Leatherby Libraries Wins Award for Diversity Initiative
Earlier this month, the Council for Advancement & Support of Education (CASE) announced their District VII Circle of Excellence Awards, and the Leatherby Libraries is delighted to share that we are a silver medalist for our project, Sikh Initiatives at Chapman University. Development Coordinator and librarian Essraa Nawar submitted information about the project, one of
Use the MyLibrary! App for Safe, Easy Access to the Leatherby Libraries this Spring Semester
The Leatherby Libraries now has the MyLibrary! application which is available on all iOS or Android mobile devices. Some of the key features of the application include: Display your digital library barcode in place of your University ID. Renew items. Search for items on the Leatherby Libraries catalog and check for up-to-date availability. Place a
My Librarian's Favorite Resource(s): Psychology
Our journey through the “My Librarian’s Favorite Resource(s)” blog series continues this week with David Carson, who serves as our Brandman University Distance Education Librarian and subject liaison librarian for Psychology. In addition to his librarian duties, David is a member of the LGBTQIA+ Staff & Faculty Forum at Chapman University. David wrote to us
A Parent's Guide to the Leatherby Libraries
Parent Spring Summit 2021 will be held virtually, giving all of the colleges and departments at Chapman University the chance to show parents all of the remarkable remote resources that are available for their students. Here at the Leatherby Libraries, we’re especially excited to offer Chapman University parents some special insight into how they can
My Librarian's Favorite Resource(s): History
In the first episode of our new blog series, “My Librarian’s Favorite Resource(s),” we’re chatting with Rand Boyd, who in addition to being the Special Collections Librarian, also serves as the subject liaison librarian for History and Holocaust Studies. Rand shares with us his favorite resources for helping students studying History: “I have had the
New E-Books Available for Februrary
Welcome to the spring semester! One of the new e-books available at the Leatherby Libraries includes the title Introduction to Positive Media Psychology. Chapman University Communication Studies professor Dr. Sophie Janicke-Bowles is co-author of this book, which “summarizes and synthesizes the key concepts, theories, and empirical findings on the positive emotional, cognitive, and behavioral effects
New Database: ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Black Newspapers
The Leatherby Libraries is thrilled to offer ongoing access to the ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Black Newspapers database, to which we offered trial access in Fall 2020. With this acquisition, which represents a major campus-wide collaboration, we now have permanent access to the archives of ten historical black newspapers that provide first-hand accounts and coverage of
My Librarian's Favorite Resource(s)
Welcome to the Spring 2021 semester, Panthers! The Leatherby Libraries is here to help you get the most out of your time at Chapman University, and we have a wide array of resources to help you do just that! In fact, we’ve got so many resources that this semester we’ll be running a blog series
Chapman Authors Can Now Publish Open Access Research for Free in Cambridge University Press Journals
The Leatherby Libraries is pleased to announce that Chapman University has joined a three-year read-and-publish agreement with Cambridge University Press. In addition to providing Chapman University access to over 300 additional Cambridge journals, this agreement allows Chapman-affiliated authors to publish their articles Open Access in many Cambridge journals at no cost to themselves. This agreement
Leatherby Libraries Interim Dean Dr. Kevin Ross and Collaborators Win Diversity and Inclusion Award
In September of 2020, the Chapman University Office of Research announced a new funding opportunity, the Innovation in Diversity and Inclusion Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity program, designed to support critical gaps in knowledge related to equity, diversity and inclusion or to benefit impacted communities. In mid-December, it was announced that, among a number of