You may or may not be familiar with the acronym DSLP, which stands for the Drexel Student Learning Priorities, the framework that guides student growth at Drexel. The DSLP identify core intellectual and practical skills, including information literacy, communications, critical thinking, ethical reasoning, and technology use. In the Libraries, we foster connections among services, resources and experts to coach students to become better learners while mastering these and other learning priorities. Teachers and faculty across campus are imbedding the DSLP into their discipline's curriculum and teaching practical ways to apply them. Traditionally librarians have focused on the development of information literacy, one of the core skills that are critical in our information age. Increasingly, we extend our efforts to partner with faculty, tutors, and campus experts from the writing, language and student life centers to coordinate guidance on using the DSLP skills to complete assignments. More >>> 

Q&A WITH NANCY BELLAFANTE, LIBRARIAN FOR UNDERGRADUATE LEARNING	BOOKPLATES RECOGNIZE STUDENT CONTRIBUTIONS   TO SCHOLARSHIP	STUDENT FEEDBACK DRIVES NEW SERVICES	FIRST-YEAR BOOK PROGRAM PROVIDES A GATEWAY INTO ACADEMIC CULTURE
In the year and a half since she joined the Libraries, Nancy Bellafante has been busy. As the  first librarian dedicated specifically to undergraduate learning, she is tasked with developing programs to strengthen information literacy skills in undergraduates while promoting lifelong learning. Already, she has developed numerous new initiatives to promote the Libraries services and programs.	Celebrating intellectual and creative life at Drexel is a key part of the Libraries' strategic plan and there is much to celebrate. Already the Libraries has instituted a ScholarSip event series and an annual Author Event to recognize the contributions faculty make to scholarship. Now, the Libraries add recognition of graduate students.	In early December 2012, the Libraries launched a new and innovative service at W. W. Hagerty Library that received international press coverage and positive feedback from peers, patrons and the Drexel community. This new service was the Laptop Lending Kiosk and it all started with the request of a Drexel student.	The transition from high school to college can be challenging as students adjust to a new environment and expectations, a new city or country, and added independence. Academia itself may seem like a whole new world. At Drexel, the new First-Year Book Program aims to help students understand that Drexel is a learning community guided by common learning priorities.
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