Lecture: Women in Chicago’s Civil Rights Movement
The Women and Leadership Archives Lecture Series presents: “Women in Chicago’s Civil Rights Movement: Doing Catholic Interracialism” by Karen Johnson, PhD Candidate at UIC Friday, March 16, 2012 3:00-4:00 p.m. Piper Hall Room 201 Please contact Kristin Emery (kemery1@luc.edu) with questions
Dishing With the Dean
Meet and eat with the Dean of Libraries! Stop by Lewis Library on March 13 at 1:00pm to meet and eat with Bob Seal, Dean of Libraries. Enjoy some delicious chicken nuggets from Chick-fil-a and other assorted snacks.
Ten Strategies for Excellence in Academic Writing
Wednesday, February 29th 12:35 – 1:25 p.m. IC Room 120 Join Michael Meinhardt, Writing Instructor and Jane Currie, Reference Librarian, for a lively workshop with ideas you can use to improve your next paper. All classes are held in IC120 and are free and open to students, staff and faculty. Reservations are not required, but […]
SimplyMap: A User Friendly Tool for Mapping Data/ All New User Interface
February 23rd – 4 p.m. March 28th – 1 p.m. IC Room 120 Looking for a way to easily find, analyze and present demographic, business and marketing data? SimplyMap may be the tool you are looking for. SimplyMap is a web-based mapping application that allows users to create professional quality thematic maps and reports using […]
Getting the Most Out of Google: Research Tips and Strategies
Monday, February 20th, 4:00-5:00pm Wednesday, March 21st, 1:00-2:00pm IC 120 Google can be a good source for finding research materials. While it is not a replacement for searching in the Library’s subscription article databases, Google can be an effective tool for finding scholarly materials that will help your research. Did you know that there is […]
Getting the Best Out of JSTOR
Wednesday, February 15th – 11:00 a.m. Thursday, March 22nd – 3:00 p.m. IC Room 120 It’s easy to find a lot of articles when searching in JSTOR, but it can be difficult to wade through all those results to find articles that are relevant. This session will cover advanced searching skills, such as proximity operators […]