Library Student Workers: Where Are They Now?
The William H. Hannon Library employs over 100 students each year to maintain operations and keep the library open 24 hours a day, five days a week, plus weekend hours. … Read more
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Support our 2017 Holiday Book Drive!
UPDATE 11/20/2017: We will continue to accept book donations until noon on November 27, 2017. “A book is a device to ignite the imagination.” ― Alan Bennett, The Uncommon Reader. Once … Read more
Reformation Day: 500 Years Later
“Scholarship is a conversation” is a librarian aphorism. True as it may be, it can be difficult to see the big picture when reading any one book or article. The … Read more
Walt Walker Named Director-at-large for ALA Roundtable
Walt Walker, Head Cataloging Librarian at the William H. Hannon Library, was recently appointed as Director-at-Large for the American Library Association’s Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table. Like many academic … Read more
What Can I Share? Understanding Publishers’ Policies and Author’s Sharing Rights
The scientific community and other researchers are grappling with a sudden disruption of scholarly sharing. A coalition of publishers, including the American Chemical Society, Brill, Elsevier, Wiley and Wolters Kluwer, … Read more
Co-opting a Movement and Free Speech at LMU
On Thursday, October 19, 2017, several Rhetorical Arts sections gathered for a conversation about freedom of expression and civic discourse called “Eloquentia (Im)Perfecta- Social Justice and Free Speech.” While much … Read more
Meet Daniel, Our New Head of Systems and Digital Initiatives
Daniel Draper is the new Head of Systems and Digital Initiatives for the William H. Hannon Library. He provides leadership and supervision to staff working on library systems support and … Read more
A Scholarly Conversation About Racism
Here at Loyola Marymount University, we continuously emphasize the importance students play in the scholarly conversation. As a student, your thoughts, writings, and eventual publications are part of an ongoing … Read more
Information Literacy and Social Justice at LMU
One of the primary objectives of academic librarians is to help students understand the complexities of the information ecosystem: its underlying structures, how it can be navigated, and how it … Read more
Special Collections in the Classroom
“We engage students in active learning with a wide variety of rare materials that spark their curiosity, foster attentiveness, develop critical thinking, and immerse them in experiences with the power … Read more
Preserving Campus Support for DACA Students
On September 5, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) would be rescinded. The decision has left many students in our community feeling vulnerable, afraid, … Read more
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