35,000 Years of Information Technology WIST Guest Speaker: Dean Charlene Baldwin
35,000 Years of Information Technology should actually be more like 700,000 years of information technology if we define information technology as a permanent and deliberate cultural expression developed by our innate drive to communicate with each other in the present and to leave something of ourselves and our thoughts for the future. Through this
Buddhist Display Celebrates Wallace All Faiths Chapel Event
This past Monday, the Wallace All Faiths Chapel hosted a lecture by the Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi. Director of The Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he also serves as the Buddhist Chaplain at MIT. The event was titled “Transforming the Inner and the Outer: Conversations on Sustainable
Special Collections and Archives Librarians Take Part in LA Archives Bazaar!
This past Saturday, two of our very own from the Leatherby Libraries visited the Doheny Memorial Library on the USC University Park Campus for the 9th-Annual Los Angeles Archives Bazaar . Rand Boyd, Coordinator of the Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections and Archives , and Maria Yanez, Special Collections and Archives
Leatherby Libraries Homecoming Weekend a Success!
Reflecting on Chapman’s Homecoming Weekend 2014, the Leatherby Libraries would like to thank all who attended our wonderful events and the families that visited Chapman University! The Leatherby Libraries was well-represented this year with several compelling talks and entertaining celebrations. Friday Both of our Friday lectures were well-attended and very successful. Most
Open Access Week and the Digital Commons
October 20th marked the start of the eighth annual Open Access Week, a time when librarians and academics come together to promote and celebrate the idea of free access to information. It’s a chance to learn about Open Access’ potential to facilitate research across the globe, increase exposure to scholarship, and influence scholars’ ability to
Halloween Has Arrived At The Leatherby Libraries!
Though Southern California is just now getting the weather memo, the time of year has returned where both sugar-high trick-or-treaters and pumpkin spice lattes run wild along sidewalks. Which of course means its Halloween time! The Leatherby Libraries is celebrating the holiday with a new display created by our very own Kerry Ortloff, Brandman Library
Calling All Student Artists! Submit your Work for New Exhibit
Are you an art major looking for a place to showcase a series or project? Are you a budding artist who loves to paint or take photos in your free time? Do you have a talent in visual art in a medium we haven’t even seen yet? You might be exactly the person
Explore Texts and Treasures at the Leatherby Libraries this Homecoming Weekend
This year’s Chapman Family Homecoming Celebration promises to be an action-packed weekend, full of activities that help connect the entire Chapman community—and the Leatherby Libraries are no exception to that rule. The library is hosting several educational and entertaining events this year. Whatever your place in the Chapman Family—students, alumni, friends or community members—we encourage you
Celebrate 10 Years of Scholarship at the Leatherby Libraries
At the beginning of the 2004-2005 academic year, the Leatherby Libraries opened its doors for the first time. Ten years and 8 million visitors later, the library has established itself as a center for academic and cultural life on campus. To celebrate this anniversary, the library has planned an exciting series of events. “Collaboration” is
Library Student Employees Make a Difference
Chapman University student assistants are very important members of the Leatherby Libraries staff. The tasks they perform are critical to the efficient and successful operation of the libraries. Whether at a service desk, on the phone, or performing other tasks or projects, student employees are very important and appreciated. Meet our talented library student assistants and