
The Leatherby Libraries Celebrates the Artistic Talents of Chapman Staff
Calling all Chapman staff members, do you have an artistic side that you’d like to share with the Chapman community? If so, we invite you to apply to be featured in the Leatherby Libraries’ 8th Annual Staff Art Exhibit. Art must be submitted by Friday, May 24, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. The exhibit is open

Connect to Knowledge: Digital Theatre+
The Leatherby Libraries is pleased to now offer access to Digital Theatre+, a database that contains hundreds of video recordings of theatre, audio, and poetry productions. It also includes interviews, lectures, documentaries, teaching materials, and written resources on all aspects of theatre. Please contact the Chair of Resources & Scholarly Communications, Kristin Laughtin-Dunker, at laughtin@chapman.edu

All About Zotero and EndNote - Leatherby Libraries Workshops
The Leatherby Libraries is excited to offer two workshops to help students become more familiar with Zotero and EndNote. Both software help researchers organize and format their references when writing essays, reports, and articles. We encourage attendees to explore both software options to understand which will best support them in the research process. Getting Started

Exploring the Works of Stacy Russo at the Leatherby Libraries
Stacy Russo is a writer, artist, librarian, poet, and oral historian committed to creating books and art for a more peaceful world (Source: stacy-russo.com). She is currently a librarian and associate professor at Santa Ana College. Before this, from 2007 to 2011, she served as an Instructional Librarian and Chair of Public Services for the Leatherby

The Leatherby Libraries Announces a New Workshop - Introducing Chapman Figshare
The Leatherby Libraries is delighted to offer our first-ever workshop introducing the Chapman research community to our newest data repository, Chapman Figshare! On Tuesday, April 30, from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m., our Data Services Librarian, Andrew Greenman, will host Introduction to Chapman Figshare. This virtual workshop will show attendees how Chapman Figshare can be utilized to publish

Beyond the Visual Spectrum: A Photography Exhibit by Jeremiah McKibbins
As part of our Spring Exhibition Series, the Leatherby Libraries proudly welcomed Chapman alum Jeremiah McKibbins ’15 to showcase his remarkable photography exhibition, “Beyond the Visible Spectrum.” McKibbins curated a collection of infrared photographs of buildings around the Chapman University campus, providing a fresh and captivating new way to see the campus’ iconic locations. McKibbins’

Leatherby Libraries Renews Wiley Read-and-Publish Deal
The Leatherby Libraries is pleased to announce the continuation of its read-and-publish agreement with Wiley from 2024-2026. This agreement allows Chapman-affiliated authors to publish their articles Open Access (OA) in many Wiley journals by covering the Article Processing Charges (APCs) for Chapman authors’ research articles that Wiley journals have accepted for publication. New Procedures Chapman University authors

Publish Open Access Research for Free in Elsevier Journals
The Leatherby Libraries is pleased to announce that Chapman University has joined a three-year read-and-publish agreement with Elsevier. This agreement allows Chapman-affiliated authors to publish their articles Open Access in Elsevier’s journals. This read-and-publish agreement covers the Article Processing Charges (APCs) (i.e., Open Access publication fees) for Chapman authors with accepted research articles in applicable Elsevier journals

Championing Voices
The Leatherby Libraries proudly celebrates Women’s History Month by spotlighting the literary achievements of Chapman alumnae authors through our “Championing Voices” reference desk display. This curated collection encompasses a diverse array of genres, from scholarly works to children’s literature, showcasing the breadth of talent among our Chapman University alumnae. In collaboration with the Department of

Figshare vs. Digital Commons
The Leatherby Libraries is delighted to offer two open-access repositories, Chapman Figshare and Chapman University Digital Commons, to support Chapman scholars and researchers in sharing and preserving their research outputs. Both platforms are essential tools for ensuring that research is freely and openly accessible. However, they cater to distinct aspects of the research lifecycle due to