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
Are you tired of repetitive computing tasks and manual data crunching? Processing values with standard statistical data processing software can take hours and often requires utilizing separate software to graph data points. R Programming can save time and effort by running complex statistical analyses while producing engaging data visualizations. The Leatherby Libraries is excited to
The Center for American War Letters Archives announces the inclusion of archival correspondence in our Digital Commons platform in honor of D-Day, June 6th, commemorating the Allied invasion of Normandy, France, during World War II in 1944. This collection contains three correspondences written by service members about the invasion. These service members either directly served on
The Leatherby Libraries is pleased to now offer access to the Asian Life in America database from Newsbank and Readex. This database documents the experience and impact of Asian Americans as recorded by the news media from 1704 to 2017. The primary sources in this collection offer an expansive window into centuries of Asian American
Finals Week is almost here again, Panthers! The Leatherby Libraries, in collaboration with the Chapman University Student Government Association, are thrilled to announce the return of coffee and snacks at the Library for Finals Week! Rotunda After-Hours Study Commons Open 24/7 for Finals Week We are pleased to announce that the After-Hours Study Commons in
The Leatherby Libraries is pleased to now offer access to Digital Theatre+, a database that contains hundreds of video recordings of theatre, audio, and poetry productions. It also includes interviews, lectures, documentaries, teaching materials, and written resources on all aspects of theatre. Please contact the Chair of Resources & Scholarly Communications, Kristin Laughtin-Dunker, at laughtin@chapman.edu
The Leatherby Libraries is pleased to announce the continuation of its read-and-publish agreement with Wiley from 2024-2026. This agreement allows Chapman-affiliated authors to publish their articles Open Access (OA) in many Wiley journals by covering the Article Processing Charges (APCs) for Chapman authors’ research articles that Wiley journals have accepted for publication. New Procedures Chapman University authors