On Wednesday afternoon a new exhibition went up in our display cases on the lower level of Hagerty Library and the Archives held an opening reception in honor of the new display. The exhibition titled:
It’s (Not) Always On-Line: Reference Materials from the Rare Books Collection.
Highlights reference books from the Rare Book Collection. The materials on display demonstrate the usefulness of printed books. While you may think all information is available online, it isn’t necessarily the case.
The reception was lots of fun, it was great to see all who came out. If you missed it, don’t worry, the exhibition will be up through the beginning of January, you can still come by and check it out. And there will definitely be more events coming up at the Archives, so keep checking back!
In the next few weeks, three of the Archives’ largest unprocessed collections will have new finding aids* online. Two iSchool graduate students, Laurie Rizzo and Eric Rosenzweig, are processing three of our collections: Evening College records, College of Engineering records, and Library records. As mentioned in this space earlier this year, this work is possible because of a grant-funded project of the Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections (PACSCL). The “Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives” Project is funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and administered through the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR).
Yo can see photos of the processing here. To follow the progress of the project, add the PACSCL Hidden Collections Processing Project Blog to your bookmarks or RSS reader.
*A finding aid is a description of an archival collection, including an inventory of material in the collection and descriptive notes on contents and creator.
Mark your calendars! The University Archives will host an opening reception for the new exhibition, It’s [Not] Always Online. Curated by Estelle Markel-Joyet, Archives intern and iSchool student, the exhibition focuses on reference books of the last 500 years. The reception runs from 4-6 p.m. on the Lower Level of Hagerty Library, 33rd and Market Streets.
Next time you’re in Main, be sure to step up to the third floor to see the University Archives’ newest exhibition, Scholars who Served: a History of Drexel’s Veterans. The exhibition runs for one week only, November 9-13, and features photographs, news clippings, brochures, and letters that illustrate Drexel’s long history of participation in the United States Armed Forces.
Veterans Day Exhibition Poster
The University Archives will close at 2:00 today, Friday, October 23, due to an unfortunate combination of illness and staff training.
We apologize for the inconvenience and hope to see you next week! Keep studying, students!
Secretarial school, accounting class, no date
iSchool alumna Martha Cornog, MA, MS, and Timothy Perper, PhD, editors of Graphic Novels Beyond the Basics: Insights and Issues for Libraries, will discuss graphic novels tonight at 5:00 at Hagerty Library. The event is presented by SCALA, Drexel University’s Student Chapter of the ALA.
The University Archives will close at 3:45 today, Thursday, October 15, so that staff can attend a meeting.
We apologize for the inconvenience and hope to see you Friday!
The first National Coming Out Day was organized by the Human Rights Campaign on October 11, 1988. Philadelphia activists celebrated on October 22 with a day-long series of performances and workshops.
Click the image below to read the Triangle’s 1988 report on the event, and read about the history of National Coming Out Day from the Human Rights Campaign.
Wonder why Google’s homepage doodle featured a barcode today? October 7 is the anniversary of the first patent for a barcode, awarded to Drexel alumni Bernard Silver ‘47 and Norman Joseph Woodland ‘47.
See their patent for a Classifying Apparatus And Method on Google patents.
For more information about N.J Woodland, see this article from the May 8, 2000 Hagerty Library newsletter (pdf).
Thanks to John Wiggins for the tip.
You have one hour left to enjoy the food, prizes and eResources at Hagerty Library’s 1st ever eResources Fair until 2 p.m. today
We’re offering food, prizes, and giveaways as you learn more about the terrific resources Drexel Libraries provide. There are wonderful opportunities for knowledge and fun found online through e-journals, e-books and databases licensed by Drexel University Libraries, and the Hagerty eResources Fair will help you make your way though these invaluable learning tools.
Hurry! We won’t be here much longer!
