CRRA Symposium Hosted by DePaul University - Invitation and Call for Posters

A symposium co-sponsored by the Catholic Research Resources Alliance and DePaul University will be held at DePaul University's Lincoln Park Campus in Chicago on October 15-16, 2012. The theme will be:  Nurturing the ‘Spirit of Perfect Charity’: Libraries and Archives at the Intersection of Service and Scholarship in Catholic Social Justice Studies. 

 CRRA sponsored symposiums aim to bring together scholars, librarians and archivists to engage in topics within the broad sphere of Catholic Studies. Registration is open until September 14th, and proposals for poster sessions will be accepted until September 19th.

Library Summer Hours

Library hours for July and August are as follows:

Monday - Friday : 9am - 4pm
Closed Saturdays and Sundays

The library will be closed September 1st - 3rd. Regular hours will resume Tuesday, September 4th.

Project Muse E-books on Philosophy and Religion Added to Library Collection

The library has expanded access to Project Muse's collections on philosophy and religion by adding access to e-books as well as e-journals. Project Muse provides access to both e-journals and e-books published by numerous university presses and other academic publishers, such as the Franciscan Institute. When browsing or searching this collection, a green check mark will indicated items that are available to CTU.

Library's Digitized Books on Regional Catholic History Added to Internet Archive

Books from the library's latest proposal to CARLI's Book Digitization Initiative have been added to the Internet Archive.

These books range from local parish and diocesan histories, including several focusing on the German-American Catholic community, to the records of synods and congresses that took place in various regions of the United States.

New iMac Computer for Multimedia in the Library

The library now has an iMac desktop computer available for working with multimedia. The iMac includes iMovie for video editing, GarageBand for audio recording and editing, and Camtasia Studio for screen recording and video editing. Stay tuned for more software later this summer. A set of headphones with mic is available for checkout for use with the iMac or other library computers. All CTU library patrons are welcome to use the iMac, which is located in the AV viewing room.

Library Hours for Summer Institute

The library will be open the following schedule during June:

June 4 - June 8 : 9am - 4pm
June 11 - June 30 : 8am - 7pm

The library will be closed on Saturdays and Sundays.

Library Hours for Easter Break

The library will be closed for the Easter Break beginning at noon on Maundy Thursday.

Thursday, April 5th - 8am - noon
Friday, April 6th - Monday, April 9th - closed

The library will reopen on Tuesday, April 10 at 8am.