Meet the Staff: Jennifer Jacobs
Title of your position: Interlibrary Loan Librarian What is your educational background? I have a B.A. in art history from Columbia University and a M.S. in library science from the University of Illinois. What do you like about working in libraries? I learn something new every day. Did you know that there are people trying […]
Discover the past and present of Ash Wednesday (and about 15,000 other topics)
Religion Past and Present, a new and significant scholarly reference work from Brill, is being added to the Cudahy Library Reference Collection. Volumes I through VI are in the collection now; another four will be added as they become available. This is the first ever translation of Religion in Geschichte und Gegenwart, now in its […]
U.S. Government Info @ Your Desktop
U.S. Government Info @ Your Desktop, Feb. 18 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, and the key is knowing where to look for it. The United States government […]
Library Speaker Series: Dr. Robert Bucholz
Sex. Blood. Intrigue. Fanaticism. These are the associations which have made the Tudors England’s most famous ruling family the subject of bodice-ripping miniseries and fanciful historical romances. On Thursday, February 18 at 6:00 p.m. Royal Historical Society fellow, Loyola history professor, and author of Early Modern England 1485-1714: A Narrative History, Dr. Robert Bucholz will […]
New book paging service
Are you reluctant to drive an hour to campus during a snowstorm, without knowing if the book you want will be available? Have you found a book you’d like to read but you know that you’ll only have a few minutes between classes the next day in order to grab it? Then our new book […]
Tweets for Valentine Treats
Announcing Tweets for Valentine Treats! On Friday, February 12, the Loyola Libraries will be on Twitter all day long, tweeting famous (and short!) quotes from romantic movies. Guess which movie the quote comes from and come to the Cudahy or Lewis Circulation Desk for some candy! To play, you’ll need to find or follow us […]