We are pleased to announce the 2024 cohort of scholars for the Institute for Research Design in Librarianship (IRDL) Online. This year, the William H. Hannon Library will virtually welcome 29 scholars from 18 states and Canada on May 27–June 7 for two weeks of lectures, private consultations with research experts, and hands-on activities. Learn more about each of the scholars on the 2024 IRDL cohort web page. IRDL Online is a year-long experience designed to bring together a diverse group of academic and research librarians who are motivated and enthusiastic about conducting research but need ..read more

As part of our commitment to highlighting Indigenous voices and perspectives in our collections, the William H. Hannon Library has published a new open educational resource: a digital bibliography of published and archival resources on the Gabrielino-Tongva tribe. This openly licensed, annotated bibliography builds upon an earlier printed version and covers the years 1723-2023. Researcher can access the new bibliography through LMU Pressbooks, a platform for creating and publishing open educational resources. The project was led by Jessea Young, scholarly communications librarian, with suppor ..read more

Through a transformative agreement negotiated by our e-resources consortium, the Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC), Loyola Marymount University faculty and staff may publish original research and review articles open access in any of Wiley’s 1400+ hybrid journals (subscription-based journals which offer an open access option) at no charge to the author. This new agreement extends the pre-existing SCELC Wiley Transformative Agreement through 2026. Wiley defines original research as a research article, review article, commentary, short communication, case study, technic ..read more

This post was written by Eric Haruki Swanson and Rachel Wen-Paloutzian. The Buddhist tradition is multifaceted in its expressions and practices across the globe in historical and contemporary contexts. In collaboration with the William H. Hannon Library, Professor Eric Haruki Swanson’s spring 2023 course, “The Colors and Sounds of the Dharma,” offered a unique opportunity for theological studies students to explore the world of Buddhism through direct engagement with rich materials in the library’s special collections. With dedication and hard work, students co-curated the Terrance L. Mahan ..read more

The William H. Hannon Library has digitized 43 issues of Vida, a student-run newspaper that amplified the voices and concerns of the Chicana/o/x and other marginalized communities at Loyola Marymount University from the early 1970s until the late 1990s. Users can access these issues online through LMU Digital Collections, which features unique materials digitized from the library’s archives and special collections. Published by the university chapter of El Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán (M.E.Ch.A.) and moderated by the Department of Chicano Studies, the publication covered critical ..read more

As we close out 2023, we want to share some of our biggest achievements from the past academic year. The following is part of a series of highlights from our 2022-23 Library Year in Review. You can read the full report at LMU Digital Commons. The library is an experience, one that is rooted in both the spiritual and the aesthetic. At the library, we foster a sense of belonging through inclusive programming, diverse and representative collections, and empathetic service standards. Within its walls, the library becomes a sanctuary, a space where knowledge and creativity emerge through contempla ..read more

As we close out 2023, we want to share some of our biggest achievements from the past academic year. The following is part of a series of highlights from our 2022-23 Library Year in Review. You can read the full report at LMU Digital Commons. We intentionally integrated elements of diversity, equity, inclusion, anti-racism, and accessibility into information literacy instruction this year. We carefully designed search queries and in-class activities to represent a wide range of perspectives, experiences, and identities. For example, Rhetorical Arts students researched topics such as disabilit ..read more

As we close out 2023, we want to share some of our biggest achievements from the past academic year. The following is part of a series of highlights from our 2022-23 Library Year in Review. You can read the full report at LMU Digital Commons. Mikki Kressbach: Film, TV, and Media Studies “In my classes, students are often required to engage with a variety of sources, ranging from films to popular publications, and scientific studies. The library has provided the education and support to help students understand different sources’ respective audiences, stakeholders, and evidentiary standards, e ..read more

As we close out 2023, we want to share some of our biggest achievements from the past academic year. The following is part of a series of highlights from our 2022-23 Library Year in Review. You can read the full report at LMU Digital Commons. We seek to support our community in many ways, including through the development of robust library collections across formats and across academic disciplines. How do we build these collections? Collection development is about choices. Which individual books do we buy? If we cannot afford to subscribe to both a scholarly journal in the sciences and a mark ..read more

As we close out 2023, we want to share some of our biggest achievements from the past academic year. The following is part of a series of highlights from our 2022-23 Library Year in Review. You can read the full report at LMU Digital Commons. For more than a decade, the William H. Hannon Library has sought a greater variety of cultural artifacts, rare books, and other materials that help us understand history from a broader perspective. In particular, we recognize that the holdings of most special collection repositories, which traditionally emphasized Western values, have contributed to sile ..read more