Welcome Purandhya Sharma
Please join us in welcoming Purandhya Sharma to the William H. Hannon Library! Purandhya is our new project archivist for the University Archives. In order to get to know Purandhya … Read more
LMU Faculty Open Access Publication Highlights
Since 2022, Loyola Marymount University authors have published 33 open access articles through transformative agreements, collectively saving $114,020 in article processing charges (APCs), thanks to the transformative agreements (TA) program … Read more
Welcome Jessica Miller
Please join us in welcoming Jessica Miller (she/her) to the William H. Hannon Library! Jessica is our new receiving assistant. In order to get to know Jessica a little better, … Read more
Banned Books Week 2025
Taking place Oct. 5-11, Banned Books Week brings together the entire book community in shared support of the freedom to read. This year’s theme, “Censorship Is So 1984. Read for … Read more
New E-Resource: The Teaching Professor
The Teaching Professor is a digital newsletter and resource hub designed specifically for faculty, instructional designers, and academic leaders who are passionate about teaching and learning. It delivers weekly articles, … Read more
Library Essentials for New Students
Here at the William H. Hannon Library, we seek to foster excellence in academic achievement through an array of distinctive services that enable learners to feed their curiosity, experience new … Read more
Ongoing Improvements to OneSearch
Today’s post was written by Steph Gritz, systems librarian, and Peter Rolla, head of cataloging and systems. On June 21, 2023 we migrated our online library catalog to a new … Read more
Read/Watch Recommendations for Pride Month
Happy Pride! Are you looking for a new book to read or film to watch this month? Eavan Davis, circulation account services supervisor, has pulled together six recommendations from our … Read more
New E-Resources for Summer 2025
While many of our students are away from campus for the summer, we are busy adding new online resources to our collections. Here is a quick preview of some of … Read more
Workers, Weavers, and Warnings: What 19th-Century Protests Tells Us About AI
[After finding that the “self destruct cancellation’ button is out of order] “Fuck! Even in the future nothing works!” – Dark Helmet (Rick Moranis, Spaceballs, 1987) Today’s post was written … Read more
Scholarly Communications Resources: From Author Rights to Predatory Publishers
Scholarly communications, the system through which research and scholarly publications and works are created, evaluated, disseminated, and preserved, has always evolved with advancements in technology. In this moment of chaos, … Read more