Connect to Knowledge: LGBT Magazine Archive
Universities and colleges celebrate Pride Month every April, including Chapman University. In conjunction with Campus Pride Month, the Leatherby Libraries is pleased to offer access to the LGBT Magazine Archive from ProQuest. LGBT Magazine Archive traces the history and evolution of myriad aspects of LGBT history and culture, including legal contexts, health, politics, social attitudes,
Third Annual OC Archives Bazaar Comes Back to Life
After a three-year hiatus, the 3rd Annual Orange County Archives Bazaar finally comes back to life! OC Archives in Action “brings together libraries, special collections, and cultural institutions. Showcasing materials from these collections, this event highlights the known and unknown stories of Orange County.” The showcase also had displays, discussions, presentations, and activities. Both the
Orange County Historical Sites and Scenes
The Leatherby Libraries is excited to announce a new artwork installation on the library’s first floor. Thanks to a generous gift from Trustee Emeritus Joann Leatherby, 12 intricate copper engravings of famous Orange County Historical Sites and Scenes are now on display. According to our Coordinator of Special Collections, Lauren McDaniel, these prints are from
A Message from the Leatherby Libraries
I would like to extend warm wishes to you from all of us in the Leatherby Libraries. We remain committed to our mission of providing personalized services and relevant resources in support of the curricular, creative, and scholarly needs of the Chapman University community to ensure the development of the information-literate global citizen. Our vision
The Leatherby Libraries Brings Back the Annual Staff Art Exhibit
Do you have an artistic side you’d like to share with your Chapman community members? You can apply to be in the Leatherby Libraries’ 7th Annual Staff Art Exhibition! After a several-year hiatus, we are bringing back the Annual Staff Art Exhibit! The submission deadline is Sunday, April 23, 2023. The exhibit is open to
Connect to Knowledge: Additional Bloomsbury Digital Resources
The Leatherby Libraries is pleased to offer access to two additional Bloomsbury resources: the Bloomsbury Video Library and the Bloomsbury International Encyclopedia of Surrealism. The Bloomsbury Video Library* features content from filmed performances and fiction films to documentaries and instructional videos. We have access to the entire Arts and Humanities Collection, which includes 2,000 films
César Chávez Display
The Leatherby Libraries presents a display celebrating César Chávez Day, celebrated on March 31, 2023. This display honors César Chávez’s legacy as an educator, environmentalist, and civil rights leader. It includes publications such as Jacques E. Levy’s Cesar Chávez : autobiography of La Causa and Robert L. Holmes and Barry L. Gan’s Nonviolence in theory
Motherhood to motherhoods Display
The Leatherby Libraries is hosting a semester-long display in conjunction with the upcoming conference Motherhood to motherhoods: Ideologies of ‘The Feminine’ from Friday, April 28 – Sunday, April 30, 2023. This conference is hosted by Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. Diversity and Development Libarian Essraa Nawar will participate as a panelist in
Connect to Knowledge: Expanded Coverage for IEEE-Wiley and MIT Press Ebooks
The Leatherby Libraries is pleased to offer expanded coverage to the IEEE-Wiley and MIT Press Ebooks through the IEEE Electronic Library database. This purchase of the IEEE-Wiley 2012-2023 and the MIT Press Ebooks 2020-2023 collections brings our holdings up to date and expands our coverage of significant engineering and science content. The IEEE-Wiley also contains
Enhancing the Graduate Students' Experience
The Leatherby Libraries is committed to serving Chapman University students enrolled in the 66 graduate degrees and programs that the University offers. We provide a full range of services and resources carefully curated for graduate-level education and research. The Leatherby Libraries offer customized resources, subject specialist librarians, one-on-one consultations, and extended borrowing and space reservation