Category: Events

Digital Humanities Join Dr. Steven Jones, Professor of English and Co-Director of the Center for Textual Studies and Digital Humanities, for a discussion about the digital humanities–which the Chronicle of Higher Education in 2010 referred to as “the next big thing” and the New York Times has covered in a recent series, “Humanities 2.0”–and its […]

September 26: Electronic Textbooks Join Dean Robert Seal of the University Libraries for a conversation about electronic textbooks. What textbook will you be using next semester? Have you considered not using a textbook or relying on electronic books and resources for your classes? How are iPads and Kindles impacting higher education? Your class? What about […]

Featured Guest: Baird Harper Featured Topic: Writing Short Stories Date & Location: Thursday, September 29, 2011 6:00 p.m. Richard Klarchek Information Commons, 4th Floor Lake Shore Campus 1032 West Sheridan Winner of Chicago Tribune‘s Nelson Algren Short Story Award, for “My Thoughts While Cooling on the Hotel Veranda”, Baird Harper will discuss his short stories […]

This will be the final event where we hold a drawing for the coin hunt winner. We will provide food and laptops for students to like us on Facebook.

Students who are fans of the Library on Facebook will get a spin on the prize wheel. We will provide laptops for students to like us or verify that they are already a fan. Prizes will include gift cards, library giveaways, and coupons.

Stop by the first floor of the IC to grab a cookie and coffee to go! We will provide computers/iPads for students to sign in and like the Library on Facebook.