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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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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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DePaul Joins the Black Metropolis Research Consortium

On August 30, 2018September 8, 2018 By Scott Walter

The DePaul University Library has joined the Black Metropolis Research Consortium (BMRC), an association of more than a dozen libraries, institutions of higher education, and archival repositories sharing the mission to “connect all who seek to document, share, understand, and preserve Black experiences.” BMRC promotes the discovery, preservation, and use

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Digital Scholarship Spotlight: A Brief History of the African American Press

On May 22, 2018May 23, 2018 By Ana Lucic

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

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Teaching with Data from ICPSR

On February 2, 2018February 19, 2018 By Kindra Morelock

Data are everywhere. Data are being streamed both to our phones and from our phones, data are being made available to the public faster than we can possibly consume it, and researchers are increasingly being required to share their data in public repositories. As we move from being consumers of

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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

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Library Shows Support for Digital Scholarship at DePaul

On October 5, 2017October 17, 2017 By Kindra Morelock

As technology has become faster, more portable and powerful, and concurrently less expensive, scholars have taken hold of the tools and technology to create new ways of processing, analyzing, creating, and sharing information. These new technologies have in turn influenced the ways in which scholars create and share their

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“Flexibility and Persistence” – Critical Information Skills in SNL (and Beyond)

On May 11, 2017July 22, 2017 By Sue Shultz

For decades, librarians have argued that information literacy skills – those associated with the creation, discovery, evaluation, and use of information – are lifelong learning skills for all in an information-rich environment. Information literacy has long been recognized as a critical skill for students in DePaul’s School for New Learning

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Making Wikipedia Work For You

On February 2, 2017April 27, 2017 By Cassandra DellaCorte

Wikipedia is the fifth most popular website and the most popular general reference. If you have an Internet connection, you’ve probably used Wikipedia, and students use it as their first stop for research. But what if, instead of just consuming Wikipedia content, students produced it? What would they gain from this experience,