Dean's Update: Framing Drivers for Change
Submitted on July 12, 2016 - 4:14PM
[The Dean's Update is a reoccurring column introducing the Libraries' monthly newsletter In Circulation.]
In recent months it seems that more and more people are bringing to my attention their new discovery that 'libraries must really be changing.' They ask me to have coffee, seeking my impressions of what goes on in libraries or sharing newspaper articles, blog posts or other communications. For those of us in the midst of the change, this isn't news, it is simply a continuation of our work. Libraries have seen many changes over the years and we continue to project what drives the need for change and to make sense of transformations that occur.
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Liaisons Participate in Open Access Discussion
Submitted on July 8, 2016 - 11:56AM
On Tuesday, June 6, 2016 liaison librarians Shannon Robinson and Jay Bhatt participated in a panel discussion with the ExCITe Center's podcast series, ExCITeCast, speaking about open access and research.
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Libraries Celebrate the Legacy of Drexel President William Walsh Hagerty
Submitted on July 8, 2016 - 11:14AM
On Friday, June 10, 2016 the Libraries hosted a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of former Drexel president William Walsh Hagerty. Hagerty was a transformative president who laid the groundwork for the institution that Drexel is today.
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Dean's Update: Strengthening communities around access to information
Submitted on May 4, 2016 - 3:45PM
Access to information is a public good. It enables us to make informed decisions and improve lives. On a global level, communities that have timely and relevant information are better positioned to take advantage of the economic, social, and educational opportunities that access can provide. At Drexel, access to authoritative information and strengthening the community's ability to use it, position the University to improve economic growth, strengthen civic engagement and add to the world's knowledge.
Worldwide, libraries are trusted institutions that reinforce and strengthen communities. By first preserving and organizing information, libraries have created places for people to access knowledge. But, libraries go beyond ensuring access to information. They guide people to find information to make better-informed decisions to improve their lives, which subsequently makes for a better society.
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Join the Libraries and #ChoosePrivacy this Week
Submitted on May 4, 2016 - 3:41PM
Our privacy is increasingly threatened as technology, social media, mobile computing and 'big data' analytics continually expand and become more sophisticated in connecting and exposing us.
The recent Pew Research Center project on Privacy and Information Sharing reports that more than 90% of adults 'agree or strongly agree that consumers have lost control of how personal information is collected and used by companies.' A majority express a 'consistent lack of confidence about the security of everyday communication channels and the organizations that control them.' Hacking, key-logging, phishing and malware attacks make us all vulnerable.
Libraries, and librarians as a profession, are dedicated to providing access to information while defending the individual privacy and civil liberties of their patrons
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PAR and the Libraries
Submitted on May 4, 2016 - 3:37PM
Drexel is beginning a new cycle of Program Alignment and Review [PAR] and the Libraries is a source of information for multiple aspects of the reviews.
The Libraries offers to identify scholarly works produced by faculty in each program. Librarians are able to provide comparative metrics, such as citation counts and impact factor, for publications by Drexel faculty as well as faculty at peer and benchmark institutions. Using InCites, we help to identify research subjects that are areas of excellence for the program. The example provided is a graph of publications over the last five years for five U.S. research universities that compares the amount of output from each institution, Drexel liaison librarians assist in further uncovering and analyzing available data about faculty publications by a specific department.
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New Popular Books
Submitted on March 29, 2016 - 2:30PM
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Dean's Update: Library of Congress Nomination
Submitted on March 2, 2016 - 3:42PM
[The Dean's Update is a column introducing each issue of the Libraries' monthly e-newsletter In Circulation.]
Recently President Obama nominated Carla D. Haden for the position of Librarian of Congress. The action likely went unnoticed by many watchers of this year's political theater, but for a minute it shed light on libraries during diverse speculations about their future. Reflecting on the country's oldest federal cultural institution poses the mind-boggling question of what it takes to lead the largest library in the world. I do not presume to know what the 'right stuff' is, but thought some of our readers might be interested to put academic libraries with which they are more familiar, in context against our country's--and the world's--leading research enterprise.
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Membership in BioMed Central Provides Discounts for Drexel Authors
Submitted on March 2, 2016 - 3:29PM
Since 2012, Drexel University Libraries has maintained a membership in BioMed Central (BMC). BMC is a publisher of open-access journals heavily focused in life sciences, clinical medicine, science, and technology. Over 180 of BMC's journals are peer-reviewed and ranked by Thomson Reuters in the Journal Citation Report.
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Dean's Update: New Year, New Spaces
Submitted on January 13, 2016 - 4:16PM
[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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Recent Gift Brings Technology for Data Visualization to W. W. Hagerty Library
Submitted on January 7, 2016 - 12:27PM
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
Submitted on January 4, 2016 - 2:10PM
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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Coffee, Conversation...and Computing?
Submitted on October 11, 2011 - 8:44PM
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 5 - 7 PM W. W. Hagerty Library
Join Drexel University Libraries at this special event, which kicks off the opening of Access Everywhere: Computing at Drexel, 1984 - present exhibit. This event will feature conversation about the changing role of computers at Drexel and topics will include email, internet, wireless access, and other computer advances that have brought Drexel to where it is today.
This event is free and open to the public. Coffee and light refreshments will be provided.
For more information, or to suggest a topic for conversation, please contact Jenny James Lee via email or at 215-571-4095.
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Natural Sciences in the Archives
Submitted on May 20, 2011 - 9:17PM
We're just bursting with pride over Drexel's new partnership with the Academy of Natural Sciences. To show our school spirit, we're putting on a show--or rather an exhibit--of rare natural history books from Drexel Archive's special collections. The exhibit was put together by Archives volunteer and iSchool grad student Phoebe Kowalewski. Works on display include an astronomy text from 1566 by Alessandro Piccolomini, Jonathan Carver's 1781 Travels through the Interior Parts of North America, and several volumes of Audubon's Quadrupeds of North America and Birds Of America. Fly by soon and get an eyeful.
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Vintage Computers: Demo @ Hagerty
Submitted on May 10, 2011 - 9:02PM
Want to see some old computers in action? Stop by Hagerty Library, Wednesday, May 11th, 4 - 6pm. While you're there, grab a snack, socialize with fellow enthusiasts, and learn about the history of computing. It's all happening at Drexel Archives' opening reception for its latest exhibit: 'Access for Everyone: Computing at Drexel, 1946 - 1984.'' Drexel University made history with its Microcomputer Project in 1984, which required all incoming freshman to purchase a personal computer. However, the history of computing at Drexel dates back to the very beginning of computer history. The reception includes refreshments and a live demo of vintage computers, co-sponsored by TechServ.
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Archives Open House
Submitted on March 30, 2011 - 4:04PM
What secrets lurk in the heart of Hagerty's lower level? Only the Drexel Archives know!
And maybe they'll tell you if you come to their open house, this afternoon from 5-7pm. Archives staff will be displaying some of their favorite materials from the collections, including rare books, early photos of Drexel and the library school, and 19th-century correspondence. Come meet the Archives staff and learn about their services and upcoming events.
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Digitization Project Expands Access to Drexel Theses & Dissertations
Submitted on May 8, 2024 - 3:40PM
The Libraries recently completed a project to digitize more than 6,000 graduate theses and dissertations that were previously available in print format only.
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Q&A with Sophia Stutte, Drexel University Archives Assistant
Submitted on July 31, 2023 - 12:03PM
Meet Sophia Stutte, the Drexel University Archives' spring/summer 2023 co-op student, in this new interview.
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New Archival Collection Highlights Drexel’s Historic Connection to the Society of Women Engineers
Submitted on March 2, 2023 - 3:28PM
The Philadelphia Section of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) recently donated a collection of organizational records to the Drexel University Archives, which are now available for students and researchers to explore in the Archives’ reading room.
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New Online Exhibit Shines Light on Life at Drexel During COVID-19
Submitted on January 30, 2023 - 12:10PM
The new online exhibit from the Drexel University Archives features interviews with members of the Drexel community, giving people from around the world a glimpse of life at Drexel during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Time Capsule Provides Glimpse into Drexel Past
Submitted on December 7, 2022 - 4:27PM
During renovations to Kelly Hall in the winter of 2021/2022, staff from Drexel University’s Real Estate and Facilities unearthed an interesting object behind the building’s cornerstone: a time capsule.
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Q&A with Hanna Pistorius, Drexel University Archives’ Archival Metadata Assistant
Submitted on August 26, 2022 - 9:19AM
Meet Hanna Pistorius (they/them), the Drexel University Archives' spring/summer 2022 co-op student, in this new interview.
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Share Your COVID-19 Stories
Submitted on May 6, 2020 - 1:58PM
The Drexel University Archives is working on a new project to document the University's responses to COVID-19, and we want to hear from you! Send us your unique accounts of the pandemic through writing, photographs, videos, audio recordings, or other creative means.
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Drexel's Seventh President: William Walsh Hagerty
Submitted on June 1, 2016 - 9:40AM
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of former Drexel president president William Walsh Hagerty, the Libraries is taking a look back at the many ways that Dr. Hagerty helped to build the institution we know today.
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Discover Open Access Resources in Engineering
Submitted on October 21, 2019 - 2:49PM
In celebration of Open Access Week, Librarian Jay Bhatt shares his list of go-to Engineering Open Textbooks.
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