The July 27th issue of The Triangle highlights Drexel’s virtual Second Life campus, Drexel Island, initiated by the College of Arts and Sciences Jean-Claude Bradley, and Hagerty Library’s Tim Siftar (aka Jack LaPointe in SL). The library, occupying the western end of Drexel Island (okay, we’re the Dragon’s Tail!), is experimenting with ways to offer services to the University community in Second Life — reference help, virtual learning experiences, access to research tools, perhaps even virtual book groups. Library staff, travelling as their Second Life avatars, have visited online conferences and exhibits in Science Commons, Info Island and other Second Life locations.
Second Life will soon be available on all desktop computers in Hagerty Library, providing opportunities for students and other library visitors to explore Drexel Island.
Santa made an out-of-season visit to Hagerty Library’s systems department this month, bringing lots of new techno-goodies!
Look for:
- Twenty new Lenovo R60 Laptops!
- New Omega Ps150 Touchscreens to replace the Dragonprint Stations at the printers in L14 and the Reference Area!
- New computers for the 1st floor Reference Area and L13! Be aware that these computers do not have “floppy” disk drives which have become increasingly prone to breakage and file loss — we recommend the use of USB “Flash” Drives or Dunx1 space for file storage.
- Two 42″ LCD TV’s, with DVD players! One has been placed in Study Room 123.
- Four new Canon Scanners, replacing the two scanners previously available in room L14!
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) recently honored Jay Bhatt, Hagerty Library’s Engineering Librarian, for his outstanding dedication and leadership to the Drexel University IEEE Graduate Student Forum as Partnership Coordinator and Student Branch Liaison to the IEEE Headquarters.
At right, Jay and Library Director Jane Bryan with members of the IEEE Graduate Student Forum.
Do you need a photo to illustrate your next presentation? An image to liven up your lecture? Tim Siftar, Librarian for Information Science and Technology and Education, has compiled a guide to resources that provide images that can be used in presentations or instruction. Look for news photos and maps in Accunet, historic advertisements in Ad*Access, anatomical images in images.MD.
Ann Keith Kennedy, Librarian for Media Arts and Design, is pleased to announce the addition of International Bibliography of Theatre and Dance with Full Text to the library collections.
The International Bibliography is a fully indexed, cross-referenced and annotated databank of over 60,000 journal articles, books, book articles and dissertation abstracts on all aspects of theatre and performance in 126 countries. Full text available includes more than 100 journals and over 50 books & monographs such as Art and the Performance of Memory, Who’s Who in Contemporary World Theatre, World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre and many more.
Look for more research resources in our listing of Databases for Performing Arts.
