President Emeritus James Doti Shares His Children's Books
On Monday, December 2nd, students and community members alike crowded into Attallah Piazza for this year’s Winterfest, celebrating the start of the winter holiday season. As the program finished, many left, headed home to study for finals or get cozy with hot cocoa, but members of Chapman University’s Town & Gown came into the Leatherby
Lost Heritage: The Sikh Legacy in Pakistan - A Glimpse of Guru Nanak's Travels
Thanks to the Sikhlens Foundation, the Leatherby Libraries is proud to host the photography exhibition, Lost Heritage: The Sikh Legacy in Pakistan – A Glimpse of Guru Nanak’s Travels, by Amardeep Singh. The exhibit is currently on view until January 15, 2020 in the Doy and Dee Henley Reading Room on the second floor of the Leatherby
New Materials for December
Finals week is here! Looking for that last resource to complete your research paper? Grab some last minute materials to help get you through the end of the semester. The new materials display is located behind the reference desk and everything is available for check-out. Featured DVDs Featured Books Education Children and materialities : the
Soldier's War Students Present Theses in the Center for American War Letters Archives
On Monday December 2, Chapman’s Master of Arts program in War and Society held an academic competition in the Center for American War Letters Archives that speaks to the nature of the materials housed in the repository. Students that were part of Dr. Jennifer Keene’s HIST 501 Soldier’s War class had a semester-long project using
Christmas in the Center for American War Letters Archives
For the holiday season, the Center for American War Letters Archives “spruced” up a couple of our display cases. Along with some holly, ribbons, and ornaments, the displays show an array of letters and other materials sent home by soldiers around their favorite time of year (even if it wasn’t at the time!). Of course,
Exploring the Library: Temianka Collection and Study Room
Henri Temianka was a world renowned violinist, educator, conductor, and writer whose career spanned over 3,000 concerts worldwide and comprised over 100 published articles and books. Temianka founded the Paganini Quartet and the California Chamber Symphony, the first chamber orchestra in Los Angeles. Throughout his successful career, Temianka performed and trained with many of the
Demystifying Academic Librarianship: Subject Liaison Librarianship
Let’s say you’re a junior, staring down the barrel of a massive research paper at the end of Fall semester. You know what you’re writing about, but you’re just not sure where to start with your research – it feels too overwhelming. You remember your library instruction class during your FFC, but that was two
Investigating Resources at the Leatherby Libraries: Support for Students with Disabilities
The Leatherby Libraries works to serve all Chapman students in any way they need. With our promise to do so, the library offers many resources for students with disabilities. These resources include: Multiple entrances for easy access. The east and west side entrances have wheelchair ramps and automatic opening doors. Three elevators in the building:
Now available: Full data sets from the Roper Center Archives
The Leatherby Libraries has upgraded our subscription to the Roper Center Archives, enabling students, faculty, and staff to download full data sets from this large collection of poll data from U.S. polling firms. The Roper Center Archives contain over 710,000 polling questions from 1935 to the present, with broad topical coverage of opinions and behavior
What Time Is It? It's Cookies and 24-Hour Services Time!
The Leatherby Libraries will be open 24 hours each day during the last two weeks of the semester: Open from Monday, December 2, 2019 at 8 a.m. and will not close until Friday, December 13, 2019 at 10 p.m. During the late night hours, the following services will be available: circulation services, bookable study rooms, and print/copy