News about library resources and services for DePaul University students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends
Welcome to the first installment of our monthly series highlighting authors in our Unwind the Mind: Popular Reading Collection. Unwind the Mind contains contemporary fiction, popular non-fiction and best sellers and is located in the John T. Richardson Library’s Haber Lounge and at the entrance of the Loop Library. This month’s featured writer is Sarah Vowell. You may
Welcome back to This Week in Reference! The library has been warming up all week with students studying for midterms and beginning research for final papers and projects! We’ve been helping students find books, articles, navigate I-Share, find course reserves, and much much more. Some of the topics we’ve encountered this week: Christopher Marlowe
Happy Thanksgiving! The end of the quarter can be a frantic time, with studying, research, lack of sleep, and the promise of the holiday season all combined into one crazy week. We did our best to promote calm and encouragement from the Research Help Desk, working with you to find information about:
Welcome back to This Week in Reference and Happy Halloween! We’ve had some very scary questions this week! We helped a few students research the Day of the Dead for an Explore Chicago class. Also, it’s very scary to learn that you’ve already run out of printing money for the quarter but you
Welcome back to This Week in Reference! September is always a busy month, with new students, new faculty, and lots and lots of textbook questions! While we may not have the specific textbook that you need for class, we do carry many other resources that you will need throughout your
We are very excited to let you know about some changes recently made to our A-Z Databases and Resources list and our Library Research Guides. The changes provide more functionality and more flexibility in the way we provide access to library information. Specifically, our A-Z Databases and Resources List now
Reference doesn’t stop in the summertime! Some of the topics coming across our desks this week were: Laughter Therapy Public health education in impoverished communities Wine additives and allergies Spanglish And a detailed look at one of our email questions: Question: Does the DePaul library have any digital CPA exam
Some topics coming across our desks this week were: Pet Therapy Education Reform in Ireland Environmental Consulting Industry Hyperobjects History of the Chicago River And a detailed look at one of our questions about citation style:
This week students enrolled in the WRD 104 “Weird Food” section have started stopping by, looking for help researching their ‘weird foods’. Luckily we have a great Research Guide specifically for these students: WRD 104: Food. It lists some wonderful country resources, encyclopedias, databases, and search tips for finding books and articles.
Some topics coming across our desks this week were: Louis Pasteur Leaves of Grass Economic impact of file sharing on the music industry Structural Functionalism Cloud Computing And a detailed look at one of our questions this past week: Question: Hi, I am trying to find peer-reviewed articles about the