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Halloween Open House in Special Collections and Archives
From exorcism manuals to spooky Victorian parlor games, the DePaul University Special Collections and Archives is full of Halloween surprises. This Friday, October 28, stop by room 314 of John T....
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Library Fine Amnesty (November 7 – 13)
Two years ago, the DePaul University Library received a surprise package in the mail, a copy of Graham Greene’s The Power and the Glory that had been checked out by a DePaul student in the 1950s....
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Center for Identity, Inclusion & Social Change events on November 1st
The Library is excited to support the Center for Identity, Inclusion and Social Change‘s events for 2016-2017. The theme for the year is “Envisioning a New Beginning,” with a focus in the Fall...
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Special Collections and Archives at the SSDP Midwest Regional Conference
DePaul Special Collections and Archives recently participated in the 2016 Students for Sensible Drug Policy Midwest Regional Conference. On Saturday, October 22, Archives Assistant, Derek Potts, led...
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Massage, Coloring and DIY Button Making: Brain Fuel at the Library
Finishing those end-of-quarter research papers and studying for finals can be stressful. The Library understands and can help! During Brain Fuel Week, November 7-11, the Library and our campus partners...
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Library Hosts Studio Chi Open House
CDM and LAS join forces at an open house to introduce Studio χ (CHI: Computing/Humanities Interface) Nov. 16, 2016, John T. Richardson Library’s Scholar’s Lab. (credit: DePaul University/Jamie...
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Jose Guerrero Exhibition
25 small prints celebrating the Chicago artist, Jose Guerrero, will be on view at the John T. Richardson Library from February 2 to May 31. The prints were created by his former students to honor the...
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#1Lib1Ref: DePaul Library Collaborates to Improve Wikipedia
On Friday, January 27th, fifteen members of DePaul University Library staff sat down to collaborate with librarians worldwide on a common goal: improving Wikipedia, one citation at a time. This is...
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DePaul’s #DayofFacts
In December 2016, a CNN commentator asserted that “There’s no such thing, unfortunately, anymore, as facts.” In the weeks since, others have questioned not just the veracity of specific facts, but...
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Bugs and Ballet: Transforming with Franz Kafka and Edward Watson
The DePaul Humanities Center presents the second event in its 2016-2017 “Transformations” series on Thursday February 16, when it welcomes Royal Ballet Principal Edward Watson to discuss art and...
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Free Speech (and More) at the Library
On Wednesday, February 22nd, the DePaul University Library and the Center for Identity, Inclusion, and Social Change will sponsor a discussion of censorship, free speech, and recent challenges to...
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Interactive Art Installation at Richardson Library
DePaul University’s Institute for Nature & Culture is delighted to announce the installation of a new work of art in DePaul’s John T. Richardson Library. Conceived by Chicago photographer Doug...
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“Can Librarians Save us from Fake News?”
“Can Librarians Save us from Fake News?” was the recent headline of a VICE article. For centuries, individuals have shaped and used information for personal and political gain. However, by the mid-...
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New Exhibit: Glimpses of the Great War
In April 1917, the United States declared war on the Central Powers, joining a nearly three-year-old global conflict—World War I. This decision came just a decade after St. Vincent’s College was...
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Celebrate National Library Week!
This edition of the Full Text is brought to you in part by members of the DePaul University Library EDGE Team: Dakota Anderson, Alana Johnson, and Anna Shapiro. They have been sharing their perspective...
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Celebrate National Poetry Month!
This edition of the Full Text is brought to you in part by members of the DePaul University Library EDGE Team, Nora Drew and Angie Vick. They have been sharing their perspectives as first-year...
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DePaul Humanities Center: Transformations: Art, Identity, Ideology
“Transformations: Art, Identity, Ideology” is the topic guiding the next DePaul Humanities Center discussion, planned for Thursday, April 20, 2017. The conversation offers an exciting opportunity to...
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Dig for Knowledge and March for Science
On Saturday 22 April, Earth Day and the March for Science call for a double celebration of science and its role in promoting sustainability and wellbeing for humans and our environment. Numerous...
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Laugh Your Way through the Library!
“Comedy is a funny way of being serious.” Peter Ustinov Comedy is essentially about disruption, and in times of political unrest, it can be a powerful tool in helping those on the “outside” respond to...
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Humanities Laureate Award: Resources on the Sioux Nation and Environmental...
“Mni Wiconi”: “Water is life.” On Wednesday, May 17, the DePaul Humanities Center will celebrate the enduring efforts of a first nation community fighting for their sovereign rights. On behalf of the...
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