http://blogs.lib.luc.edu/locl Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:19:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In honor of Archives Month the Loyola University Archives and Special Collections will be hosting an open house on Thursday, October 23rd, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Learn about the collections and services available. This event will be held in the Loyola University Archives, room 218, Cudahy Library. For more ... http://blogs.lib.luc.edu/locl/2008/10/08/university-archives-open-house/ Loyola University Libraries will be hosting a Book Discussion on The Right Stuff at Lewis Library, 25 East Pearson, WTC on Thursday, October 16 at 2:00 pm in Room 713.  Janette Kopacz, a Loyola alumna and a librarian from Chicago Public Library, will be facilitating the event. Please join us as ... http://blogs.lib.luc.edu/locl/2008/10/06/the-right-stuff-one-book-one-chicago/ Love used books?  Come to the Loyola University Libraries book sale!  It will be held on Friday, October 10th and Saturday, October 11th from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.  The event will take place on the main floor of Cudahy Library near the current periodicals.  Hardcover books are $1.00, paperbacks ... http://blogs.lib.luc.edu/locl/2008/10/03/university-libraries-book-sale/ Join us Thursday nights in the Klarchek Information Commons to watch the PBS series Journey to Planet Earth. Learn more about the relationship between humans and the world we inhabit. October 2:  Rivers of Destiny October 16: On the Brink November 6: Land of Plenty, Land of Want (in conjunction with Hunger ... http://blogs.lib.luc.edu/locl/2008/09/30/journey-to-the-planet-earth-film-series/  The University Libraries and the University Archives and Special Collections would like to welcome Laura Berfield, the new part-time project archivist for the Center for Public Service Archives. Laura recently received her MLIS from University Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where she worked on the Alpha Tau Omega Archives, part of the ... http://blogs.lib.luc.edu/locl/2008/09/29/project-archivist-center-for-public-service-archives/ Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read is observed during the last week of September each year. Observed since 1982, this annual ALA event reminds Americans not to take this precious democratic freedom for granted. This year, 2008, marks BBW's 27th anniversary (September 27 through October 4). BBW celebrates the ... http://blogs.lib.luc.edu/locl/2008/09/25/celebrating-the-freedom-to-read/ Please take a second to check out our new website at http://www.luc.edu/wla/. The redesign was made possible by the dedicated work of the IT and WLA staff and includes exciting new features such as the “Mundelein College Interactive Timeline,” (http://www.luc.edu/wla/timeline/) clearer organization with “quick tab” information columns, and special areas ... http://blogs.lib.luc.edu/locl/2008/09/19/new-women-and-leadership-archives-website/ Computer Science librarian Kristina Schwoebel will be teaching several training sessions on RefWorks citation management software in September and October at both LUC campuses. Classes are open to students, faculty, and staff. Classes will be held: At the Watertower Campus: Tue Sep 23 2008 1:00PM -2:00PM at 25 E Pearson Room 201 Thu Sep ... http://blogs.lib.luc.edu/locl/2008/09/18/259/ The University Libraries will hold its first Library Speaker Series event for 2008-2009 on Thursday, September 18th 2008 at the Water Tower Campus.  We are delighted to have Kevin Davis, veteran journalist and Loyola author, as our guest speaker.  Mr. Davis is a part-time journalism instructor at Loyola University Chicago and adjunct ... http://blogs.lib.luc.edu/locl/2008/09/12/library-speaker-series-event-meet-kevin-davis/ The Loyola University Chicago Archives and Special Collections currently has several exhibits featuring items from the collection on display throughout the Lake Shore and Water Tower Campuses. These exhibits will rotate, so be sure to watch for the newest additions throughout the academic year. 1909-2009: Centennial as a University In ... http://blogs.lib.luc.edu/locl/2008/09/09/exhibits-from-the-loyola-university-chicago-archives-and-special-collections/