Galvin Library Archive

  • 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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  • Get Ready for Finals at Galvin Library

    Get Ready for Finals at Galvin Library

    April 18, 2023
    Galvin Library will be open 24 hours for 12 days beginning Sunday, April 23, at 1 p.m. until Friday, May 5, at 7 p.m. Our staff will be available to assist you at all hours of operation. We offer study support and de-stress activities to help you prepare for finals, including writing tutoring services, therapy dogs, the Wellness Lounge and coffee in the evenings.

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  • Galvin Library Hiring for Federal Work Study Student Positions

    Galvin Library Hiring for Federal Work Study Student Positions

    April 13, 2023
    A number of Federal Work Study (FWS) student positions are open for Fall 2023, and the library is seeking candidates who are interested in a variety of work tasks and environments. Positions are available to provide research help, work the main circulation desk, or support the course reserves and interlibrary loan departments.

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  • Get Ready for Finals: Make a Research Appointment With a Librarian

    Get Ready for Finals: Make a Research Appointment With a Librarian

    March 30, 2023
    Looking for background information for your final project? Struggling to find sources for a paper? Whether you're just getting started or in the middle of your research, Galvin Library has the resources you need.

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  • Library Workshops Upcoming on Citation Manager Zotero

    Library Workshops Upcoming on Citation Manager Zotero

    March 28, 2023
    Register for a workshop to introduce you to the basics of 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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  • Research Appointments Available at Galvin Library

    Research Appointments Available at Galvin Library

    March 28, 2023
    Whether you're just getting started or in the middle of your research, Galvin Library has the resources you need. Schedule a research appointment with a librarian and get one-on-one help navigating resources, tracking down sources, mapping out search strategies, and creating citations. Go to https://iit.libcal.com/appointments to make an appointment.

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  • Suspect a Citation or Reference May Be Fictional? Galvin Librarians Can Help

    Suspect a Citation or Reference May Be Fictional? Galvin Librarians Can Help

    March 23, 2023
    Generative AI chatbots (ChatGPT in particular) can be asked to generate citations or references, but when they do the end result may contain errors or be completely false. If you encounter writing sources, citations or URLs you think may be fictional, Galvin librarians can help. We can even check if a link or URL was ever functional, or if it’s merely broken and/or outdated. Send your suspect items to us at library@iit.edu and we’ll use our expertise to evaluate them for you.

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