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
Leatherby Libraries Extends Hours for Finals
Recognizing the upcoming finals week, the Leatherby Libraries will be open 24 hours a day the last two weeks of the semester. From Sunday, May 11, 2014 through Friday May 23, 2014, library facilities will stay awake with students as you finish projects and prepare for final exams. During the late night hours, the following services
New Student Assistant's Experience With Leatherby Libraries
Before starting my position as a student assistant here at the Leatherby Libraries, I was obsessively and frequently searching the Chapman job portal for any on-campus jobs that had openings. I have had the good fortune to have a position so local to housing my freshman year, and I enjoy my work days as well!
Got a research question? Log on and chat up a Leatherby Libraries librarian
Do you ever feel the need to talk with a reference librarian when you’re off campus? Or maybe you’ve scored your favorite study spot on the third floor of Leatherby Libraries and you really don’t want to pack up all your gear and trot down to the first-floor reference desk. Now there’s
Eighth Annual Leatherby Libraries Book Sale
The Leatherby Libraries 8th Annual Book Sale is right around the corner (April 10-11, 2014). Please stop by and look through hundreds of books on a variety of subjects—from anthropology to zoology—that will be sold at $1 each. This is a great opportunity to supplement your personal collections while supporting your library. Proceeds from the