Open Access Guide which provides pointers to OA policies and resources and describes the ways in which a publication can be made openly

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New Research Meet & Greet Series

On September 24, 2018September 25, 2018 By Ana Lucic

Studio Chi and the DePaul University Library have teamed up to launch Research Meet & Greet, a monthly networking and research sharing forum designed to foster collaboration and innovation across disciplines. The Research Meet and Greet series focuses on spreading the word about the projects and research developed across the

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Digital Storytelling @ Your Library

On July 5, 2018July 5, 2018 By Scott Walter

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

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“Opening” Education at DePaul

On February 19, 2018February 19, 2018 By Terry Taylor

Following the 2014 Teaching and Learning Conference, the DePaul University Library made a strategic commitment to engaging with colleagues across the university to promote greater use of open education resources, including open access journal and books, freely-available media and learning objects, and open textbooks. What began as a commitment years

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Open in order to…

On October 16, 2017October 17, 2017 By Ana Lucic

Very commonly, visitors to the library’s Research Help Desks are seeking help identifying relevant sources and literature on a particular topic. The starting point for providing assistance with these searches is often the “A-Z database list” featured on the Library’s main page. This list includes a wealth of electronic resources

DePaul University First-Year Program Library Research Prize

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Recognizing Information Literacy Skills: The First-Year Program Library Research Prize

On February 1, 2017February 6, 2017 By Krystal Lewis

Do you teach a course in the First-Year Program? If so, please encourage your students to apply for the Library Research Prize. The new Library Research Prize honors student work that best demonstrates the effective use of information resources and the application of information literacy skills, described as the “set

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Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research Workshops

On February 5, 2016February 15, 2016 By Elisa Addlesperger

Many researchers are familiar with the data sets available through the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research. An international consortium of over 700 academic institutions and research centers, the ICPSR provides curation, storage and access to over a half million data sets and associated files. The consortium also provides

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Digital Depository Membership Reception

On October 1, 2015October 12, 2015 By newsadmin

As announced in our last Faculty Newsletter, the DePaul University Library has been designated as a digital-only depository in the Federal Depository Library Program. See our earlier post Bringing “A National Asset” to DePaul to learn more about the program. Join us the afternoon of November 13th in the John T.