Meet Edward Gorey
Edward Gorey: A Brief Official Biography Andreas Brown, The Edward Gorey Charitable Trust February 2014 Author and artist Edward Saint John Gorey (1925-2000) was a child prodigy, drawing pictures at age two and reading by three, a skill that was self-taught. Excelling at school, he skipped a few grades and eventually arrived in ninth grade […]
Undergraduate Research Paper Award
Have you been doing great research? If so, the University Libraries wants to award you for it! The Loyola University Libraries Research Paper Award is different from other research paper awards in that it judges not only the paper itself, but also reflection on the research process, role of the library’s resources and services, and […]
Make it a GOREY Valentine’s Day!
To celebrate Valentine’s Day and the kick-off of the Edward Gorey exhibitions, co-presented by the University Libraries and LUMA, stop by the first floor of the Klarchek Information Commons and Lewis Library for some Gorey Valentines! The Edward Gorey exhibitions will be on display at LUMA February 15-June 15, 2014. For more information about the […]
Black History Month Resources
Have you seen Cudahy Library’s display of books and DVDs for Black History Month? Located on the 1st floor near the New Books shelf, this display highlights some of our favorite resources. This is just a tiny fraction of what is available in our collection, so check out our Black World Studies research guide or […]
JSTOR: Old and New
JSTOR: Old and New Wednesday, February 5, 3:00pm
Monday, February 10, 1:30pm IC RM 120 JSTOR remains an essential database for finding and accessing journal articles in many disciplines, but did you know that JSTOR has introduced new tools for searching and analyzing the JSTOR corpus? This workshop will teach you how to perform advanced searches in JSTOR and provide an introduction to Data for Research, JSTOR’s new platform for text analysis.
Journal Impact Factor: Concepts and Sources
Monday February 3rd – 3:30 p.m.
IC Rm 120
The Journal Impact Factor is the most widely recognized measure of the relative research impact of individual journals. This workshop will include an overview of the Journal Impact Factor, as well as alternate approaches for measuring journal impact, such as the Eigenfactor score, Google Scholar Metrics, and article acceptance rates. Questions may be sent to Stephen Macksey (smackse@luc.edu).