TODAY! Climate Change and the Great Lakes: A Larger Beach for Loyola?
Wednesday, April 17 @ 3:30 p.m. Information Commons Room 120 Climate change in the Midwest is predicted to impact weather patterns, public health, agriculture, transportation, tourism and recreation in the region. Some of these impacts are already evident as warmer temperatures increase rates of evaporation and reduce ice-cover in winter resulting in lower water levels […]
Journal Impact Assessment: Theory and Sources
Tuesday, April 16th 1:00 p.m.-1:45 p.m. IC Room 120 Impact factor and citation rates are widely discussed, but how are they determined? This workshop will include an overview of the widely recognized Journal Impact Factor, as well as the Eigenfactor score and the Google Scholar journal metrics, two alternative methods for measuring the relative impact […]
Film Screening: Waterlife
Monday, April 15, 2013 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Klarchek Information Commons, Level 4 Please join Loyola’s Office of Sustainability, Loyola Libraries, and the new Institute for Environmental Sustainability for a special screening of Waterlife, an epic cinematic poem that reveals the extraordinary beauty and complex toxicity of the Great Lakes, the largest remaining supply […]
Restricted Guest Access for Remainder of Semester
The University Libraries will have restricted guest access as students prepare for final exams. Access policies vary by campus: Cudahy Library/Klarchek Information Commons -Effective Monday, April 15 – Monday, May 13 -Access restricted to Loyola students, faculty, staff, and alumni -Patrons with courtesy cards, Friends of the Libraries, and visitors from reciprocal institutions will also […]
Focus Group Participants Wanted!
Share your opinion about the library! The library is holding a focus group, and we want your input! To sign up, send an email to Ursula Scholz at uscholz@luc.edu. The focus group will be held: Wednesday, April 10 at 1:00 p.m. Quiet Reading Room, 3rd Floor of the Information Commons (IC 317 – in the […]
Scholarly Metrics: Assessing Research Impact
Thursday, April 11th 2:00 p.m.-2:45 p.m. IC Room 120 Scholarly metrics are quantitative methods used to judge or rank the research impact of individual journals, individual journal articles, and an individual researcher’s scholarly impact. The core parameter on which many of these scholarly metrics are based on citation tracking. This workshop provides an overview of […]