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.
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!
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!
This week is Banned Books Week! A new exhibition titled,
“Banned Books, Banished Writers and Historic Bonfires:
Tales from the Rare Book Collection”
is currently on display on the lower level of Hagerty Library. The collection of books featured are from Drexel’s Special Collection and chronicles several significant events in the early history of book censorship.
An Opening Reception for the Exhibition is tomorrow,
Wednesday, September 30th from 4 to 6 p.m.
The event is open to all and includes complimentary refreshments.
Aye Me Hearties,
Shiver me timbers! The Arrrchives Open House it be today! Hope to see ye swashbucklers join us here in Hagerty Library, down in the lower level from 4 to 6 p.m. Learn about the sweet trade of arrrchiving and see treasures abound. Thar be grub and grog on the house for ye all.
Fair winds
The Cap’n
Ahoy Lads and Lasses of Fortune,
Thar be treasure, looting, pillaging and plunder tomorrow at the Arrrchives Open House Pirate Party. Aye, grub and grog thar be too. Don’t be Lilly-livered, we not be using the cat-o’-nine-tails on ye. Join the sweet trade o’ archiving piracy.
We on the aft side of the lower level of Hagerty Library. Come down about tomorrow between 4 and 6 p.m
Yo-ho-ho
The Cap’n
Jolly Roger
