LMU students, faculty, and staff have access to the complete suite of resources from Sage, which includes databases on research methods, business case studies, statistical datasets, educational videos in social, behavioral, and health science disciplines, student success courses, and more. Sage has put together a list of introductory resources from across their various platforms on the subject of artificial intelligence. For anyone just beginning their exploration of this topic, check out the resources below. Note: If you are off-campus, you may need to log in to MyLMU in order to access this ..read more

Now in their eighteenth year, the Library Research Awards recognize and reward Loyola Marymount University students whose research makes expert and creative use of the services, resources, and collections of the William H. Hannon Library to produce a scholarly or creative work. Each entry includes the research project or paper, an essay explaining how the student conducted their research and used library resources, a bibliography, and a letter of nomination from the faculty member who assigned the initial paper or project. The Library Research Awards are generously supported by professors Lor ..read more

This summer, visit the library to explore our 10th annual “From Their Perspective” exhibit. This student-curated exhibit is designed to spark conversations between the university’s storied archival collections, the ingenuity of our student curators, and the diverse community beyond Loyola Marymount University. This year’s exhibit, “IDEAs Illuminating LMU’s Digital Collections,” features artifacts including: newspapers amplifying student activism during the Black and Chicano student movements, photographs submitted by families displaced from the Chavez Ravine neighborhood, and stories created b ..read more

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