Celebrities of the Chapman University Digital Commons: Dr. Jared Rubin
Two weeks ago, we announced that the Chapman University Digital Commons had reached the fantastic milestone of over one million downloads! In a new mini-blog series, we’ll be chatting with a few celebrities of the Digital Commons – authors whose articles have been milestone items for the Digital Commons. In this first installment, we’re chatting
No Cookies, No Worries
Ordinarily at this time in the semester, we’d be opening up the Leatherby Libraries for 24-hour services for students studying for finals, and there would be tables with cookies on each floor. Because we’re all still studying and working from home right now, we’ve found a different way to show how much the Leatherby Libraries
Leatherby Students from Home: Jimmy Elinski
We know you’ve been missing his “Exploring the Magic of the Leatherby Libraries” blog series, because we have, too. Sharing this week what he’s missing most about working in the Leatherby Libraries as part of our Leatherby Students from Home series is Jimmy Elinski. Since the transition to online-only instruction in mid-March, our student employees
New LibGuide for Teams and Zoom Instruction
The Leatherby Libraries is happy to share that we have a new research guide available to aid professors, especially as we approach finals, with Teams and Zoom for Virtual Instruction and Communication. This guide, created by Reference Librarians Ana Munandar and Catalina Lopez, gathers resources on Microsoft Teams and Zoom, which are web conferencing tools
Leatherby Students from Home: Ruby Blakesleay
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been giving you some insight into how different librarians from the Leatherby Libraries have shifted to working from home. In this new blog series, we’re talking to a different group of people, a group that makes up the youthful core of the Leatherby Libraries: our student employees! Since the
Leatherby Librarians at Home: Shahrzad Khosrowpour
This week in the Leatherby Librarians at Home blog series, Coordinator of Cataloging and Gifts Shahrzad Khosrowpour shares the fantastic things she’s been reading, along with tips for making the most of studying from home. 1. What has been the most challenging aspect for you of working from home so far, and how did you
One Million Downloads for Chapman University Digital Commons!
The Leatherby Libraries is pleased to announce that Chapman University Digital Commons has just achieved its latest milestone: one million downloads! What is Chapman University Digital Commons? Launched in Fall 2014, Chapman University Digital Commons is Chapman University’s institutional repository. In simpler terms, it is an open access platform for the scholarship, publications, archives, and
Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies Now Accessible through Sala and Aron Samueli Holocaust Memorial Library and Leatherby Libraries
Guest post by Oskar Schindler Archive archivist Tiana Taliep. The Leatherby Libraries and Sala and Aron Samueli Holocaust Memorial Library are pleased to announce that it has recently become an access site for the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies at Yale University. The Archive, begun in 1979 as the Holocaust Survivors Film Project, was
Leatherby Librarians at Home: Lauren Dubell
This week in the Leatherby Librarians at Home blog series, Assessment Librarian Lauren Dubell fills us in on her remote work, her pets, and her advice for students. 1. What has been the most challenging aspect for you of working from home so far, and how did you overcome it? One of the challenging aspects
New Database: Swank Digital Campus
To fulfill the need for streaming access to documentaries and feature films from major studios, the Leatherby Libraries has acquired a subscription to a new database, Swank Digital Campus. Swank Digital Campus includes films from over 30 major studios, including Walt Disney, Warner Bros., Paramount, NBC Universal, Columbia Pictures, Lions Gate, MGM, Miramax, and more.