Earlier this summer, the Leatherby Libraries was honored to be included in both a Choice case study and its companion webinar on “The Socially-Distanced Academic Library: A Case Study Series of Best Practices During COVID-19.” One of only five academic libraries across North America, and the only one on the West Coast, to be included
Welcome back Panthers! The Leatherby Libraries added new e-book titles in the subjects of film and history. In Women in the Weimar Republic, explore the changes in the lives of German women and their new experiences in employment, education and political life in the early twentieth century. ReFocus. The films of Amy Heckerling is the
A new hybrid Reference Desk service model has been implemented and is currently in place at the Leatherby Libraries. Our reference services will be offered partially in-person at the Reference Desk and partially remotely. Beginning this Fall semester, we will continue with our hybrid reference schedule with set hours for in-person assistance and set hours
The Leatherby Libraries has switched to the new and upgraded interface of EBSCO Discovery Service, the technology that powers the Start Your Search tool that students, faculty, and staff can use to cross-search many of the library’s 300+ databases and journal packages to access full-text electronic content. On the library’s homepage, the Start Your Search
What is the Temianka Archival Scholars Program? The Temianka Archival Scholars Program* is an academic, student-employment opportunity designed to introduce students to conducting research with manuscripts and archival material during their enrollment at Chapman University. Students will work within the Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections and Archives, and be supervised by the Coordinator
It’s hard to believe it, but the 2021 Virtual Community of Readers is halfway over! Cheryl Baltes from the School of Education won a devilishly hard-looking puzzle featuring famous first lines of literature at our first meeting on July 1st, and the winner of the raffle at our July 29th meeting will take home a
Chapman University’s Leatherby Libraries are seeking applicants for a newly created STEM Librarian position. Position Summary: The STEM Librarian will provide leadership and guidance within the Leatherby Libraries and in partnership with faculty and other library subject specialists to integrate information resources, research methodologies, software tools, and data services in the STEM disciplines within the
The Leatherby Libraries’ subscription to Swank Digital Campus provides us access to the platform’s top 1,000 most-requested videos from the prior year from studios such as Warner Bros., Paramount, NBC Universal, Columbia Pictures, Lionsgate, MGM, Miramax, and more. As new films are added to Swank Digital Campus, this top 1,000 list changes slightly over time.
Librarians at the Leatherby Libraries are always working to ensure that the students, faculty, and researchers at Chapman University have access to all the resources they need to do the best research possible, and to be the best global citizens they can be. To that end, our Reference Librarians have recently put together two new
Leatherby Libraries is switching to a new link resolver and Journal A-Z List in a move that will make it easier for students, faculty, and staff to find and access electronic journals and other resources. What is a link resolver? Have you ever been looking for articles within our Start Your Search bar or another