UPCOMING EVENTS
JANUARY 18TH
5 PM - 6:30 PM
Dragons on the Gridiron: Football at Drexel
Coffee & Conversation Event JANUARY 28TH 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Dragons on the Gridiron: Football at Drexel
Homecoming Event
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WISH LIST
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$100 - New Additions to
the Leisure Collection
$500 - A One-Day Coffee and Snack Break for Students
$1,000 - Additional Mobile White Boards for the Learning Terrace
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SERVICE SPOTLIGHT
EXTENDED HOURS
It's that time of year again - and no - we don't mean the holidays. It is finals week at Drexel, and we're busy getting ready for the influx of students who use the Libraries to prepare for exams.
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MEDICAL STUDENTS TEST ADVANCED LITERATURE SEARCH SKILLS IN SMALL GROUP ASSIGNMENTS
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 Drexel librarians are ready to collaborate with faculty to integrate literature search skills into the curriculum. One example at DUCOM is the Program for Integrated Learning (PIL), which offers first and second-year medical students an alternative to a lecture-based curriculum. [more...]
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STUDENT DESIGNS TO INSPIRE LEARNING AT THE LIBRARY LEARNING TERRACE
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 The Libraries invited graphic design students in Typography I classes, taught by assistant professors Shushi Yoshinaga and Julia Colton, to develop unique designs for Drexel University Libraries' Library Learning Terrace. [more...]
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LIBRARIES' GOING NATIONAL WITH APPLE COMPUTERS EVENT JOINS CAMPUS COMMUNITY IN A CONVERSATION ABOUT TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION
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 On Thursday, November 10, 2011 Drexel University Libraries welcomed nearly 100 students, faculty, alumni, staff and friends to Going National with Apple Computers, a film screening and panel discussion centered around the introduction of the 1984 Macintosh computer to the Drexel Campus. [more...]
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DIGITAL@DREXEL PRESENTATION AND SHOWCASE EVENT HIGHLIGHTS DIGITAL PROJECTS AT DREXEL
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 Over a dozen digital projects were on display at the Digital@Drexel Presentation and Showcase event on Friday, November 18th at W. W. Hagerty Library. The event drew attention to some of the unique digital projects at Drexel. [more...]
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FACULTY FROM MOROCCO ON STATE DEPARTMENT TOUR, VISIT LIBRARIES
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 Faculty members and the dean from Morocco's School of Information Science (ESI) visited Drexel University Libraries on Thursday, December 1, 2011, as a part of their tour of Philadelphia, sponsored by the Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program. [more...]
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HAVE A SMART PHONE, iPAD, KINDLE OR NOOK? E-BOOKS NOW DOWNLOADABLE
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Current Drexel faculty, staff and students have access to over 32,000 scholarly books, including titles in a wide variety of disciplines. [more...]
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THE VAN RENSSELAER FAMILY
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 A series of stories from the Archives and Special Collections.
Learn about the Van Rensselaers and their connection to Drexel University through a story told by project archivist Brian Stewart. [more...] |
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STAFF NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
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LIBRARIES BID FAREWELL TO SENIOR ADMINISTRATOR
 On Wednesday, November 9, 2011, Lenore Hardy, Director of Library Administrative Services and Director of the Health Sciences Libraries, announced her retirement from the Libraries, effective December 31. [more...]
HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARIES ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR RECOGNIZED FOR SERVICE TO THE MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
 Linda M. G. Katz, Associate Director of Drexel's Health Sciences Libraries, completed six years of service as the editor of the Medical Library Association (MLA) publication, MLA News, in fall 2011. [more...]
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DREXEL UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES: In Circulation
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STAFF
Managing Editor:Jenny James Lee
Editor: Linda M. G. Katz
Contributors: Danuta A. Nitecki, Tim Siftar, Martha Kirby, Rob Sieczkiewicz
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