Well, we have a lot to tell you about!

Did you notice our new Website?
We’ve done a visual refresh for a new, more contemporary look — you’ll still find all your old favorites, along with some new features, including highlights of our library blogs, and quick access to our IM/Chat reference service. Let us know what you think!

Our New Patio!

Our new outdoor tables are lonely right now, but they’re looking forward to the first warm, sunny spring days when they know they’ll be the hottest seats on campus! Think about it: warm sun, cool drink, hot wireless — or maybe even a good book to read!

Adaptive Technologies Room Reopened

Hagerty and Hahnemann Libraries have equipment and software available to assist students with visual and other disabilities. In Hagerty Library, Assistive Technology equipment is now located in Room 122 on the first floor of the library; the key to this room can be requested at the Circulation Desk. In the Hahnemann Library, equipment is available in both the 1st floor computer lab, and the 2nd floor 24-hour room.

Please see Library Services to Patrons with Disabilities for more information.

And watch for: more study room spaces opening soon!

If you were away for the Winter Term, here’s some of the news we blogged while you were gone:

• New Humanities/Social Sciences Librarian Introduces Himself

• Compact Shelving Area Now Open
• American Song: New Streaming Audio
• And, (can’t leave this one out) Bookmark Café Now Open Overnight, Coffee/Snack Bar Opens

Want to visit the University Archives but can’t get here during the day? Starting on April 1, the Archives will be open every Tuesday evening until 8:00 p.m. You can visit the Archives any and every Tuesday evening until the end of the Spring Quarter (June 13).

Visitors who are not members of the Drexel community will need an advance appointment to enter Hagerty Library after 5:00 p.m. Click here to read our full access policies.

Come see us on the Lower Level of Hagerty Library!

At right, Unidentified Drexel Basketball Player, 1895.

Drexel Votes has registered a record number of new voters, more than 2000 since September. Today, March 24th, is the last day to register to be eligible to vote in the PA primary on April 22nd; registration forms completed today can be turned in at the Board of Elections Office at 34 Spring Garden Street.

Watch for more Drexel Votes events as we count down to the crucial Pennsylvania Primary on April 22nd.

The Drexel University Archives and Special Collections has created a special exhibit, pulling together historical documents and images from the early part of the century that relate to the experience of women students. “From the Kitchen to the Laboratory: The Early Years of Women’s Education at Drexel” will be on display in the Lower Level of Hagerty Library through April.

Visit the DrexelArchives blog for more on the history of women at Drexel, as well as news about Archives event and exhibits.

Send your Reserves requests in now!

Have you noticed that the days are getting longer, the crocuses are beginning to bloom and the birds are singing at dawn? Yes – Spring is in the air – and that can mean only one thing – that it’s time to drop whatever else you are doing and submit your reserve requests for next term. With only one week between finals and the first day of classes, time is of the essence.

If you are new to Drexel or the library’s course reserve service, instructions for placing materials on reserve can be found here: http://www.library.drexel.edu/services/putreserves.html
Or better yet, call 215-895-6786 for Hagerty Library reserves, or 215-762-7631 for Hahnemann Library, or contact your subject specialist to see what we can do for you.

For those of you who are familiar with the process, here are some handy links:

• Printable reserve request form: http://www.library.drexel.edu/services/reserve_form/Rsrvreq.pdf

• Reserve request form for online submission: http://www.library.drexel.edu/services/reserve_form/reserve_form.html

Thanks very much to those of you – you know who you are – who have already submitted your spring term requests!