In celebration of African American history month, the Hagerty Library is currently exhibiting the work of Drexel graduate Emanuel Kelly. Mr. Kelly co-founded and is the president of Kelly/Maiello, Inc. a general practice architectural firm located here in Philadelphia. He has more than thirty years of experience in the design, documentation and construction of architectural, urban design and planning projects. The exhibit is located on the first floor of the library.

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Browse new books -- books added to the Hagerty Library and the Health Sciences Libraries collections in December.

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PHOTOGRAPHY: Photographs by Photo Majors from the Photography Department of
The ANTOINETTE WESTPHAL COLLEGE OF MEDIA ARTS & DESIGN, Drexel University will be on display in the Visual Studies Gallery, Hagerty Library, 33rd & Market Sts., Drexel University January 16 – April 16, 2007.

The photographs by Photography Majors in this exhibition were selected from a range of projects and assignments. The work explores individual approaches to both digital and traditional silver photography processes.

For more information on this exhibition or about courses in the Photography Department contact: photo@Drexel.edu. Photo above by Katie Tackman.

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Drexel Libraries now has online access to Doneger Creative Services. This is a trend and color forecasting service for the fashion industry, including Women’s, Men’s, Youth, and Color forecasts. In addition to our current subscription to FashionSnoops -- available only on-campus -- Doneger Creative Services is a wonderful resource for all our Fashion and D&M students.

This resource can be accessed alphabetically from either our Databases by Title page or on our Databases for Design page.

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Drexel Libraries now subscribe to the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine database! HSTM provides access to citations for journal articles, conference proceedings, books, book reviews, and dissertations
in the history of science, technology, and medicine and allied historical fields. Four separate bibliographies are included in the database: the Isis Current Bibliography of the History of Science, the Current Bibliography in the History of Technology (Technology and Culture), the Bibliografia Italiana di Storia della Scienza, and the
Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine. HSTM is updated quarterly and covers resources published from 1975 to the present.

You'll find this database listed with Databases/Article Indexes for History and in the alphabetical list of databases.

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Drexel libraries now provide access to Noesis: Philosophical Research On-line. Edited by Anthony Beavers, a professor of philosophy at the University of Evanstown, this free, web-based search engine uses Google Co-op custom search technology to provide "a limited area search filter for open access, academic philosophy on the Internet."

Find Noesis in the Library Catalog, and listed with Databases for Ethics and Philosophy.

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Xrefer Plus, an extensive collection of electronic reference books, has recently added new titles, including Chambers Film Fact Finder, Dictionary of Diplomacy, Dictionary of Media Studies, Guide to Global Hazards, Guide to Minerals, Rock and Fossils and more.

Look for Xrefer titles in the library catalog or browse the full collection by subject areas from our list of Interdisciplinary Databases.

Recently added Xrefer Plus titles:

• Black Firsts
  
• Black’s Medical Dictionary, 41st Edition, A&C Black
  
• Chambers Dictionary of World History
  
• Chambers Film Factfinder
  
• CIA World Factbook 2006
  
• Collins Dictionary of Biology
  
• Collins Dictionary of Business
  
• Collins Dictionary of Economics
  
• Computer Graphics Companion, Wiley
  
• Dictionary of Accounting, A&C Black
  
• Dictionary of Diplomacy, Macmillan
  
• Dictionary of E-Business, Wiley
  
• Dictionary of Languages, A&C Black
  
• Dictionary of Media Studies, A&C Black
  
• Encyclopedia of Computer Science, Wiley
  
• Guide to Gems, Philip's
  
• Guide to Global Hazards, Philip's
  
• Guide to Minerals, Rocks and Fossils, Philip's
  
• Guide to Seashells of the World, Philip's
  
• Guide to Stars and Planets, Philip's
  
• Guide to the Oceans, Philip's
  
• Holidays, Festivals, and Celebrations of the World Dictionary
  
• The Hutchinson Chronology of World History
  
• McGraw-Hill Concise Encyclopedia of Science and Technology
  
• Mosby's Emergency Dictionary, Elsevier
  
• The Reader's Companion to American History
  
• The Reader's Companion to the American Presidency
  

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Or at least, Tastykakes ™ and chips! A snack vending machine has been installed in the lower level of Hagerty Library, in the small room adjacent to the computer lab. The snack machine joins the two beverage vending machines installed during the Fall term to provide tasty, re-energizing treats during those late night study sessions.

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