Information Literacy and Social Justice at LMU

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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

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“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

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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September 5, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) would be rescinded.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

We Stand in Solidarity with Our Undocumented Students

Don't deport my students

The Trump administration announced an executive order rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) immigration policy established in 2012, a program that protected almost 800,000 undocumented children and young … Read more

William H. Hannon Library Welcomes TLC

The Learning Center

The library is one of the first organizations to welcome students to campus because we love talking about our community’s resources. The staff of the William H. Hannon Library hosts … Read more

Library Statement on the Events in Charlottesville, VA

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Members of the LMU Community: As professional librarians and student educators, we condemn the ideas propagated by white supremacists, Nazis and Nazi-sympathizers, and the various “alt-right” groups who participated in the Unite the Right march … Read more

Media Lounge Renovations

media lounge updates

If you visited the library Starbucks in the last month, you may have noticed that we renovated our Media Lounge. In addition to some cosmetic upgrades, like adding a new … Read more

Assessing the Diversity of Our E-Collection

Update: The final report of this project is available on LMU Digital Commons. Aisha Conner-Gaten, Javier Garibay, Jamie Hazlitt, Marie Kennedy and Marisa Ramirez have been awarded an Inclusive Excellence … Read more