Congratulations to Adrian Joseph (AJ) Gurga, winner of the Libraries' Research Day raffle prize. Gary Childs, Education Librarian at Hahnemann Librarian, and Lenore Hardy, Director of the Health Sciences Libraries, are shown here presenting AJ with the much-coveted Nintendo Wii game system.

AJ is an undergraduate student in Materials Science in the College of Engineering -- and soon to be master of the hottest Nintendo games!

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The Law Library is seeking a Technical Services Student Assistant, who will assist the Law Library's Acquisitions Assistant in receiving and processing new materials to be added to the Law Library's collection, and perform other related duties. Applicants must have work-study funding, be a sophomore or above, and have the following qualifications:

• Attention to detail;
  
• Ability to follow directions and procedures;
  
• Ability to learn new tasks quickly;
  
• Ability to work independently;
  
• Ability to lift and move relatively heavy books;
  
• Basic knowledge of computer data entry.
  

Previous library experience and/or interest in law is desired.

The Law Library is located at 3320 Market Street. Interested students should contact:
Supervisor: N. Karam
Phone: 215-571-4781
Email: nrk28@drexel.edu

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The Drexel University Libraries were well-represented last week at the Office of Research's Ninth Annual Research Day, "A Presentation of Research, Innovation, Scholarship and Creativity". In the "Innovation In Education and Outreach" poster category, librarians Jay Bhatt, Peggy Dominy and Tim Siftar, and library assistant Joshua Roberts presented "Connecting with the Millenials", a graphic respresentation of the Libraries' use of new technologies to connect with students of the Millenial generation.

Peggy Dominy (Math and Sciences Librarian) and Jay Bhatt (Engineering Librarian) also presented a poster in the "Research in Physical Science and Engineering" category titled "Impact of interdisciplinary scientific research on science and engineering librarianship in academic institutions".

Students, staff and faculty stopped to visit the Libraries' table in the lobby, to meet library staff, learn about library resources, and enter the raffle for a Wii, Nintendo's revolutionary new game system.

Photos:

Top left: Joshua Roberts with "Connecting with the Millenials".

Above right: Peggy Dominy with "Impact of interdisciplinary scientific research on science and engineering librarianship in academic institutions".

Bottom left: Gary Childs, Tim Siftar and Tara Wyckoff ready to greet Research Day visitors.

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Due to popular demand, Hagerty Library has recently added a number of top Bollywood films to our growing DVD collection. Among them include superhit movies such as Lage Raho Munnabhai, Rang De Basanti, Black, and Dor.

Browse the DVD collection on the first floor of the library -- loan period for DVDs is now 5 days, and they can be checked out from the Circulation desk in the library. Enjoy and have fun!

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Yes, 300 years ago on April 15, Leonard Euler was born. Considered by many to be one of the greatest mathematicians if not the most prolific author of modern history. Celebrations are happening throughout the year world wide. Drexel's Math department will be hosting an event in the fall.

Check out these web sites:

http://www.euler-2007.ch/
http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/Euler.html
http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Euler.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonhard_Euler

Euler's contributions beyond mathematics span many scientific and engineering disciplines, such as astronomy (planetary orbits), physics (optics & sound), biology (population studies), engineering (hydraulics, gears, robotics) and more.

Hagerty Library currently has a display in honor of Euler's birth exhibiting some examples of his contributions and ways in which he has been honored by several countries on their money and stamps. Next time you're in the library, pause by the display cases near the library entrance to learn more about this amazing person.

For more on the fascinating world of mathematics, be sure to visit Math and Sciences Librarian Peggy Dominy's Drexelmath blog at http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/drexelmath/.

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Tap into the 4-1-1 on medical information, on Wednesday, April 11, 2007, the day that the Medical Library Association has proclaimed as "Medical Information Day," in recognition of the invaluable information and vast range of services that medical librarians provide for their institutions.

The staff at the Hahnemann Library, Drexel University Health Sciences Libraries, invites you to come to the library and celebrate Medical Information Day. Enjoy treats, and enter a raffle (from 7:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) for a number of medical books, an expert literature search, a coupon for free printing, and more.

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On Tuesday, April 10th, the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design will kick off its 5-evening lecture series entitled Textiles: The Next Horizon. As part of the series, an exhibition of innovative materials from Material ConneXion® will be on display at the Paul Peck Alumni Center’s Gallery at 32nd and Market Streets. Dr. Andrew Dent, Vice President of Library and Materials Research at Material ConneXion, will be speaking this evening at 7:00 pm in Stein Auditorium, Nesbitt Hall.

For more information on Textiles: The Next Horizon, see the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design’s series website at http://www.drexel.edu/westphal/academics/undergraduate/fashion/textiles.asp

Explore the Material ConneXion® online database through the Libraries' subscription -- recommended for those with Design and Materials Engineering interests!

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The New York Times has opened it's TimesSelect online service to anyone who registers with an email address from an educational institution (i.e., with a ".edu" address). TimesSelect offers content that isn’t available through the newspapers free site, such as Op-Ed and News Columnists, as well as access to archives since 1851 (up to 100 articles a month), customized e-mail news alerts, special multimedia features, and more.

Register for TimesSelect at http://www.nytimes.com/gst/regi.html.

While we hope the University community takes advantage of this offer from the New York Times, we will continue to offer the New York Times (Current) and New York Times (Historical) collections through ProQuest, to allow academic researchers to take advantage of the more extensive search tools they provide.

You'll find our options for reading or researching in the New York Times, as well as other local and national newspapers, on our Newspapers Online page (look for the Quick Link on the library homepage).

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Full text of books, pamphlets, broadsides and other imprints listed in the renowned bibliography by Charles Evans are now electronically available via our new subscription to Early American Imprints from Newsbank’s Archive of Americana. This collection is fully searchable, and can be browsed by genre, subject, author, publisher, place of publication, and language.

In addition to covering the history and literature of the era, there are materials on law and crime, economics and trade, religion, politics, and science. Thanks to a cooperative agreement between Hagerty Library and the College of Arts and Sciences, the entire Drexel community will have access to this treasure-trove of information for the coming year.

Find Early American Imprints listed in the library catalog, and in our database listings.

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Laptop checkout, as well as the DVD and VHS video collections, have moved to the 1st floor of Hagerty Library. Look for our expanded DVD collection, including more recent releases and classics, next to the Circulation Desk. Borrow a video and enjoy a study break today!

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