News about library resources and services for DePaul University students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends
On February 1st, HathiTrust Executive Director Mike Furlough will visit DePaul University to provide an update on the HathiTrust Digital Library, the HathiTrust Research Center, and ways in which DePaul students, faculty, and staff can benefit from our participation in HathiTrust. HathiTrust is a worldwide partnership of more than 100
Libraries transform communities. Over the past year, this simple message has been at the center of the “Libraries Transform” advocacy campaign spearheaded by the American Library Association (ALA). Beginning with simple statements such as “Because Fake News Can Have Real-World Consequences” and “Because Students Can’t Afford Scholarly Journals on a
In preparation for the upcoming renovation of the second floor of the John T. Richardson Library, a number of materials from our collections are being reviewed and re-shelved. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, materials may be moved to new areas on the second floor, or elsewhere in the building,
While 2015 saw us help to launch Chicago Collections and 2017 brings us the promise of another library renovation, no-one at the DePaul University Library lacked for opportunities to contribute to teaching, learning, and research at the university during 2016. Here’s a chance to revisit our top stories of the year as
On November 16th, the DePaul University Library hosted the inaugural open house for Studio Chi, a new center for faculty development at DePaul that “will foster and support research at the interface between humanities and computing.” Building on the teaching, learning, and research collaborations that have been explored in the John
Two years ago, the DePaul University Library received a surprise package in the mail, a copy of Graham Greene’s The Power and the Glory that had been checked out by a DePaul student in the 1950s. While the library is always happy to receive materials that have been on “extended
Open Access Week (October 24 – 30, 2016) is not only about promoting use of open access resources, but also about making them better. Earlier this year, DePaul Library staff took part in the #1Lib1Ref project, and earlier this month our staff came together with community members to contribute to
One of the goals of DePaul University’s strategic plan, Vision 2018, is to “Deepen the University’s Distinctive Connection with the Global City of Chicago,” and one of the major initiatives the library has undertaken in support of this goal is its contribution to Chicago Collections. A recent story in Newsline
At DePaul’s Convocation earlier this month, President Holtschneider provided an update on the university’s Speech and Race Action Plan, which includes the launch of the President’s Series on Race and Free Speech on September 19th with a conversation with Michael Eric Dyson (Georgetown University) on “Why Race Matters.” The DePaul