Open Access Week: Open Educational Resources
A key element in the Open Access movement is the development of Open Educational Resources, or OERs. Open Educational Resources are educational materials that are in the public domain and open to anyone to use, adapt, and share. OERs are often thought of as free online textbooks, but this category of materials can also include […]
Puerto Rico Donation Drive
The University Libraries are hosting a donation drive to benefit Puerto Rico. Requested items include: bottled water, canned food, hand sanitizer, baby food, baby wipes, diapers, medical and first aid supplies and solar powered tech such as phone chargers and camping lanterns. The donations will be handled the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture in […]
Open Access at Loyola
We do open access at Loyola in order to highlight the amazing work our faculty and students are doing, to give access to those who might not have it otherwise, and participate in a global scholarly conversation. Highlighting Our Faculty and Students We have more than 8,500 items in eCommons, our institutional repository. 1,153 are […]
Open Access Week: “Open in order to…”
“Open in order to _____.” That’s the theme of the 10th International Open Access Week, October 23-29, 2017. In April, Nick Shockey wrote, “This year’s theme is an invitation to answer the question of what concrete benefits can be realized by making scholarly outputs openly available. ‘Open in order to…’ serves as a prompt to […]
Día de los Muertos
Join the Libraries’ Diversity Committee in remembering and honoring lost loved ones with our interactive altar. Everyone is invited to decorate sugar skulls and to contribute dedications to display on our altar. Día de los Muertos Celebration Thursday, October 26, 2017 • 1PM Lewis Library • Corboy Law Center, 6th Floor Water Tower Campus Monday, […]
Library Workshop: Tame the Results List: Strategies for Finding Relevant Sources
Tame the Results List: Strategies for Finding Relevant Sources (Library Workshop)
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Information Commons 120
4:00pm – 4:30pm
Search result lists generated by research databases and library catalogs can be daunting. Discover how to identify and change their arrangement while finding the results that are relevant to you. Questions may be sent to sent to Jane Currie (jcurrie@luc.edu).