Galvin Library Archive

  • Galvin Library’s 24-Hour Service Began Monday, October 2

    Galvin Library’s 24-Hour Service Began Monday, October 2

    September 26, 2023
    Galvin Library’s 24-hour service started Monday, October 2, at 8 a.m. and will be open until Friday at 7 p.m. See the Library schedule for opening hours for the rest of the semester.

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  • Introduction to Zotero Workshop Will Teach You How to Use Citation Manager

    Introduction to Zotero Workshop Will Teach You How to Use Citation Manager

    September 19, 2023
    Galvin Library is hosting several workshops to introduce you to Zotero, a citation manager that can save you a lot of time by collecting bibliographic information for your sources and inserting citations and references in your paper.

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  • Galvin Library Holding Research Writing Series

    Galvin Library Holding Research Writing Series

    September 19, 2023
    A series of workshops will be held throughout the fall semester, focusing on various aspects of research and research writing offerings. Each workshop is available both in person in the Galvin Library and online, and will take place from 12:15–1:15 p.m.

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  • Learn About Analog Calculators and Computers at Galvin Library

    Learn About Analog Calculators and Computers at Galvin Library

    September 5, 2023
    Before the development of inexpensive electronic calculators and personal computers in the 1970s and '80s, various types of mechanical analog calculators were in widespread use. These included numerical tables, nomograms (a graphical method of solving complex equations), abacuses, adding machines, and slide rules. This presentation will briefly discuss the history of mechanical analog devices and demonstrate the use of nomograms and slide rules.

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  • Celebrate Constitution Day Quiz in the Library

    Celebrate Constitution Day Quiz in the Library

    August 24, 2023
    Every September 17 is Constitution and Citizenship Day in the United States. Celebrate with the Galvin Library by picking up a free Pocket Constitution (while supplies last).

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  • Create Your Own Pronoun Pin-Making at Galvin Library

    Create Your Own Pronoun Pin-Making at Galvin Library

    August 15, 2023
    Galvin Library, in partnership with Illinois Tech's DEI's LGBTQIA2+ Subcommittee, is hosting a pronoun pin-making event. Join us and create a pin with your pronouns, or design a pronunciation pin for your name.

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  • Galvin Library Holding Open House on Friday, August 18

    Galvin Library Holding Open House on Friday, August 18

    August 15, 2023
    Join us for the Galvin Library Open House on Friday, August 18, from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The event includes a tour of the library, an opportunity to make a pronoun pin, and a library mystery game.

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  • Library Mystery Game to Be Held at Galvin Library

    Library Mystery Game to Be Held at Galvin Library

    August 15, 2023
    Work as a team to solve puzzles and crack clues in 40 minutes to win exciting prizes in a fun mystery game August 18 or 25 or September 1 at Galvin Library. There are limited spots, so reserve yours ASAP

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  • Join Bronzeville Pride Walk on Tuesday, June 20

    Join Bronzeville Pride Walk on Tuesday, June 20

    June 13, 2023
    Please join Mindy Pugh, archivist at Galvin Library, and the Illinois Tech LGBTQIA2+ subcommittee of the DEI Committee in a historical tour of the former queer heart of the City of Chicago, Bronzeville. The walk will begin at the Galvin Tower at 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 20.

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  • A Few Seats Remain for ‘A Closer Look at the Million Dollar Sermon’

    A Few Seats Remain for ‘A Closer Look at the Million Dollar Sermon’

    April 18, 2023
    Join the Paul V. Galvin Library for A Closer Look at the Million Dollar Sermon, a PowerPoint presentation with accompanying live narration by the University Archivist and Campus Historian Mindy Pugh, anchored on documentary evidence about the Rev. Frank Gunsaulus’ sermon and the founding of the Armour Institute of Technology (and by extension, Illinois Tech). It seeks to inform the present university community about what is known—and what might never be known—about a sermon whose impact is undoubted but which also merits further investigation.

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