Comical Research Methods
Today’s post is written by Reference & Instruction Librarian, Jennifer Masunaga. Did you know that the first Saturday of every May is Free Comic Book Day? This annual promotional event celebrates … Read more
Learn More About Comics Culture
Did you take advantage of Free Comic Book Day this past week? Did you know that we have an extensive graphic novel collection in the library? If you’re interested in learning … Read more
Finals Done? Time to Catch Up on Movies
Now that the semester is almost over, there’s no time like the present to catch up on the Oscar nominated films you were too busy to see back in February! You … Read more
From Their Perspective IV: Commentaries on Modern Advertising Postcards
For the past three years, our Archives & Special Collections staff have worked with William H. Hannon Library student workers to collaboratively create summer exhibits for the “From Their Perspective” … Read more
2016 Undergraduate Library Research Award Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the 2016 Undergraduate Library Research Award! The grand prize of $1,000 was awarded to Dominic V. Budetti, for a work entitled “From Silver to Opium: A … Read more
Librarian Susan Gardner Archambault on Using Dashboards and Infographics for Data Visualization
Librarian Susan Gardner Archambault just published an article in the April 2016 issue of Computers in Libraries, entitled Telling Your Story: Using Dashboards and Infographics for Data Visualization, in which she … Read more
Treat Every Day Like It’s April Fool’s Day!
How do you critically evaluate your information sources? What do you consider an authoritative source? RADAR is a framework that can help you remember what kinds of questions you should … Read more
Bill Rosendahl: 1945 – 2016
We are saddened to hear of the passing of former Los Angeles City Council member Bill Rosendahl, who served Loyola Marymount University and Council District 11 from 2005 to 2013. Bill was an … Read more
What is Peer Review?
Question: What is peer review? How is that different from something that is “scholarly?” Answer: Watch the video below! Video Transcript Want to know more? We have an entire research guide … Read more
How may I use this e-book?
Are you ever browsing the library catalog and bump into information that looks like this? Have you wondered about that information next to Authorized Users, Concurrent Users, and Permitted Use? … Read more
LMU’s Original “Riot Grrrl”: Sister Raymunde McKay, RSHM
Today’s post was written by Librarian-in-Residence, Katherine Donaldson. Photo Description (above): Sister Raymunde McKay, LMU Historical Photograph Collection In celebration of this week’s Grrrls on Film festival and Women’s History … Read more