A new research guide highlighting data sets and resources is now available for Chapman University faculty, students, and staff. The Data Sets and Resources guide provides a single access point for the Chapman community to browse the available data sets and sources supporting the growing research and data sciences programs. The guide combines the list
The Leatherby Libraries is pleased to offer a new research tool to the Chapman Community: SAGE Campus. SAGE Campus provides a suite of over 30 structured, online, self-paced courses (with over 250 hours of content) covering critical skills and research methods. The courses range from 2 to 40 hours each and cover all disciplines and
The Leatherby Libraries is pleased to offer a new text and data mining tool to the Chapman Community: TDM Studio from ProQuest. TDM Studio offers two pathways for Chapman faculty, students, and staff to perform text and data mining: The Visualizations tool is intended for users of all levels and helps them mine content from
The Leatherby Libraries is pleased to announce our new blog series: Connect to Knowledge! This series will cover the library’s new state-of-the-art resources for students, faculty, and staff to support their success. These resources include tools, databases, e-books, journals, library research guides, and more! Even better, all of these resources are available digitally on and
The Leatherby Libraries is pleased to announce that we now have subscription access to the Ethnic Diversity Source database, which has been on trial since late September. Ethnic Diversity Source provides rich access to a variety of materials dating back to 1923 that cover the cultures, traditions, social treatment, and lived experiences of different ethnic
The Leatherby Libraries is pleased to announce that we now have access to the Core Chemistry package of journals from the Royal Society of Chemistry. Founded in 1841, the Royal Society of Chemistry is a learned society “concerned with advancing chemistry as a science, developing its applications, and disseminating chemical knowledge”. Its journals are highly
EBSCO has launched an upgraded version of its mobile app, making it easier than ever to access research and scholarship from the library’s Start Your Search platform or our individual EBSCO databases. The app allows users to read and listen to articles from EBSCO databases, quickly conduct searches and save articles for later reference, pull
The Leatherby Libraries is pleased to announce that we now have access to a new, free database from HeinOnline that focus on human rights and justice issues: Open Society Justice Initiative. The Open Society Justice Initiative database provides access to briefing papers, publications, reports, handbooks, legal and policy submissions, and fact sheets by the Justice
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