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
Write About Your Library Research Experience and Earn a Cash Prize!
Did you write a research paper or complete a project this year? Did you use the library’s resources to assist with your research? Did you know the library has the Kevin and Tam Ross Undergraduate Research Prize, which recognizes excellent research and effective use of library resources? For undergraduate students, this research prize requires applicants
Rinker Campus Library Services
Did you know that the Leatherby Libraries offers services and resources as part of the Harry and Diane Rinker Health Science Campus? The Health Sciences Study Commons has 12 study rooms, 20 individual study carrels, and plenty of individual and group study spaces. Equipped with amenities such as whiteboards, printers, scanners, charging stations, and video
Celebrate Children's Authors and Illustrators Week
The Leatherby Libraries presents a display celebrating Children’s Authors and Illustrators Week, which occurs the first week of February. This display honors the many celebrated children’s books authors and illustrators that bring fantasy to life, and includes literature from authors of children’s books such as The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad, Stargazing by Jen Wang,
LibGuides: an easy-to-use repository of librarian-created content
The Leatherby Libraries provides nearly 100 research guides (LibGuides) in over 50 disciplines. These LibGuides connect Chapman University students, faculty, and staff with resources that support their research and scholarly activities. Whether conducting research in a specific subject area, preparing citations, or answering questions about publishing, the librarians have created at least one guide that