DragonCard Required for Entry to Hagerty Library, starting November 1
Starting Thursday, November 1, all students, faculty, and staff will need a valid DragonCard to enter Hagerty Library. In this case, "valid" means that the prox chip in one's card can be read by Hagerty's new security gate.
Many students, faculty, and staff on the Center City and Queen Lane campuses may find that their prox chip information is not included in the University City prox chip database. (A prox chip is a computer chip embedded in your Dragon Card that allows you to enter buildings on the University City campus by waving your card over a sensor rather than swiping it through a slot.)
In order to avoid any inconvenience, please check at any DragonCard office and ask staff to add your information to the database, if needed.
Center City DragonCard Office
1608 New College Building
245 N. 15th Street
T. 215.762.6680
F. 215.762.1150
Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
Queen Lane DragonCard Office
Room 101
2900 Queen Lane
T. 215.991.8105
F. 215.991.8138
Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
University City DragonCard Office
124 Creese Student Center
3210 Chestnut Street
T. 215.895.6095
F. 215.895.1567
Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 8am-7pm
Friday 8am-5pm
Comments
I think that using a SID# should still be valid because I have a class in hagerty and I commute. Sometimes i get to class and realize I have forgotten my ID at home. If I am not allowed to use my SID# I may have to miss a class, which would be really frustrating. People forget their IDs but they will always know their SID# Also what is supposed to happen if you have a temporary ID? there are no proxy chips in those.
Posted by: Maria | November 1, 2007 06:58 PM
Dear Maria,
Please help by carrying your Drexel ID whenever you are on campus. It's actually a University requirement. More importantly, our new access gate and ID scanning will help make Hagerty a safer and more secure environment for all students. Students without IDs will be asked to get a temporary ID -- good for 2 weeks, one issued per student per term -- at the ID office or the Creese Student Center. Public Safety guards will honor a temporary ID and scan it and the student's driver's license. Thanks for your cooperation and help with this change in Hagerty access policy.
Posted by: Jane Bryan | November 5, 2007 11:24 AM