Librarians write books, too

Librarians wear a lot of hats, but one little-known fact outside of librarianship is how much research and writing takes place in our profession. We’re delighted to announce that one … Read more

Undergraduate Library Research Award 2013 Winners

Congratulations to all who entered this year’s Undergraduate Library Research Award competition! We’re delighted to announce this year’s winners, who were recognized at an award ceremony and reception on Tuesday … Read more

Celebrating Preservation Week: A Series

This post was originally posted as several separate posts celebrating Preservation Week. They have been combined here for easier readability.

Established in 2010, Preservation week was created to raise awareness of preservation issues and collections in need of care. Through these posts we aim to highlight preservation challenges and methods here at LMU and in the greater cultural heritage community.

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We love our student workers! Meet Alyssa.

student and librarian at info desk

This student employee feature was posted in April 2013, and some details of library services may have changed. Please contact a librarian or stop by any desk in the library … Read more

RIP Huell Howser

Surf and Bath House at Ocean Park

RIP, Huell Howser. Did you know that H.H. visited LMU in 1995 to visit our Werner von Boltenstern Postcard collection? We’re happy to share a teeny tiny part of his … Read more

The Research Habits of College Students

How would you describe your research habits?  What do you find difficult about research?  Does the following infographic describe you? The data in this infographic comes from Project Information Literacy’s … Read more

Found At The Library

This post contains highlights of the library’s collections by library staff and student employees. The Found series was initially posted as a series of short posts. Found: Diccionario de Aztequismos … Read more

We love our student workers! Meet Emma.

Student reshelving books

This student employee feature was posted in February 2011, and some details of library services may have changed. Please contact a librarian or stop by any desk in the library … Read more