Open access to information is a sticky subject. As our world continues to progress, many individuals want information readily accessible at their fingertips. Open Access Week, which is now in its tenth year, is designed to share the benefits of open access, the free immediate access to scholarly information. Here at Leatherby Libraries, we attempt
The Leatherby Libraries has A LOT to offer the Chapman community…if you take advantage of the resources. As a Chapman student myself, I have a heavy academic load at 18 credits on top of work, filming, my sorority, Chapman Ambassadors, clubs on campus, and a social life to maintain. Taking advantage of what the Leatherby
I grew up in northwestern Pennsylvania in a town called Wilcox. Wilcox has a population of roughly three hundred and sixty people and surrounding it is over five hundred thousand acres of forest. All of which is to say, growing up, I was not surrounded by many different religions. My only exposure to different beliefs
This year, we here at the Leatherby Libraries are committed to using the blog to showing off more of what we have to offer, to students, faculty, staff, and visitors. Jimmy Elinski’s (’21) “Exploring the Magic of the Leatherby Libraries” blog series is taking readers on a virtual tour of the library’s places and spaces,
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
Fabulous news, Panthers! In response to many requests for outdoor library studying space, we have opened up the Fashionables Terrace to students who want to enjoy the fresh air as they study. Located on the 4th floor of the Leatherby Libraries (when you come out of the elevators, make a hard left turn to find
Chapman University Digital Commons, our open access repository for the scholarship, archives, and creative activity of our university, is celebrating its fifth anniversary! Launched on August 13, 2014, it has grown exponentially each year and showcases the brilliant output of our faculty, staff, and students on a global scale. In the past five years, the
Hello! What better way to cool off this summer than to read one of our newest additions to the library collection under a shady tree or in our air-conditioned Leatherby Libraries? Get some ideas for what book to read next for the Community of Readers with A Booklover’s Companion. Pick up a book from the
Summertime is here! Take advantage of the long summer days by checking out our newest materials and joining the Community of Readers. In the mood for poetry? Read translated poems from around the world in Strange Harbors and Masks. Did you know that we have a special collection featuring authors who are Chapman alumni? See
Happy Finals Week! Whether you are looking for resources for your final research paper or need a quick break from studying, come take a look at some of our newest acquisitions. May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Increase your knowledge of Asian history by checking out Visual arts, representations and interventions in contemporary China or Bamboo