Advocacy Letter Writing Workshop
Loyola Chicago’s ACE Program present an event for students, by students. Learn how to communicate to your representative how you feel about issues that matter to you! Join ACE and the Libraries Monday, October 29th in IC 120 at 4pm for this informative workshop and come away with the confidence to have your voice heard […]
One Book One Chicago: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Please join us for a discussion of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Phililp K. Dick. This discussion is a part of One Book One Chicago with Chicago Public Library. Wednesday, November 7, 2018 • 2 pm Lewis Library, Room 900 Corboy Law Center Water Tower Campus
Join the Library Advisory Board!
The Library Advisory Board (LAB) is a leadership opportunity for Loyola students to engage with the Libraries and improve your experience at the Libraries! We’re hoping to better address student needs, provide new services, and improve existing services and spaces. For more information, click here. To join, click here! Our next meeting with be on October 31st on the IC 4th floor […]
Open Access Week 2018: Designing Equitable Foundations for Open Knowledge
For the Loyola University Chicago’s Libraries celebration of Open Access Week 2018, we wanted to focus on an issue of equity that is of utmost importance to students: the cost of textbooks. Students pay a lot of money—often in the four figures—for textbooks, an expense that’s hard to absorb on top of the other expenses […]
Screening of Paywall Documentary
Tuesday, October 23, 1:00 – 2:15 p.m. and 2:30-4:00 p.m. Information Commons 120 The library will show two screenings of the documentary Paywall: The Business of Scholarship, one at 1:00 PM, and one at 2:30 PM. The entire documentary is freely available online, and you can obtain the link from the Open Access Week page. […]
Textbook Affordability: Resources for Instructors
Wednesday, October 24, 12:30 – 1:15 p.m. Information Commons 120 and Online, via Zoom Presenters: Margaret Heller and Niamh McGuigan, University Libraries The average Illinois student spent $1,324 on textbooks in the 2017-18 school year. The high cost of textbooks is a concern that cuts across all parts of the university, as students, advisors, faculty, […]