January

New Technology Available for Faculty Test Drives

January 19, 2016

The Libraries has partnered with Drexel University Online to offer faculty the opportunity to test out Livescribe Smartpens, a ThinkLabs Digital Stethoscope, and a pair of Google Glass for use in the classroom.

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Dean's Update: New Year, New Spaces

January 13, 2016
[The Dean's Update is a column introducing each issue of the Libraries' monthly e-newsletter In Circulation.] To start the New Year, students and faculty returned from the holiday break to find two newly defined library spaces that continue the Libraries' efforts to create learning environments for exploring information and data. One is in Hahnemann Library, while the other is in W.W. Hagerty Library's Bookmark Cafe, and both can be visited by members of Drexel's community.
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Changes to Hahnemann Library 24/7 Space

January 13, 2016
Over the holiday break, a renovation of Hahnemann Library's 24/7 Space was completed. The renovation included new furnishings designed to separate the first floor into designated and focused study spaces. It also included new paint and carpeting.
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Resource Spotlight: ASTM Standards and Engineering Digital Library

January 12, 2016
The Libraries is excited to announce that we now have access to the ASTM Standards and Engineering Digital Library. ASTM Standards and Engineering Digital Library, known as ASTM Compass, is a vast collection of industry-leading standards and technical engineering information, including the ASTM journals and symposia papers (also known as Standard Technical Publications.) ASTM Compass publications cover a broad range of engineering disciplines, including aerospace, biomedical, chemical, civil, environmental, geological, health and safety, industrial, materials science, mechanical, nuclear, petroleum, soil science, and solar engineering.
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Recent Gift Brings Technology for Data Visualization to W. W. Hagerty Library

January 7, 2016
As Drexel students prepare to work in an increasingly digital world, libraries play a key role in providing access to information and data and in coaching members of the University community on new ways to engage with it. W. W. Hagerty Library is continually evolving to ensure that Drexel students are confident users of information in varying formats. The Data Visualization Zone is the result of a generous gift from the Hagerty family. The space allows students to explore and experiment with data retrieval and visualization through a large-scale touch-screen monitor or a projector. New furnishings will support individual and group work as well as instruction and coaching.
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Coloring Breaks help to Relieve Exam Week Stress

January 4, 2016
The Libraries' offered blank pages and crayons to Drexel students during exam week, providing a creative outlet for students seeking a break from studying. In total, the Libraries distributed over 500 coloring pages and nearly 1,600 crayons.
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Drexel Librarian, Students Help Design 10th Annual Knovel Academic Challenge

January 4, 2016
Jay Bhatt, liaison librarian for engineering, worked with a group of four Drexel University students to design questions for the 10th annual Knovel Academic Challenge. His work was featured in an article in the Library Journal.
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