Getting the Best out of JSTOR
Thursday October 6th: 12:00 p.m. – 1 p.m. IC 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 and relevance boosting, that can […]
Facebook Campaign Week 1: Eat Pray LIKE
Welcome to September! This month, we’re trying to score 250 new LIKES on our Facebook page. Each week, we’ll have Treasure! Events! and Prizes! as an incentive for you to click that thumbs-up button and spread the word! THIS WEEK’S EVENTS: Treasure Library (ongoing) We’ve hidden coins around Cudahy Library and the Information Commons! When […]
Commonalities: Faculty Dialogue Series
April 13: Engaging Students Outside of the Classroom Join Provost John Pelissero for a conversation regarding learning outside the classroom, in so-called third spaces. How do you engage with students outside of class? How can such experiential learning enhance a transformative education? What are the rewards and challenges of this type of engaged learning? Join […]
Library Speaker Series: Scott Stantis
Scott Stantis, political cartoonist for the Chicago Tribune, known for his strong opinions, sharp wit, and keen sense for the absurd, will present, “What’s Happening in Chicago’s Politics?” on Thursday, April 14, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. in Beane Hall, on the 13th Floor of Lewis Towers at Loyola’s Water Tower Campus. Please join us!
Join us for One Book, One Chicago-Spring 2011
This spring, One Book, One Chicago travels to Neverwhere, a Chicago-inspired fantasy novel by award-winning writer Neil Gaiman. Gaiman is a prominent figure in today’s literary world, working in film, comics, fiction, nonfiction, music and theater. In Neverwhere, one of Gaiman’s earliest novels, Richard Mayhew is a London office worker who is content with going […]
U.S. Government Information @ Your Desktop
Looking for information on: U.S. Census Data? Key economic indicators? Local crime statistics? What happened in Congress today? Which countries are not safe to travel to? All of this information is available online. The key is knowing where to look. The United State government is the world’s leading producer of statistical information and the U.S. […]