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DREXEL UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES:
In Circulation Managing Editor: Jenny James Lee Editors: Kerry DiBlasio Linda Katz Contributors: Danuta A. Nitecki |
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 DREXEL UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES: In Circulation
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FROM THE DEAN
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It is with great excitement that I send this first issue of Drexel University Libraries: In Circulation, and welcome you to our newsletter's distribution list. This is an exciting time, as we transform Drexel's Libraries into a vibrant learning enterprise, and I look forward to sharing news, events and more, through these monthly newsletters.
I hope that you enjoy the opportunity to learn more about the Libraries, but please know that you have the option to unsubscribe at any point via the "unsubscribe" link, which is included at the footer of this email.
Pass along the exciting news contained in this issue to colleagues, friends and peers and let us know what you might like to learn more about in the future.
Danuta A. Nitecki
Dean of Libraries
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CONFERENCE BUILDS SHARED VISION OF LIBRARIES' FUTURE
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Drexel University Libraries concluded a milestone event towards shaping the future of the organization on Thursday, July 21, 2011. The event, a Future Search conference, brought together nearly 60 people, representing the diverse stakeholders of the Libraries, at the Queen Lane campus of the Drexel University College of Medicine.
Highly interactive, the process took a holistic look at the theme, The Future of Drexel's Libraries: Advancing the University's Strategic Transformation. Attendees reviewed shared past and present experiences to reach a common ground in identifying an exciting future for the Libraries. This new future emphasizes collaboration, leadership, integration of technologies and curation of information resources, as well as the development of innovative spaces to advance teaching, learning and scholarship at Drexel and in the broader communities. This was accomplished through working exercises, small group discussions and creative reporting of insights. Continue reading...
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LIBRARIES UNVEIL NEW LIBRARY LEARNING TERRACE TO OVER 250 IN ATTENDANCE AT TWILIGHT OPENING
|  On Friday, June 3rd, Drexel University Libraries hosted over 250 students, faculty and staff at the Twilight Terrace Opening, celebrating the grand opening of the Library Learning Terrace, located at 33rd and Race Streets on Drexel University's Main Campus. The twilight opening began at 9 PM, and featured music from student DJ Mike Mannix, finals' week snacks and colorful glow stick bracelets. As the patio outside of the Terrace filled with attendees, their wrists aglow with neon colors, the sighting of the first star kicked-off the opening remarks. Continue reading... |
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BUILDING NEW FRIENDS AT THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES
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Drexel President, John A. Fry, at left with George W. Gephart, CEO and President of the Academy of Natural Sciences
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After the joyous announcement of the emerging alliance between the Academy of Natural Sciences and Drexel University, the Drexel Libraries Strategic Leadership Group (SLG) invited Academy librarians and archivists to campus for an afternoon visit on June 8, 2011. The invitation was reciprocated with a tour of the Academy and its library and archives for the Drexel SLG on June 29. The Academy's Ewell Sale Stewart Library and Archives has both historic books and rich archives from many of the country's earliest explorers. Drexel's library administrators had a productive brainstorming conversation with their new colleagues to identify opportunities to leverage the collections and staff to advance both institutions' missions. All look forward to building strong relationships over the coming months. For more information about the partnership, please visit Drexel's website.
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WHO WAS W. W. HAGERTY?
|  William Walsh Hagerty was appointed President of the Drexel Institute of Technology in 1963, where he served until 1974. During his tenure, Hagerty was responsible for expanding the campus to include new colleges and programs. His work increased enrollment to over 12,500 students, doubling the previous enrollment and increasing the budget from $8 million to $80 million dollars.
In 1970, Hagerty guided the institution through its transition to University status, leading the way for the Drexel University that exists today.
In 1983, Drexel named a new library on campus after President Hagerty. W. W. Hagerty Library opened in October 1983 and continues to bear his name. Continue reading...
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LIBRARIES WELCOME NEW STUDENTS
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The Drexel campus has been flooded with new faces this summer, as new students and their parents attend orientation sessions. Weekly, on Monday and Thursday, these eager young students attend the Libraries' orientation sessions, where they participate in an interactive and informative presentation, with prizes, about the Libraries. To date, 17 Libraries staff members have hosted seven orientation sessions, welcoming hundreds of new students to the Library Learning Terrace. Continue Reading...
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2011 LIBRARY CELEBRATION AWARDS
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Six Libraries staff members received special recognition at the 2011 Library Celebration Awards held on Thursday, May 12. The Awards, established in 2010, recognize individuals, or teams, who have advanced the values of the Libraries through exceptional accomplishments.
Held in W. W. Hagerty's Bookmark Café, the ceremony recognized library staff members Gina Cacace, Sarah Daub, Megan Finney, Eleanor Goldberg and Emily Missner, as well as student worker, Andrew Mineo. Andrew received the Jane Bryan Student Worker Award, which is named after former Director of Libraries, Jane Bryan, who was an avid supporter of student employees.
Over 25 individuals were nominated by their coworkers for the 2011 awards and six were cited for their exceptional service. Continue reading...
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W. W. HAGERTY'S PEGGY DOMINY RECEIVES SPECIAL LIBRARIES ASSOCIATION AWARD
|  Drexel University Libraries' Reference Librarian for Science and Math, Peggy Dominy who is based at W. W. Hagerty Library, was named the recipient of the PAM Achievement Award for 2011. PAM is the Physics, Astronomy and Mathematics division of the Special Libraries Association, a national professional organization for librarians. "It was an honor to be recognized by my peers and professional colleagues," Dominy said. She received the award at the national SLA conference, held at the Philadelphia Convention Center, on Tuesday, June 14, 2011. Continue reading... |
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LIBRARIES IN TRANSITION
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Are you among those who have questioned or heard others ask, "Do we need a library?"
The increasing role of technology and electronically accessible materials has caused many to question the function of the traditional library. With stacks of books, desks and chairs, located within a single physical space, the traditional library offers a place for individuals to read quietly and process information.
Libraries, however, are no longer simply places that house books and offer quiet spaces to read-- they are vibrant centers for learning where individuals can exercise their minds in order to build new knowledge from the information they discover. Libraries exist within the walls of buildings and online. They provide efficient and convenient access to information through managing shared use of books and journals as well as through the licensing of electronic resources. Libraries capture and preserve human memory and foster creation of new knowledge. In the Academy, they are discipline-neutral and supportive of all fields of inquiry, as learning coaches for the novice student or as partners to scholars and teachers to strengthen research, instruction and scholarly communications. Continue Reading...
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Service Spotlight
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INTERLIBRARY LOAN
Interlibrary Loan (ILL) services can help you get books, articles and other materials not owned by, or currently available at, Drexel University Libraries. The service is free to University faculty, staff, students, residents and fellows, and available for a fee to Tenet Hahnemann Hospital staff.
The Libraries are currently evaluating the ILL process to in order improve communications on the status of requested items.
| Learn more about ILL on our website.
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Volume 1 | Issue 1 | August 2011
For more information, please visit www.library.drexel.edu or contact Jenny James Lee at jaj92@drexel.edu or 215-571-4095.
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