New Access to Royal Society of Chemistry Journals
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
New EBSCO Mobile App Makes It Easier to Do Research from Anywhere
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
Charlene Baldwin Library Star Award Given to Archivist Andy Harman
Twice a year, the Leatherby Libraries staff gather to mark the end of a semester, celebrate together, and recognize each other’s dedication and hard work. At each of these gatherings, one or more Leatherby Libraries employees are honored with a Star Award. As of this year, the Star Award has been re-named the Charlene Baldwin
New Database on Human Rights and Justice Issues
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
Founding Director of the "Center for American War Letters" Andrew Carroll Partners with the "9:57 Project" to Honor the 20th Anniversary of 9/11
This weekend marks twenty years since the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Although the date still stands out starkly to those who remember the attacks, it has become a part of history class for high school students who have been born since. The 9:57 Project, which began in 2014, aims to make that history
Chicano Art: A Book Display in Celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month
National Hispanic American Heritage Month is celebrated each year from September 15th to October 15th. In celebration of the month, our Sociology and Latin American Studies librarian has curated a book display, accessible in the Leatherby Libraries lobby in front of the elevators, on Chicano Art. The description of the display reads, “Chicano art began
New Special Collections Displays Celebrate Unique Treasures
As the new academic year begins, visitors to the Leatherby Libraries can enjoy two new displays that showcase some of the most unique gems held by the Rare Books Collection of the Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections & Archives, both curated by Special Collections librarian Rand Boyd. On the first floor, next to
Leatherby Libraries Included in Choice Case Study and Webinar
Earlier this summer, the Leatherby Libraries was honored to be included in both a Choice case study and its companion webinar on “The Socially-Distanced Academic Library: A Case Study Series of Best Practices During COVID-19.” One of only five academic libraries across North America, and the only one on the West Coast, to be included
New E-Books Available for September
Welcome back Panthers! The Leatherby Libraries added new e-book titles in the subjects of film and history. In Women in the Weimar Republic, explore the changes in the lives of German women and their new experiences in employment, education and political life in the early twentieth century. ReFocus. The films of Amy Heckerling is the
Leatherby Libraries Moving to an Extended Hybrid Reference Desk
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