News about library resources and services for DePaul University students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends
Every quarter staff in Special Collections and Archives look forward to welcoming faculty and students to our library classroom to engage with our primary sources and analyze the physical characteristics of rare books, maps, and archival documents. While this physical interaction with collections and each other was not possible during
The DePaul University Library is excited to announce our new and improved library systems, which replaces the WorldCat Discovery search and back-end software, Voyager. Our new user experience, identified as “LibrarySearch” on our homepage, will provide a more seamless discovery of our print materials, electronic journal articles, e-books and more
Welcome to DePaul, new students! Just as the ‘L’ connects you to all parts of Chicago, the Library is your connection to resources and services to help you succeed both academically and personally. While we’re physically closed this summer, we’ve created a video to introduce you to the services, resources,
The DePaul University Library would like to congratulate class of 2020 graduating students on all their hard work and success during these unique circumstances. The University Library, like many other departments, is heavily dependent on student staff to keep our operations running smoothly and provide the best possible service to
Are you using our Ask a Librarian service? We can help you conquer information overload, support your papers with reliable facts, evidence, and analysis, learn new research skills, and find the most useful information quickly and easily. Here are some of the intriguing topics we helped with recently: Gambling theory
With classes now online, the DePaul University Library would like to highlight our streaming video resources available to the DePaul community. Students, faculty, and staff have access to a wide range of streaming services, some are new, and some you may not have known we’ve had. So let’s take a
Decretum Almæ Universitatis Parisiensis. Anno salutis 1626, die XII. Kal. Majas Maturinensi, scribendo adfuerunt rector, Decani, Procuratories, Magistri, Universitas Studiorum. [Paris?]: [Publisher not identified], [1626?] SpC. 273.7 S233tYu1626 The University of Paris, founded in 1150, is the second oldest of the great European medieval universities. Arguably, it became the most
The DePaul University community is gearing up for finals and wrapping up an unprecedented and challenging spring quarter during a global pandemic. Getting through the quarter is a huge accomplishment in itself. Like the rest of campus, the DePaul University Library has shifted online due to COVID-19. When the John
Long before DePaul shifted classes online this quarter due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the university was leading the way in remote instruction. In 1958, DePaul awarded one of the nation’s first “online” degrees to Edward J. Fiori, Jr., a student who attended all of his classes remotely. Fiori was an
Summer is approaching, and that means we’re getting closer to our Library Reboot! On June 24, the DePaul University Library will update its public-facing and internal library systems to provide a better user experience and a more seamless discovery of our various print materials, electronic journal articles, e-books and more