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Half a Million Downloads for Digital Commons! Chapman University's growing institutional repository

April 23, 2018 by Kristin Laughtin-Dunker | Resources

Continuing its trend of exponential growth, Chapman University Digital Commons has reached its biggest milestone to date, surpassing 500,000 cumulative downloads! Launched in August 2014, the Digital Commons is home to over 18,000 pieces of faculty and student scholarship, archives, and other creative materials developed by the Chapman community. This repository provides authors with a

New Database: Kanopy Access to 30,000+ films and documentaries!

March 12, 2018 by | Resources

The Leatherby Libraries is excited to announce access to a new database, Kanopy. Film students and film enthusiasts alike will delight in knowing that, through this database, they now have access to over 30,000 films and documentaries from top producers such as Criterion Collection, Media Education Foundation, The Great Courses, New Day Films, PBS, and

Got Books? Leatherby Libraries Hosts 12th Annual Book Sale

February 26, 2018 by | News

Looking to expand your personal library? This year’s Annual Book Sale, hosted on the first floor of the Leatherby Libraries, is the perfect opportunity to explore books and other materials to add to your collection. The book sale includes more than just academic works – you’ll have plenty of subjects to explore, including history, politics,

“The Bard on Campus” A new display highlighting Othello folios loaned to the library from Professor Tom Bradac

February 2, 2018 by | Exhibits and Displays

The Bard on Campus is a new display in the Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections and Archives that commemorates the long history of Shakespeare on the Chapman University campus. On display are photographs and programs highlighting the work of Henry Kemp-Blair, who started the Henry Kemp-Blair Shakespeare Festival in the 1960s and Tom

Student Research Day 2017 The Leatherby Libraries participates in another successful research fair!

December 8, 2017 by | News

Chapman University’s Student Research Day (CUSRD) is a semiannual event celebrating the scope and depth of scholarly research and creative activity conducted by Chapman undergraduate and graduate students. This semester’s research fair, held in Sandhu Conference Center on Wednesday, December 6th, featured a wide range of research subjects, from art and music to biological science and

Enter to Win the 2018 Kevin and Tam Ross Undergraduate Research Prize Cash prizes awarded to students who make good use of library resources in their research

December 6, 2017 by | News

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

New Materials at the Leatherby Libraries!

November 27, 2017 by Reference Desk | Exhibits and Displays

Did you know that the Leatherby Libraries acquires hundreds of new books each month? Our subject librarians are diligently working to maintain a collection that reflects the diverse needs of our students and faculty. Some of these new acquisitions are now featured on display behind the reference desk. Come see what new findings the library

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