As the Leatherby Libraries continues to celebrate its 20th anniversary, we are proud to reflect on two decades of dedication to innovation, service, librarianship, and technological advancements. By integrating cutting-edge technology, we’ve transformed the landscape of academic support, offering the Chapman University community unparalleled access to knowledge and resources. Over the past 20 years, we
The Leatherby Libraries is pleased to now offer access to a new essential collection of ebooks from Elgar Online. The “Essentials” collections are made up from the best-selling and most-used titles from Edward Elgar Publishing to ensure that we are getting the key titles in each field. These new titles join our existing collection of
The Leatherby Libraries is proud to celebrate Open Access Week 2024. Open Access Week is an international celebration, originally put together by SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) and student advocates, which aims to make openness the default for research and celebrate the idea of free access to information. It’s a chance to
In honor of the Leatherby Libraries’ 20th Anniversary, we are excited to announce the launch of our newly updated and enhanced Instructional Video Hub, designed to enhance academic and research experience at Chapman University. Our new video hub offers user-friendly navigation and a comprehensive collection of instructional videos that support all stages of your research,
The Leatherby Libraries is excited to offer “Getting Started with EndNote” and “Getting Started with Zotero” to familiarize staff, faculty, and students with accessing reference software options. Zotero and EndNote support researchers, allowing them to quickly manage their references and citations for essays, reports, and articles. Both workshops will have two sessions this month to
Following the successful launch of Chapman Figshare during Love Data Week, the Leatherby Libraries is excited to invite more members of the Chapman community to take full advantage of the new research data repository. Whether you have datasets, media files, or other research outputs, Chapman Figshare makes your data citable, shareable, and discoverable. The Leatherby
On July 26, 1990, a significant milestone occurred with the passing of The Americans with Disabilities Act, protecting and advancing the rights of people with disabilities. In recognition of the passing of this legislation, July has been designated as Disability Pride Month. This year, on July 9, 2024, California officially acknowledged Disability Pride Month for
The Leatherby Libraries is pleased to now offer access to Collection 3 of Drama Online: National Theatre Collections 1-3. This database contains videos and images of contemporary plays from National Theatre Live Broadcasts. The third collection adds 20 performances, from Greek tragedy, a medieval morality play, and Shakespeare, to plays about Generation Z. Select available
The Leatherby Libraries is pleased to offer access to two new primary source collections from ProQuest: Black Thought and Culture and Latinx Thought and Culture: The NPR Archive, 1979-1990. Black Thought and Culture is a comprehensive collection spanning over 100,000 pages of non-fiction writings by prominent Black American leaders dating back to 1841. It includes
The Leatherby Libraries is pleased to introduce a 3-part Introduction to R Programming Summer Workshop Series to introduce students, staff, and faculty to fundamental coding concepts in R. R programming is an effective tool that can propel efficiency and effectiveness in analyzing complex statistical analyses while producing quality data visualizations. These workshops are for beginners