News about library resources and services for DePaul University students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends
The DePaul University Library has been collaborating since 2013 with partners across Academic Affairs and Student Affairs to provide greater access to the programs and services designed to help DePaul students succeed in the classroom and beyond. Through the John T. Richardson Library Learning Commons, students have access to a
Since 2013, DePaul University librarians have collaborated with teachers and administrators at DePaul College Prep High School to enhance the information literacy instruction provided to Prep students. Based on our long-time engagement in Chicago Quarter, DePaul University’s first-year-experience program, and our involvement in research projects such as Assessment in Action,
Chicago is home to some of the world’s greatest libraries, archives, and museums, and each one contains unique stories about the people and places that have placed Chicago at the center of the American experience for more than 150 years. For the first time, anyone with an interest in the
When did you first visit a public library? What role have public libraries played in your life? What roles will they play in our “digital age”? Join the DePaul University Library and the DePaul Humanities Center on November 2, 2015, for a panel discussion of the role of the public
DePaul University, a member of Chicago Collections, is pleased to announce its participation in the inaugural exhibit, Raw Material: Uncovering Chicago’s Historical Collections. This exhibit includes a selection of notable archival materials, manuscripts, and objects pulled from over 20 archival repositories across the region. The free exhibit opens August
On June 4, 2014, the DePaul University Library hosted a visit from 14 international librarians in the United States for a month-long professional development program conducted by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Mortenson Center for International Library Programs. Mortenson Center Summer Associates come from academic, public, and special libraries
As part of the ongoing partnership between DePaul University and Gordon Tech High School, the DePaul University Library welcomed more than 40 teachers from Gordon Tech to the Lincoln Park Campus on September 13th as part of their orientation to a range of resources available to them and their students.
The DePaul University Library has launched a variety of new initiatives in recent years to support recreational reading and to promote greater awareness of literacy initiatives across the university, including Unwind the Mind: Popular Reading Collection, “pop-up shops” promoting reading during breaks in the academic calendar, and the President’s Book
Many members of the DePaul University community were saddened to hear of the recent death of Internet activist Aaron Swartz. Swartz’s life and legacy have been broadly discussed over the past few days, including stories in The New York Times and the Chicago Tribune. Given Swartz’s advocacy of the cause
On October 15 to 16, 2012, DePaul University hosted the annual Catholic Research Resources Alliance (CRRA) Symposium at Cortelyou Commons. Founded in 2008, the CRRA is a consortium of 35 institutions holding significant library and/or archival collections relevant to Catholic Studies, including colleges, universities, seminaries, religious orders, and other church