Libraries Improved during Spring Break
While students are away for Spring Break, all three of the Loyola’s Chicago libraries will be improved. At the Information Commons: Pepper Construction will be working on all three floors of the Information Commons to address facility concerns and complete construction work. The group study rooms will have ceilings added and paneling will be […]
Now on the New Book Shelf
Currently on the New Book Shelf, readers will notice two books with conspicuously similar titles, yet vastly different subject matters: The Ghost, by Robert Harris, and Ghost, by Alan Lightman. Harris’ The Ghost is both murder mystery and contemporary political commentary. The story centers on a fictional former British Prime Minister Adam Lang (based on […]
Historical photographs from the Library of Congress
Loyola isn’t the only library putting photographs up on Flickr; the Library of Congress has uploaded over 3,000 photos categorized into two sets, “News in the 1910s” and “1930s-40s in Color.” The latter set will be of special interest to those studying domestic life during World War II; there are fascinating shots of everything from […]
Loyola Libraries on goodreads.com
If you haven’t looked at our sidebar to the right, you’re missing a great chance to see what the faculty and staff at Loyola Libraries are reading. You may be only one click away from finding your next favorite book. The LOCL Reviews feature is an application from goodreads.com, a site we discovered not long […]
CQ Almanac, 1945 to Present
Since it was first published in 1946, CQ Almanac has been the definitive annual reference for studying the U.S. Congress. The CQ Almanac Online Edition brings together over sixty years of authoritative congressional reporting in one resource. The site pairs all of the content from the print volumes with a number of electronic features and […]
2007 Tax Forms Available Online
A brief page with links to 2007 tax forms is now available in the Government Information section of the Loyola Libraries Web site. Included on this page are links to the IRS and the Revenue sites for the Midwest states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin. If you have any additional questions […]