The Front Shelf: November 2021
Tuesday, November 2nd, 2021 Each month, we will post a selection of recently-acquired books, from new releases to old classics, which have been added to our catalog and are available for use by the Loyola community. This series is inspired by The Seminary Co-op’s “The Front Table” publication: https://www.semcoop.com/. This month’s edition includes primarily print books. […]
It Matters How We Open Knowledge: Building Structural Equity
The theme of this year’s Open Access Week is “It Matters How We Open Knowledge: Building Structural Equity.” Publishing materials open access means making them more widely available to the scholarly community and public. (Read a quick guide to open access here). But that is not enough to make scholarship open when some groups do […]
Polyglot! What’s a Polyglot?
The Loyola Archives and Special Collection has a polyglot bible from 1657 on display in Cudahy Library. What is a polyglot? A polyglot is a book containing versions of the same text in several languages. The term usually refers to a book containing multiple translations of the Bible. Come see what is considered the last […]
Alumni Author Spotlight: Eric Kessler
This month’s Alumni Author Spotlight is on Eric Kessler (MEd ’19) and his book, A Walk Through Rogers Park, an illustrative journey of his walks around his neighborhood during 2020. The Alumni Author Spotlight video series features brilliant Loyola alumni and affiliated authors throughout the year. Authors share their inspirations as well as read excerpts from their work. […]
The Front Shelf: October 2021
Friday, October 1st, 2021 Each month, we will post a selection of recently-acquired books, from new releases to old classics, which have been added to our catalog and are available for use by the Loyola community. This series is inspired by The Seminary Co-op’s “The Front Table” publication: https://www.semcoop.com/. This month’s edition includes primarily print books. […]
Changes to Information Commons Fall Hours
Welcome back to campus! We are happy to let you know that all University Libraries locations are open again with onsite services available. Staffing shortages require us to reduce operating hours in the Information Commons. Until further notices, the IC hours will be: Monday – Thursday 7 a.m. – Midnight Friday 7 a.m. – 9 […]