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Leatherby Libraries Involved in New Netflix Documentary Series Challenger: The Final Flight uses materials from the Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections & Archives

October 6, 2020 by Rachel Karas | News

In early September, Netflix released a new documentary series, “Challenger: The Final Flight,” which chronicles the buildup and aftermath of the devastating Space Shuttle Challenger disaster on Jan. 28, 1986. The series has already received a great deal of praise from critics and space program experts alike. Emily Carney, founder of the Facebook group Space

Leatherby Libraries Services for Graduate Students Returning to Campus

October 5, 2020 by Rachel Karas | Resources

The Leatherby Libraries is happy to welcome those graduate students who are returning back to the Chapman University campus. For the time being, the Leatherby Libraries building is still physically unavailable for browsing, studying, and classwork. We have been working hard to offer remote resources for all Chapman University students and faculty, and we are

Google Doodle Uses Leatherby Libraries Materials Doodle honoring Felicitas Mendez uses images from the Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections & Archives as resource

September 30, 2020 by Rachel Karas | News

Many of us who spend a great deal of time on the internet – and who doesn’t, these days? – are familiar with Google Doodles, those pictures that take the place of the Google logo in honor of particular holidays, anniversaries, or just in celebration of specific individuals, places, or moments. On September 15, 2020,

Streaming Video Services from the Leatherby Libraries

September 9, 2020 by Rachel Karas | Resources

Along with our new Curbside Pick-Up and Document Delivery services, the Leatherby Libraries is proud to continue to offer service to streaming video resources like Kanopy and Swank Digital Campus to support instruction and research at Chapman University. Through Kanopy, Chapman students, faculty, and staff have access to films and documentaries from the Criterion Collection,

New Document Delivery Service from the Leatherby Libraries Service will mail materials to Chapman students and faculty far from campus

September 8, 2020 by Rachel Karas | Resources

Along with the new “curbside” pick-up service, the Leatherby Libraries is proud to announce that we are now also offering a limited Document Delivery Service during the Fall 2020 semester to provide current Chapman University and Brandman University students and faculty residing outside of a 25-mile radius from campus with the ability to check out

Leatherby Libraries Now Offering “Curbside” Pick-Up Limited service available for physical materials

September 2, 2020 by Rachel Karas | Resources

The Leatherby Libraries is excited to announce the beginning of a new limited “curbside” service during the Fall 2020 semester to provide current students, faculty, and staff with the ability to checkout circulating, physical items from the Leatherby Libraries. This service is only available to current students, faculty, and staff with permission from Chapman University

New E-Books Available at the Leatherby Libraries

August 31, 2020 by Reference Librarian | Resources

Welcome Panthers to the Fall semester! While the campus has had to adapt to operating remotely throughout this year, the Leatherby Libraries continues to purchase e-books for the collection to serve the Chapman University community during this period of online learning. In support of Chapman’s ongoing advocacy of the Black Lives Matter movement and racial

A Farewell Message from Dean Charlene Baldwin Leatherby Libraries' fearless leader prepares to step down

August 28, 2020 by Rachel Karas | News

As many of you know, the Dean of the Leatherby Libraries, Charlene Baldwin, announced at the beginning of 2020 that she would be retiring soon. This summer marks the beginning of her transition, as she will take a year-long sabbatical beginning on September 1st and ending August 31st, 2021, with her official retirement. While we

Archives of Chapman University Opening Convocation and Homecoming Added to Digital Commons

August 27, 2020 by Rachel Karas | Resources

Earlier this week, we shared how happy the Leatherby Libraries is to be participating in Chapman University’s Orientation Fall 2020, even though Orientation looks very different this year. One key change to this year’s Orientation is that the Welcome Ceremony, this year’s version of the Opening Convocation, will be livestreamed this Saturday evening, August 29th,

FFC Library Information Literacy Instruction Now Better than Ever! Leatherby Libraries revamps curriculum for teaching through Canvas

August 25, 2020 by Rachel Karas | News

The Leatherby Libraries is excited to announce that a team of librarians has updated the materials used by librarians to teach information literacy in Chapman University’s First-Year Focus Courses (FFCs). These changes have been made with a focus on the fact that now, more than ever, students face a world of easy access to endless amounts