Service Day at DePaul

by beth 5/8/2008 6:43:00 PM

This past Saturday, the Library participated in Vincentian Service Day, and I have to say, we had a lot of fun! There were over 1,000 volunteers for Service Day, made up of students, faculty, staff, and alumni, and this year, DePaul Alumni groups organized community service projects all across the country for the same day. Some of the sites DePaul works with wait all year for Service Day and really count on our small army of volunteers to accomplish much needed projects.

The Library was assigned to work with the Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church and Shelter on Fullerton, and found out that a lot of DePaul students already volunteer in their shelter. They put us to work sanding bookcases, gardening, painting, and helping to sort through a storage closet. Next time you're on Fullerton, take a look at the flowers we helped to plant around the Church's walkway :)

I Heart ceoexpress.com

by sue 5/7/2008 2:24:00 PM

The first website I visit each morning to catch up on the day’s headlines is www.ceoexpress.com. While it is marketed as a business portal for executives, ceoexpress.com is a great site to bookmark for quick and easy access to many different types of information. The links to news sources alone are invaluable. These resources are grouped into daily news, business news, international news, online television news, and general and specialty newsfeeds. Some of the other categories of useful resources include health, time & weather, stock markets, statistics, government agencies, office tools, airlines, travel, and tech tools. Take a look for yourself to see how this site might help you quickly gather information from a variety of websites.

Staff Picks

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month

by alexis 5/6/2008 2:25:00 PM

May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, a celebration of Asian and Pacific Islanders in the United States. The broad designation "Asian/Pacific" encompasses the entire continent of Asia as well as the Pacific Islands. The origin of the commemorative month began as a congressional bill. In 1978 President Jimmy Carter declared the first ten days of May as Asian/Pacific Heritage Week and in 1992, President George H.W. Bush signed an extension turning the week-long celebration into a month-long celebration.

This year's theme for Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month is "Leadership, Diversity and Harmony-Gateway to Success" in honor of the contributions to America from citizens with Asian or Pacific Island ancestry.¹ To learn more about the Asian-American experience, check out one these books or search our catalog to locate information on specific topics.

Happy Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month from the DePaul University Libraries!

1. "About Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month." Library of Congress. 25 April 2008. <http://www.loc.gov/topics/asianpacific/about/>.

* Warrior Riding a White Cow. Library of Congress, Asian Division, Washington, D.C.

Events

Cinco de Mayo

by alexis 5/5/2008 9:00:00 AM

In 1861, after Mexico declared a temporary moratorium on the payment of foreign debts, English, Spanish and French forces invaded the country. By April 1862, English and Spanish forces withdrew and on May 5, 1862, a band of poorly equipped soldiers defeated French troops lead by Napolean III at the Battle of Puebla. The victory over the French came to symbolize Mexican resistance of foreign domination and is now celebrated in Mexico and the United States as Cinco de Mayo.¹ The celebration has come to more broadly represent Mexican pride and heritage.

1. "Cinco de Mayo." Encyclopaedia Britannica. 2008. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online. 5 May 2008 <http://search.eb.com/eb/article-9389223>

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