Connect to Knowledge: MIT Press Direct
The Leatherby Libraries is pleased to offer access to MIT Press Direct eBooks. MIT Press Direct is a new, collective action open access business model for scholarly books. According to MIT Press, ” Direct to Open harnesses collective action to support open access to excellent scholarship.” This new program gives the Chapman University community access
Connect to Knowledge: Research Methods Primary Sources
The Leatherby Libraries is pleased to offer access to Research Methods Primary Sources. This new resource introduces the fundamental approaches to working with primary source materials and historical evidence. This database is designed to support humanities and social sciences students. It also includes nearly 200 essays, videos, “how-to” guides, and case studies by subject specialists
Leatherby Libraries Commemorates the American Women Quarters™ Program
In March, we honored Women’s History Month by commemorating the American Women Quarters™ Program implemented through the United States Mint. The United States Mint is an office of the Department of the Treasury responsible for producing coinage for the United States. “In late 2020, Congress passed legislation (P.L. 116-330, signed into law on January 13,
Connect to Knowledge: JoVE
The Leatherby Libraries is pleased to now offer access to a new subscription, JoVE. JoVE is a collection of over 13,000 science videos illustrating key concepts, research techniques, and experiments in biology, chemistry, engineering, environmental sciences, psychology, medicine, and more. As a video library, it is dedicated to teaching the practice and theory of scientific
The CEER Over Time
The Special Collections and Archives Library has a newly curated display featuring Chapman University yearbooks* through history titled “The CEER Over Time.” This display features a “selection of CEER yearbooks from the Chapman University Archives. Bold colors, graphics, and textures make each one unique. These books depict the school’s name changes from California Christian College
Connect to Knowledge: History Vault
The Leatherby Libraries is pleased to announce the addition of three new primary source collections through our newest database History Vault. Black Freedom Struggle in the 20th Century Japanese American Incarceration CIA Cold War Research Reports and Records on Communism in China and Eastern Europe This database includes manuscript and archival collections digitized in partnership
Connect to Knowledge: Data Sets and Resources Guide
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
Librarian Interviews: Shalini Ramachandran
At the Leatherby Libraries, we have an interview series highlighting our amazing librarians’ work every day. These interviews help inform the community about all of the different areas of the library and the services we have! Shalini Ramachandran, our new STEM Librarian, answered some questions for us. 1. What is your name and title? My
Connect to Knowledge: SAGE Campus
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
Dive into Data by Becoming the Data Services Librarian
Chapman University’s Leatherby Libraries seeks applicants for our new Data Services Librarian! Position Summary: The primary responsibility of the Data Services Librarian is to liaise with the university research community to identify, implement, and promote novel, sustainable data services throughout all stages of the research data lifecycle. For more information about the position or to