La Frontera: The Border
The latest display to be presented in Leatherby Libraries is that of La Frontera – The Border. Since the beginning of the year, La Frontera has presented on campus as part of a year-long initiative to explore the concept of borders and the many issues that surround the US-Mexico border. This display presents many different books
Open Access
Open access to information is a sticky subject. As our world continues to progress, many individuals want information readily accessible at their fingertips. Open Access Week, which is now in its tenth year, is designed to share the benefits of open access, the free immediate access to scholarly information. Here at Leatherby Libraries, we attempt
Investigating Resources at the Leatherby Libraries!
The Leatherby Libraries has A LOT to offer the Chapman community…if you take advantage of the resources. As a Chapman student myself, I have a heavy academic load at 18 credits on top of work, filming, my sorority, Chapman Ambassadors, clubs on campus, and a social life to maintain. Taking advantage of what the Leatherby
Exploring the Library: The Sikhs and Sikhism in America Study Room
I grew up in northwestern Pennsylvania in a town called Wilcox. Wilcox has a population of roughly three hundred and sixty people and surrounding it is over five hundred thousand acres of forest. All of which is to say, growing up, I was not surrounded by many different religions. My only exposure to different beliefs
New Blog Series: Demystifying Academic Librarianship
This year, we here at the Leatherby Libraries are committed to using the blog to showing off more of what we have to offer, to students, faculty, staff, and visitors. Jimmy Elinski’s (’21) “Exploring the Magic of the Leatherby Libraries” blog series is taking readers on a virtual tour of the library’s places and spaces,
Poetry Reading by Vandana Khanna Moves and Inspires
Earlier this week, a crowd filled in the Center for American War Letters Archives on the lower level of the Leatherby Libraries, ready for a Monday evening of poetry. Part of both Tabula Poetica, Chapman University’s Center for Poetry, and La Frontera – The Border: An Interdisciplinary Examination, the event was a reading by poet
Leatherby Libraries Celebrates Open Access Week!
The Leatherby Libraries is proud to celebrate Open Access Week 2019 from October 21-27. Open Access Week is an international celebration, originally put together by SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) and student advocates, with aims to make openness the default for research. This year’s theme is “Open for Whom? Equity in Open
Exploring the Library: Milton and Rose Friedman Reading Room
Tucked away in the far corner of the second floor sits the Milton and Rose Friedman Reading Room. Housing the Friedmans’ private library, this open space is an inviting area where anyone is free to study and enjoy the donations by the Friedmans. Large windows give beautiful natural light to all of the Friedmans’ belongings.
Halloween at the Leatherby Libraries
Students, faculty, and staff can enjoy our Halloween decor at the reference desk throughout the month of October! Spider webs, tombstones, and pumpkin galore will be up for display in honor of the upcoming holiday. In true Halloween spirit, there are treats available for those passing through the library or in need of a study
Exploring the Library: Russian Icons from the Collection of Evelyn Lalanne
“What are icons?” you must be thinking, because if you are anything like me, you have never heard of them before. Thanks to the Leatherby Libraries, I am here to inform you! Icons are paintings of religious figures composed on wooden boards or embossed on metal. Through my research on the topic, I discovered that