Leatherby Libraries Remote Resources Working remotely? Here are some remote resources to help you. Information is changing from moment to moment; this blog post is being updated regularly with new information. The Leatherby Libraries building is closed until further notice. Latest information about Chapman University and COVID-19 Online and Phone Help Librarians are trained professionals
Show off your talents at the Leatherby Libraries! It’s time for the 7th Annual Staff Art Exhibition. The deadline to submit your applications is Friday, April 17, 2020, so, get out your art supplies and cameras. We welcome both two- and three-dimensional artworks, such as paintings, drawings, photography, sculpture, mixed media, and crafts. Installation will take place
The Leatherby Libraries’ Coordinator of Scholarly Communications & Electronic Resources, Kristin Laughtin-Dunker, recently co-hosted a webinar titled “Defining Plan S and Transformative Agreements” with DeDe Leshy, the Senior Medical Library for Electronic Resources at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The webinar was hosted by the Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC) Scholarly Communication Committee, of which both
Are you hard at work on your thesis or spending long hours in the lab? Here’s one way you could get recognized for your many hours of study – enter to win the annual Leatherby Libraries Undergraduate Research Prize. The Kevin and Tam Ross Undergraduate Research Prize recognizes excellent research and effective use of library resources
Welcome back Panthers! We hope the Spring semester is off to a great start. Feel free to stop by the library to take a look at the new materials that are added to the collection. The new materials display is located behind the reference desk and everything is available for check-out. Featured Books Business The
For the last five years, Chapman University Digital Commons has served as an open access repository for the research, scholarship, and creative activity of the Chapman community, helping the university collect, store, and showcase these works to readers around the globe. We are happy to now expand these services by creating Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs)
The Leatherby Libraries are happy to have recently acquired or expanded access to several new resources this month: New! Progress in Brain Research This book series from Elsevier provides extensive documentation of advances in neuroscience. It includes many authoritative reviews and original articles by specialists on topics related to neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, neuropharmacology, neuroendocrinology, neuropathology, basic
The Leatherby Libraries is pleased to reinstate access to the Oxford English Dictionary after receiving many requests and a lot of feedback from passionate Chapman faculty and students. Unlike many other dictionaries, which only provide current definitions of words, the Oxford English Dictionary is an important tool for tracing the origin and history of words
The Leatherby Libraries is proud to celebrate Open Access Week 2019 from October 21-27. Open Access Week is an international celebration, originally put together by SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) and student advocates, with aims to make openness the default for research. This year’s theme is “Open for Whom? Equity in Open
Last week, the Leatherby Libraries launched its brand-new newsletter. The newsletter, which will be sent out every other month, provides readers with a summary of recent and upcoming events in the Leatherby Libraries, as well as giving insight into the inner workings of the library. The first issue included a message from Dean Charlene Baldwin,