National Library Week: Spotlight on our Popular Reading Collection
This post was part of a series for National Library Week 2015 and some information may be outdated. Questions? Please reach out to us online or at the Information Desk. … Read more
National Library Week: Spotlight on Books for Kids and Teens
This post was part of a series for National Library Week 2015 and some information may be outdated. Questions? Please reach out to us online or at the Information Desk. … Read more
Featured DVD: An Inconvenient Tax
Check it out now: An Inconvenient Tax Albert Einstein once wrote, “The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.” The product of 95 years’ worth of … Read more
National Library Week: Spotlight on Archives & Special Collections
This post was part of a series for National Library Week 2015 and some information may be outdated. Questions? Please reach out to us online or at the Information Desk. … Read more
Digital Collection: Werner von Boltenstern Shanghai Photograph and Negative Collection
The Digital Library Program is pleased to announce the launch of the Werner von Boltenstern Shanghai Photograph and Negative Collection. This remarkable array of images captures 1930s-1940s Shanghai, a time … Read more
Digital Collection: John W. Boyle Film Stills and Photograph Collection
Photo Description (above): “If I Were King”: film still of William Farnum riding on horseback, 1920 Check out film stills from the silent film era in the library’s digital collection, … Read more
How do libraries help students with real-world challenges?
How do libraries help students with real-world challenges? Reference Librarian Alexander Justice recently caught up with Taylor Walker ’13 (current MBA student), on the day of an exciting Kickstarter launch … Read more
LMU Information Literacy Program recognized as an “Exemplary Program”
The Association of Colleges and Research Libraries (ACRL) has added LMU to its Exemplary Programs page. These programs are recognized as embodying the best practices in the document “Characteristics of … Read more
Working with Archival Collections at the Library: A Student’s View
My name is Alvaro Gonzalez (here I am, pictured above), and I’ve been working at the Archives and Special Collections for three years now. In my stay here I’ve had … Read more
Featured Resource: Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People
If you missed Through a Lens Darkly : Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People on PBS’ Independent Lens, you can check it out here! The new documentary probes the recesses of … Read more
Comic Reflections: One Student’s Story on the Process of Writing a Literature Review
Editor’s note: This post was originally published on February 2, 2015, and is preserved online for historical/informational purposes. For update to date information about exhibits please visit our exhibitions page. … Read more