You are invited to the University Libraries second Speaker Series for 2009-2010. Guggenheim and MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant recipient, Aleksandar Hemon will discuss his prize winning work, The Lazarus Project, on Tuesday,October 27. 6:00 p.m. in the Crown Center Auditorium, Lake Shore Campus. Hemon’s works also include three collections of short stories: The Question of Bruno; Nowhere Man, which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award; and Love and Obstacles. Aleksandar Hemon was born in Sarajevo and visited Chicago in 1992, intending to stay for a matter of months. While he was here, Sarajevo came under siege, and he was unable to return home. This Bosnian born, Chicago-based writer tells the stories and moral discoveries that come with displacement.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27 | 6 PM
CROWN CENTER AUDITORIUM • LAKE SHORE CAMPUS

Copies of Hemon’s books will be available for purchase and signing. RSVP to Carol Franklin 773-508-2641 or cfrankl@luc.edu

The Fall 2009 One Book, One Chicago program is presented by the Chicago Public Library, and Loyola University Libraries will host the discussion of this year’s selection:

Carl Smith’s The Plan of Chicago: Daniel Burnham and the Remaking of the American City on Thursday, October 22 at 2:00 p.m. in Rm. 723, Lewis Library, 25 East Pearson, WTC.

Loyola alumna and Chicago Public Librarian, Janette Kopacz will facilitate the discussion. Mayor Daley described this book as “essential to understanding our city’s evolution from prairie, to industrial hub, to the city we know today.”

Please come join us and invite your friends and colleagues as we learn about Chicago’s history and Burnham’s determination to “Make No Little Plans.”

In honor of Archives Month the Loyola University Archives and Special Collections will be hosting  two open houses.

Loyola University Chicago Charter, 1909

The first open house will be Wednesday, October 21st, and the second will be on Thursday, October 29th. Both will run from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Each open house will have a different theme so remember to come to both! Learn about the collections and services that are available.

This event will be held in the Loyola University Archives, room 218, Cudahy Library.

Earn 10 Points for the Uncommon Learning Program!

Discover resources and tools provided to career searchers by LUC Libraries and the Career Development Center.  Drop by the second floor desk in the Information Commons or the Lewis Library Reference Desk between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Monday, 10/12/09 through Friday, 10/16/09 (5:00 p.m. on Friday) to learn more.

Join LUC Libraries and the Writing Center for an interactive, 30-minute workshop covering 10 tips you can use this semester!  The workshop will be held on Thursday, October 15th at 3:00 in room 120 of the Information Commons.  Send questions to Jane Currie (jcurrie@luc.edu).

A recent addition to the Cudahy Library Reference Collection, American History through Literature, 1820-1870 and American History through Literature, 1870-1920, place literature in historical and cultural context.  Many entries are illustrated; all end with a bibliography of additional reading, both primary and secondary.  To view the Pegasus record for the 1820-1870 volumes, click here.  For the 1870-1920 volumes, click here.  All six volumes are temporarily on display in the Klarchek Information Commons on floor two.  Their permanent home will be in the Reference Collection on the main level of Cudahy Library.

Looking for a way to easily find, analyze and present demographic, business and marketing data? SimplyMap may be the tool you are looking for.

SimplyMap is a web-based mapping application that allows users to create professional quality thematic maps and reports using demographic, business, and marketing data. SimplyMap will change the way you interact with data and is a great tool to help answer research questions. To learn how to use this tool, join us at the SimplyMap workshop on Thurs October 8, 2009, 4-5pm at the Information Commons room 120.