Librarian Interviews: David Carson
At the Leatherby Libraries, we have an interview series highlighting the work our amazing librarians accomplish each day. These interviews help inform the community about all the different areas of the library and all the services we have! David Carson, our Brandman University Distance Education Librarian, was kind enough to answer some questions for us!
Win Prizes for Your Research
Are you hard at work on your thesis or spending long hours in the lab? Here’s one way you could get recognized for your many hours of study – enter to win the annual Leatherby Libraries Undergraduate Research Prize. The Kevin and Tam Ross Undergraduate Research Prize recognizes excellent research and effective use of library resources
A Display honoring Black Women
As a mixed woman, I have always made it a priority to learn about the amazing Black women in history who have paved the way for my success. Unfortunately, a lot of Black history wasn’t implemented in my education growing up, and my parents had to teach me. One of the ways I learned about
New Materials for February
Welcome back Panthers! We hope the Spring semester is off to a great start. Feel free to stop by the library to take a look at the new materials that are added to the collection. The new materials display is located behind the reference desk and everything is available for check-out. Featured Books Business The
Exploring the Library: The Adventure Continues
Interterm is over and the spring semester is in full swing! Spring is always my favorite time of the year and what better way to spend my favorite season than exploring the Leatherby Libraries with you? Welcome back and welcome to the second half of our adventures discovering the treasures of the Leatherby Libraries. Last
Cornfield Mickey Corn Kernels
Students studying in either of the Jack and Belle Lindquist Dream Rooms (313 and 314), in the Edgar and Libby Pankey Library of Education on the third floor of the Leatherby Libraries may have noticed a new and unusual display hanging between the two rooms: a jar of corn kernels! No, these kernels aren’t for
Black History Matters: A Display Honoring African History
I was 19 years old when I first learned of Patrice Lumumba. Lumumba was a revolutionary individual who became the first Prime Minister of the independent Democratic Republic of Congo, helping to liberate his people from Belgian oppression. Up until this point, I had little knowledge of African history at all. African history is something
International Holocaust Remembrance Day and Holocaust Research Resources
Seventy-five years have passed since the Soviet Army liberated the Auschwitz concentration camp, a place where more than one million innocent people were killed, including Jews, Roma, Jehovah’s Witnesses, the disabled, and others targeted by the Nazi regime. On January 27, the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we commemorate the victims of persecution whose lives were
New! Digital Object Identifiers in Chapman University Digital Commons
For the last five years, Chapman University Digital Commons has served as an open access repository for the research, scholarship, and creative activity of the Chapman community, helping the university collect, store, and showcase these works to readers around the globe. We are happy to now expand these services by creating Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs)
New Databases from the Leatherby Libraries
The Leatherby Libraries are happy to have recently acquired or expanded access to several new resources this month: New! Progress in Brain Research This book series from Elsevier provides extensive documentation of advances in neuroscience. It includes many authoritative reviews and original articles by specialists on topics related to neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, neuropharmacology, neuroendocrinology, neuropathology, basic