Information Commons Dedication, December 7
Can’t wait until the beginning of Spring Semester to catch a glimpse of the new Information Commons? You’ll have an opportunity this coming Friday at the building’s official dedication. While the IC doesn’t open for business until January 14, 2008, the campus community can get its first look at the building’s interior this Friday, December […]
We Recommend – The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court
The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court by Jeffrey Toobin The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court [(CUD) KF8748 .T66 2007], currently on the New Book Shelf at Cudahy Library, was recently named one of the 10 Best Books of 2007 by The New York Times, and was called […]
Henry J. Hyde Papers at Loyola University Chicago
On October 6, 2006, alumnus Henry J. Hyde (JD ’49) donated his papers to Loyola University Chicago as one of the foundation collections for the new Center for Public Service Archives, a special collection of the Loyola libraries and housed in the Center for Public Service. These papers span his 32 years representing Illinois’ 6th […]
Loyola Libraries involved in two new area consortia
The Loyola libraries are actively involved in two new area consortia, the Black Metropolis Research Consortium (BMRC) and the Chicago Collections Consortium. The BMRC is an unincorporated Chicago-based association of libraries, universities, and other archival institutions with major holdings of materials that document African American and African diasporic culture, history, and politics, with a specific […]
Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice
Loyola Libraries currently has access to a new resource from Gale: The Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice. One of the most inspiring things about working for Loyola University Chicago is the commitment of students, faculty, and staff to social justice issues around the globe. Now there is an encyclopedia that highlights the many people, […]
Ask the Staff: Kevin Kennedy
The First Thanksgiving By Kevin Kennedy, Business Manager For details on this “Mad Lib” edition of Ask the Staff, read our earlier post. “The first Thanksgiving was actually a PAIR OF LEFT HANDED SCISSORS of the first USED KLEENEX by the ESKIMOS and their ABORIGINAL friends in 1621. The ESKIMOS had come to AZERBAIJAN in […]