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The Drexel University Libraries connects the Drexel community with people, resources, and expertise to support experiential learning and impactful research.

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Drexel is the steward of multiple special collections, encompassing tens of thousands of items - art objects, historic costumes, artifacts, archival material - and millions of natural scientific specimens.
1932 cathedral-style radio from Drexel's Atwater Kent Collection
Photo of the Reference Department in the Drexel Institute library, circa 1899, from the Drexel University Archives
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The Chujos and their staff — Daito Kashiwabara, Ayaka Ikeda and Renpei Washizu — shot behind-the-scenes content during their tour of the Music Industry Program’s flagship recording studio, Studio One, as Julien and Brendan Monahan, studio manager, looked on. Photo courtesy Monika Julien. A Full-Circle Musical Moment for Nihonbashi Philly at Drexel University
International connections and a love of music brought the husband-and-wife team behind a viral Tokyo-based Philly cheesesteak shop into the audio archives of Drexel University.
A red Polish poster, a clock and a photograph of Jimi Hendrix on a wall. From Hokusai to Hendrix: Drexel Exhibition Examines Rhythm Across Art Forms
When you think of rhythm in the arts, what comes to mind?
Co-op Spotlight: A Three Questions Game with Joseph Schindler 
Before his co-op ends in September, we sat down with Joseph and asked him to answer three questions about his contributions to the Drexel University Libraries.

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