News about library resources and services for DePaul University students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends
October is American Archives Month! To celebrate Ask an Archivist Day on October 16th, we asked some of the archivists who work in DePaul’s very own Special Collections and Archives about their collections, careers, and the construction in their space on the 3rd floor! What is your favorite collection or
Meet the newest addition to our streaming media resources! A platform for Latin American, Spanish and Latinx cinema, Pragda Stream includes feature films, documentaries, shorts, and series from more than 30 countries, all in their original language with English subtitles. Pragda is an educational film distributor, and this curated collection
We were busy this summer refreshing our spaces and collections and preparing to welcome you back for a new year! Stop by the DePaul University Library in person or online to get help from our new staff, print your assignment with new black and white printers, find articles in new
Welcome to the DePaul University Library! If you’re new to DePaul or just want a refresher on our services and resources, check out this short video for an introduction to the John T. Richardson Library in Lincoln Park and the Loop Library along with all the services we have to
DePaul University, in partnership with CARLI (Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois), is happy to announce eRead Illinois via Boundless, a website and app that offers free access to over 45,000 popular ebooks and audiobooks! You can read more about this program on the eRead Illinois website here.
Sadly but unsurprisingly, we’re living in a time of unprecedented transphobia. So far this year, there are nearly 600 anti-trans bills introduced in 42 states, over three times the amount of anti-trans bills proposed in 2022 and nearly the same amount proposed in 2023. As we celebrate Pride this year,
The DePaul University Library employs over 20 student staff members across various departments. Students are essential to the Library’s daily operations – they are the minds behind processing library materials, assisting patrons with their research, and fostering a positive and inclusive learning environment for the DePaul community. The Library is
If you read ProQuest Ebooks and have saved them to the “bookshelf,” then read on… The library will be moving to a new seamless and secure login experience in March. (Yay!) As a result, the contents you’ve saved to your ProQuest Ebook Central bookshelves will disappear. (Boo!) You can back
So often, we get caught up in stories we read and forget to learn about the creators behind them. We neglect to acknowledge their unique human experiences and the effort behind their achievements. Therefore, in celebration of Black History Month, we invite you to take a few minutes to learn
Last Summer, the DePaul University Library began a subscription to Scopus, a multidisciplinary abstract and citation database developed to help researchers identify scholarly literature in the sciences, social sciences, medicine, and arts and humanities. One feature that sets Scopus apart from other databases in our collection is the ability to