Resource Spotlight: GenderWatch
Loyola is home to the Women’s Studies and Gender Studies Program but until recently, University Libraries appeared to provide a research database focused more on the Women’s Studies piece of that program title than the Gender Studies part! GenderWatch* is a newly accessible research database that allows users to locate articles and other sources on […]
Resource Spotlight: ATLA Historical Monographs Collection
The ATLA Historical Monographs Collection* provides access to important theological texts. University Libraries acquired access to Series 1 several years ago. We are pleased to add access to Series 2. Series 2 is focused on books published between 1894 and 1923. Many of the titles in Series 2 document theological scholarship in America and American […]
Tom O’Hara: Rambler and Olympian
Do you have Olympic fever? Did you know that Loyola sent their world-record holding track start to the 1964 Olympics? Check out the University Archives & Special Collections’ blog to learn more about Loyola’s only Olympian, Tom O’Hara.
Early Closing and No Community Access on Saturday at Cudahy/IC
The IC and Cudahy will close at 4:00pm on Saturday due to preparations for the Founders Dinner. Please note that the IC/Cudahy WILL NOT be open to public at all on Saturday.
Resource Spotlight: Henry David Thoreau
This month marks the 150th anniversary of Henry David Thoreau’s death. As philosopher, theologian, poet, environmentalist, and teacher, Thoreau has much to teach us about living abundantly while seeking simplicity. American National Biography Online* provides an excellent overview of Thoreau’s life. Our collections hold recent editions of Thoreau’s writings as well as scholarship about him. […]
Congratulations!
Congratulations to the Loyola University Chicago graduating class of 2012! All of us at the University Libraries are proud of your hard work and wish you all the best!