The Library Catalog is Changing
In January we’ll be updating the look and feel of our library catalog, as well as adding some new features. The catalog will work better on mobile devices and get you to the top-used resources more quickly. Start typing in your search, and you’ll get some suggested searches and information types to choose from. Once […]
Library Workshop: Data Visualization: Create Graphics and Images for Paper and Presentations
Library Workshop: Data Visualization: Create Graphics and Images for Paper and Presentations
Thursday, November 9, 2017
Information Commons 120
4:00pm – 4:30pm
This workshop will introduce you to tools you can use to visually display information, as well as strategies for choosing the right type of chart, how to make your graphics visually appealing and more. We’ll cover web-based graphic design and data visualization tools such as Canva and Google Drive. Questions may be sent to Terri Artemchik (tartemchik@luc.edu).
Open Access Week: Ebooks
Open Access Ebooks In the world of open access publishing, open access journals are the most common format for disseminating scholarly research, while publication of open access monographs – ebooks that are available for free online – has lagged behind. However, the momentum behind open access ebooks is building, and there are some interesting developments […]
Open Access Week: “Open in order to…”
“Open in order to _____.” That’s the theme of the 10th International Open Access Week, October 23-29, 2017. In April, Nick Shockey wrote, “This year’s theme is an invitation to answer the question of what concrete benefits can be realized by making scholarly outputs openly available. ‘Open in order to…’ serves as a prompt to […]
KKK Newspapers Collection
Hate in America: The Rise and Fall of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s To understand today’s version of populism, American nationalism, and the Alt-right, we need to go back to the 1920s when the Klan re-emerged as a slick and successful recruiting and marketing engine that appealed to the fears and aspirations of […]
Did You Know? Stream the Criterion Collection, Indie & Foreign Movies for Free in Kanopy!
Did You Know? The library subscribes to an online streaming database called Kanopy Streaming Video that contains the Criterion Collection, documentaries and a wide variety of both indie and world cinema. You’ve been studying all day and most of the night and need to turn off your brain for a bit. Check out the film […]