Ted’s Favorite Ways to Achieve Optimal Hygge
During the month of December, Loyola Libraries staff make lists and check them twice. What are these lists about? Anything! You can look at past years’ lists here and stay tuned for more lists! As I write this list, we’re experiencing our first snow of the fall here in Chicago. Here are some of my favorite ways […]
Easton’s top 10 favorite pasta shapes
During the month of December, the University Libraries staff make lists and check them twice. What are these lists about? Anything! You can look at past years’ lists here and stay tuned for more lists! Disclaimer: every pasta shape was created for a specific sauce/dish. But I am famously both a picky eater and someone with a […]
Jeff’s Balm of the Year
During the month of December, the University Libraries staff make lists and check them twice. What are these lists about? Anything! You can look at past years’ lists here and stay tuned for more lists! Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone A haunting and poetic depiction of societal collapse and human resilience during the fall of the Soviet Union by […]
Reflecting on 50 Years of Service: Yolande Wersching, PhD
The University Libraries faculty and staff are honored to have worked with Yolande Wersching, head of Lewis Library located at the Water Tower Campus. Wersching arrived at Loyola as a reserves and reference librarian in 1971. After serving in a variety of roles in technical services, cataloging, interlibrary loan, bibliographical projects, and interdepartmental liaison work, […]
Some of Monique’s Top Songs to Blast while Driving
During the month of December, the University Libraries staff make lists and check them twice. What are these lists about? Anything! You can look at past years’ lists here and stay tuned for more lists! The following list was written by Monique Clark, a Research and Learning Librarian! When a song with good bass comes up in […]
Open Access: Community Over Commercialization
This post was contributed by two graduate assistants in the University Libraries Systems Department, Meredith Sauer and Shwetha Vaidyanathan. This year’s Open Access Week theme, “Community over Commercialization,” resonates with us because we want all members of the academic community to be able to create and access new knowledge. Prioritizing community over commercialization means that […]