Christmas Across Cultures
The Leatherby Libraries is pleased to announce our final reference desk display for 2024, Christmas Across Cultures. This display was inspired by the wide range of Christmas traditions that take place around the world. To get in the holiday spirit, our Library staff decorated the Reference Desk with pinecones, a miniature Christmas tree, and poinsettia
Finals Week
It’s that time of year again—Finals Week is just around the corner, and we know how important it is to stay energized and focused. We’re thrilled to bring back one of our favorite traditions at the Leatherby Libraries: Coffee at the Library for Finals Week! Join us on the first floor of the Leatherby Libraries,
Share Your Library Research Experience and Earn a Cash Prize!
Attention Chapman University Undergraduate Students! Have you written a research paper or completed a project this year? Did you utilize library resources to assist you with your research journey? If so, apply to the 2025 Kevin and Tam Ross Undergraduate Research Prize, which recognizes excellent research and effective use of library resources. Here is everything
Write About Your Graduate Library Research Experience and Win a Cash Prize
The Leatherby Libraries is pleased to announce that applications for the second annual Eric M. Scandrett Graduate Research Prize are now open! This prize recognizes Chapman University graduate students who created exceptional research by effectively utilizing library resources. All graduates who have used library resources to assist with completing research projects and papers in the
20 Ways to Continue Celebrating Leatherby Libraries' 20th Anniversary
As the Leatherby Libraries continues to celebrate its 20th anniversary, we are proud to reflect on two decades of dedication to innovation, service, librarianship, and technological advancements. By integrating cutting-edge technology, we’ve transformed the landscape of academic support, offering the Chapman University community unparalleled access to knowledge and resources. Over the past 20 years, we
What You Need to Know about R Programming
Are you interested in learning how to use and encode data effectively? This November, the Leatherby Libraries is hosting a three-part Intro to R programming workshop series to help you learn more about coding in R. Whether you are a complete beginner or need a refresher, this workshop series will provide participants with fundamental knowledge
Connect to Knowledge: A New Collection of Best-Selling Ebooks on Climate Change, Sustainability, Business and More from Elgar Online
The Leatherby Libraries is pleased to now offer access to a new essential collection of ebooks from Elgar Online. The “Essentials” collections are made up from the best-selling and most-used titles from Edward Elgar Publishing to ensure that we are getting the key titles in each field. These new titles join our existing collection of
Voting 101
The Panther recently highlighted Chapman University’s dedicated efforts to boost student participation in elections, which has resulted in the Chapman student body being labeled one of the most civically engaged campuses in Southern California (Kang, Hanna, “Chapman University holds voter registration bash for students promoting electoral engagement,” The Orange County Register, 2024, October 17). Inspired
Connect to Knowledge: How Instructors Can Use Sage Campus in Canvas
The Leatherby Libraries is pleased to announce that instructors can now assign content from Sage Campus in Canvas, providing another way to integrate these valuable, self-paced learning modules into class assignments. Sage Campus is a valuable database of self-paced courses on critical skills and research methods for all stages of academic study. The courses range
Leatherby Libraries Celebrates Open Access Week, October 21-27, 2024
The Leatherby Libraries is proud to celebrate Open Access Week 2024. Open Access Week is an international celebration, originally put together by SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) and student advocates, which aims to make openness the default for research and celebrate the idea of free access to information. It’s a chance to