LUC Libraries Statement on Commercial Textbook Challenges for Online Instruction
As we approach the Fall 2020 semester, Loyola University Chicago Libraries staff are committed to providing alternative access to our print Course Reserves collection. To support instructors and students, we are developing new approaches to how we acquire course textbooks, even in a primarily online, alternative delivery environment. However, this work is hampered by textbook publishers who do not provide electronic purchasing […]
FREE CREATIVE SOFTWARE, Part 5: DAVINCI RESOLVE
By David Schmidt FREE CREATIVE SOFTWARE, Part 5: DAVINCI RESOLVE Are you waiting for campus to re-open and you’re looking for something positive to do while isolating? Why not learn new software? There are lots of great creative digital tools that are absolutely free, that you can do amazing things with! Do want edit professional […]
FREE CREATIVE SOFTWARE, Part 4: ANKI (Flashcard/Spaced Repetition Learning)
By David Schmidt Are you waiting for campus to re-open and you’re looking for something positive to do while isolating? Why not learn new software? There are lots of great creative digital tools that are absolutely free, that you can do amazing things with! Do want better tools to study for your exams? To learn […]
Samuel Steward: Loyola’s Extraordinary English Professor
By Charles Greene As the library celebrates PRIDE Month we thought we would turn our focus to one of our own. From 1936 to 1946 Samuel Morris Steward served as a professor of English here at Loyola University Chicago. And although his is a name lost to our current campus community, Samuel Steward is definitely […]
FREE CREATIVE SOFTWARE, Part 3: AUDACITY – easy-to-use, multi-track audio editor and recorder.
Contributed by David Schmidt Are you waiting for campus to re-open and you’re looking for something positive to do while isolating? Why not learn new software? There are lots of great creative digital tools that are absolutely free, that you can do amazing things with! Do you want to practice a speech or presentation? Record […]
Free Online Resources of Classic LGBTQIA Authors
Celebrate Pride Month by reading the works of classic LGBTQIA authors! Representation of LGBTQIA culture and people throughout history was scarce due to censorship, legality, discrimination, and violence. Free resources available online demonstrate the rich literary history of LGBTQIA authors. Check back weekly for new additions! Images created by David Schmidt. E.M. Forster: Room With […]