How to Submit your Thesis or Dissertation to the Library
The Leatherby Libraries is hosting an in-person workshop on Tuesday, October 3, 2023, at 2:30 PM on submitting a thesis or dissertation to the library. The target of the workshop is Chapman University MA, MS, Ph.D., and MFA students. The library’s Chair of Resources & Scholarly Communications Kristin Laughtin-Dunker will lead the workshop. Kristin will
Connect to Knowledge: Exciting Swank Updates Make 1,000 Most-Requested Videos Available to the Chapman Community
The Leatherby Libraries’ subscription to Swank Digital Campus provides access to the platform’s top 1,000 most-requested videos from the prior year, including films from studios such as Warner Bros., Paramount, NBC Universal, Columbia Pictures, Lionsgate, MGM, Miramax, and more. As new movies are added to Swank Digital Campus, the top 1,000 list changes slightly over time,
Let's Talk about Health Equity
Are you healthy? What would your answer be? If it is “no,” do you believe you will receive adequate care? Depending on who you are, that answer might very well be “no”—”no” because your skin is a certain colour, “no” because you are a member of the LBGTQ+ community, “no” because you are an immigrant,
Happiness Happens Book Display
The Leatherby Libraries presented a display celebrating Happiness Happens Month, celebrated annually in August. This display aimed to help students and teachers have a positive mindset going into this new academic year. It includes publications such as A Short Guide to a Happy Life by Anna Quindle, Happiness Explained: What Human Flourishing Is and What
Secret Chapman Artists Showcase Their Work
Thanks to art, instead of seeing a single world, our own, we see it multiply until we have before us as many worlds as there are original artists. —Marcel Proust How often do you get to know your coworkers? Not the ones you lunch with, but those you say “hello” to out of custom. How
Connect to Knowledge: AI LibGuide
The Leatherby Libraries is pleased to announce the launch of a new research guide on Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education. Serving as a companion to Chapman University’s AI Hub, this guide connects students, faculty, and staff with finding resources and building a foundation to understand ChatGPT and its impact on higher education. It includes pages
Connect to Knowledge: NewspaperArchive and Newsbank
The Leatherby Libraries is pleased to offer access to NewspaperArchive from World Archives Holdings LLC and Newsbank Access World News. NewspaperArchive database contains tens of millions of newspaper pages from over 15,000 publications from around the world, with the oldest dating as far back as 1607 and access for many continuing to the present day.
Connect to Knowledge: C19 - The Nineteenth Century Index
The Leatherby Libraries is pleased to offer access to C19: The Nineteenth Century Index. C19 is a Nineteenth Century Index with nearly 23 million records, including: Ebooks Nineteenth Century Short Title Catalogue (NSTC): 1.3 million records relating to British Library acquisitions made or cataloged since the original NSTC compilation. The Nineteenth Century Microfiche Project: 34,400
SPIE Digital Library Read-and-Publish Deal Provides Journal Access and Free Open Access Publishing
The Leatherby Libraries is pleased to announce that Chapman University has signed a read-and-publish agreement with SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics. SPIE is the world’s largest collection of optics and photonics applied research, with over 550,000 journal articles and conference papers spanning biomedicine, communications, sensors, defense and security, manufacturing, electronics, energy, and
Connect to Knowledge: Nexis Uni
The Leatherby Libraries is pleased to offer access to Nexis Uni. Nexis Uni includes more than 15,000 news, legal, and business sources, including print and online journals, television and radio broadcasts, newswires, and blogs. It includes local, regional, national, and international newspapers with deep archives. Additionally, there are extensive legal sources for federal and state cases