WorldCat Mobile app now in iPhone App Store
iPhone users, rejoice. Now you can find Pepperdine Library materials through WorldCat on your iPhone or iPod Touch, wherever you are. The WorldCat Mobile app is now available for download from the iPhone App Store. Non-iPhone users can view the iPhone App Store in iTunes.
Last Updated: April 29, 2009
Seaver Faculty Colloquium April 16th at 4pm
Interested in what your colleagues are working on?
Come join us at the Seaver Faculty Colloquium, where each month you will hear about exciting new research taking place within our community.
Sponsored by the Pepperdine University Libraries, the Center for Teaching Excellence, and the Seaver Faculty Association.
Lincoln Hanks
Associate Professor of Music
Till Day Breaks: Searching for Transcendence Now in Art Music
Thursday, April 16th at 4:00 p.m.
Payson Library, Kresge Reading Room
Light refreshments will be served
Last Updated: April 9, 2009
Intersession Graduate Campus Hours April 17 - April 26
West Los Angeles Campus Library Hours
Last Updated: April 15, 2009
Pepperdine's iTunes U Launched: Discover, Learn, Go!
Pepperdine University has joined the multimedia pioneers of higher education by launching its own version of iTunes U.
A service platform provided by Apple Inc. that enables the Pepperdine community to distribute digital videos and audio recordings in "podcast" form over the Internet, iTunes U will dramatically extend the reach of the University learning community.
Pepperdine's iTunes U channel launched officially on Dec. 1, with lectures, interviews, seminars, performances, sermons, and more, available for download at no charge. The platform provides an easy link to content 24 hours a day, seven days a week and is accessible to anyone with a Mac or PC.
"For centuries, libraries have facilitated the distribution of information and knowledge. Pepperdine iTunes U provides a new avenue for continuing this time-honored tradition," says Mark Roosa, dean of the University Libraries. "It will significantly enhance the University to share with the world some of the wonderful aspects of Pepperdine life, including our academic programs, our faith-based orientation, and the ways in which students are preparing to make a difference in the world."
Excited by the diverse sites already hosted by schools like Stanford, UCLA, and Abilene Christian, the Pepperdine Libraries signed a contract with Apple Inc. last spring and purchased equipment to begin development. Pepperdine's library team set to work to construct the foundation for a site that would be worthy of the Waves. Countless individuals and departments, faculty, staff, and students collaborated to gather existing materials for the site.
Now users can explore areas of the "Pepperdine Life" such as the Graziadio School's Deans Executive Leadership series, screenwriting lectures from the Communications division, or the 2008 School of Public Policy commencement address.
"By accessing diverse lectures, classes, and events, people will be able to engage in life-long learning while simultaneously connecting to Pepperdine," says Amy Hunter, director of library advancement and public relations. "The technology parallels the latest methods through which people are already consuming music and knowledge, making these supplemental resources easy to use on a computer or on the go!"
Malibu campus training sessions are planned for the coming months, with dates to be announced. For more information, please contact the University Libraries at (310) 506-7273. Visit the Pepperdine iTunes site at http://itunesu.pepperdine.edu.
Last Updated: December 12, 2008
New Database: InfoSci Journals
InfoSci Journals is a full-text collection of peer-reviewed research in computer science and information technology management. It provides access to 60+ journals, expanding to 100 in 2009, including 40,000+ PDF pages and 65,000+ reference citations to further research.
Last Updated: November 12, 2008
Pepperdine West Los Angeles and Irvine Campus Libraries Reopen!
The renovated Pepperdine West Los Angeles Campus library and computing facility officially reopened for business on Monday, July 28. Featuring improved and expanded seating areas, additional study rooms, and enhanced lighting, the location enables a seamless exchange between library resources and computer services.
The South Wing, which has been designated as a collaborative area for students, now offers two group study rooms and a brand new videoconferencing room. The North Wing invites students and faculty to enjoy areas reserved for quieter study space. Here, patrons will find ample private seating, traditional study tables, newly reconfigured computer workstation clusters and the three pre-existing group study rooms.
Additionally, the Irvine graduate campus library also went through renovations this summer and has reopened with a refreshing and warm ambiance. The most significant change to the space includes the reconfiguration of the furniture to more effectively meet student needs that include both individual study and collective or collaborative learning. The library space includes more comfortable seating and an updated look that will hopefully make students feel right at home.
Last Updated:Sept. 9, 2008