Do you want to know how the Leatherby Libraries can support your research journey by helping meet publisher and funder data-sharing requirements? Join us for the Spring 2025 installment of “Sharing Your Research Data with Chapman Figshare,” hosted by our Data Services Librarian, Andrew Greenman, to learn more! This virtual workshop will explore Chapman Figshare,
The Leatherby Libraries is pleased to offer access to the “Interrogating Colonial Documents and Narratives” module of Research Methods Primary Sources from AM. This module introduces students to the key concerns and issues associated with studying colonial history. Students and instructors will receive support in learning how to use colonial primary sources for learning and
In honor of Women’s History Month, we are pleased to announce that the Chapman research community now has access to the Taylor & Francis Women’s Studies Ebooks Collection. This database features a curated collection of key titles in Women’s Studies, examining the impact of race, ethnicity, geography, class, sexual orientation, and gender construction on the
The Leatherby Libraries is pleased to offer access to the Vogue Archive. This database includes the entire run of the US edition of Vogue from 1892 to the present, reproduced in high-resolution color images. The Vogue Archive is an essential primary source for fashion and modern social history studies. Researchers will find the database useful
The Leatherby Libraries is pleased to offer access to Cabells Journalytics Medicine & Predatory Reports. This resource is separate from our ongoing subscription to the Cabells Directory of Publishing Opportunities and focuses specifically on journals in the medical field with their publication guidelines. The “Journalytics” directory assists scholars in identifying over 7,000 journals for publication
The Leatherby Libraries is pleased to offer access to Reuters NewsFilm for Education. This video archive includes everything from historical newsreels dating back to 1896 to current events from over 160 countries. This database allows students to download and use clips in their own documentary and film productions! The usage must be non-commercial and credit
The Leatherby Libraries is pleased to now offer access to Bloomsbury Dress and Costume Library. This database contains interdisciplinary resources on the study of dress and costume history, design, and creation from 3300 BCE to the present. However, the majority of coverage is on the last several centuries. Primary sources, scholarly and reference books, articles,
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