Get research assistance for your Engineering 103 project. Schedule a library consultation with Jay Bhatt, Liaison Librarian for Engineering. Visit the Libraries’ Engineering Research Guides and click on the “Book a Reference Consultation” button below the chat widget. It’s easy!

Also check out additional resources for engineering research – there are several tutorials designed specifically for your ENGR 103 project.

Upcoming workshops:

• Engineering Village - May 2, 5 to 6 PM
• Patents: Exploring the World of Invention - May 10, 5 to 6 PM
• Cite Right: Fundamentals of IEEE Style - May 15, 5 to 6 PM

The Libraries will host the following workshops during the Spring 2012 term. Locations, presenters, times and dates are included below. Use the link in the workshop title to register for a workshop. For more information contact Librarians Nancy Bellafante or Gary Childs.

Job Search Resources

April 3rd, 2 PM-3 PM
Presenter: Brendan Johnson, Information Assistant for Careers
Library Learning Terrace

April 12th, 1PM-2 PM
Presenter: Brendan Johnson, Information Assistant for Careers
Steinbright Career Development Center, Conference Room

April 27th, 11AM-12 PM
Presenter: Brendan Johnson, Information Assistant for Careers
Library Learning Terrace

May 17th, 3 PM-4 PM
Presenter: Brendan Johnson, Information Assistant for Careers
North Hall, Multipurpose Room

June 1st, 12 PM-1 PM
Presenter: Brendan Johnson, Information Assistant for Careers
W.W. Hagerty Library, L13-C

International Coop Overview & Job Search Resources

April 10th, 5 PM-6 PM
Presenter: Brendan Johnson, Information Assistant for Careers
W.W. Hagerty Library, L14

April 25th, 12 PM-1PM
Presenter: Brendan Johnson, Information Assistant for Careers
Steinbright Career Development Center, Conference Room

May 4th, 3 PM-4 PM
Presenter: Brendan Johnson, Information Assistant for Careers
W.W. Hagerty Library, L33

May 15th, 5 PM-6 PM
Presenter: Brendan Johnson, Information Assistant for Careers
Steinbright Career Development Center, Conference Room

June 5th, 12 PM-1 PM
Presenter: Brendan Johnson, Information Assistant for Careers
Steinbright Career Development Center, Conference Room

Libraries Unloaded: Refresh Your Research Skills

April 11th, 4:30 to 5 PM
Presenter: Nancy Bellafante, Librarian for Undergraduate Learning
Library Learning Terrace

Managing References with Zotero

April 12th, 4 PM-5:30 PM
Presenter: Nancy Bellafante, Librarian for Undergraduate Learning
W.W. Hagerty Library, L14

Creating Charts with Excel

April 18th, 4 PM-5:30 PM
Presenter: Nancy Bellafante, Librarian for Undergraduate Learning
W.W. Hagerty Library, L14

Searching For Biomedical Engineering Career Opportunities

April 19th, 4 PM-5:30 PM
Presenter: Brendan Johnson, Information Assistant for Careers
W.W. Hagerty Library, L13-C

Managing your References with RefWorks

April 26th, 4 PM-5:00 PM
Presenter: Tom Ipri, Liaison Librarian for Media Arts and Design
W.W. Hagerty Library, L14

Engineering Village

May 2nd, 5 PM-6 PM
Presenter: Jay Bhatt, Liaison Librarian for Engineering
W.W. Hagerty Library, L14

Become a Google Guru: Google Advanced Search

May 3rd, 4 PM-5:30 PM
Presenter: Nancy Bellafante, Librarian for Undergraduate Learning
W.W. Hagerty Library, L14

RefWorks: Managing Citations

May 8th, 6 PM-7 PM
Presenter: Gary Childs, Education/Reference Librarian
Online

EndNote: Managing Citations

May 9th, 6 PM-7 PM
Presenter: Gary Childs, Education/Reference Librarian
Online

Patents: Exploring the World of Invention

May 10th, 5 PM-6 PM
Presenter: Nancy Bellafante, Librarian for Undergraduate Learning
W.W. Hagerty Library, L14

Cite Right: Fundamentals of IEEE Style

May 15th, 5 PM-6 PM
Presenter: Jay Bhatt, Liaison Librarian for Engineering
W.W. Hagerty Library, L14

Effective Presentation with Prezi

May 17th, 4 PM-5:30 PM
Presenter: Nancy Bellafante, Librarian for Undergraduate Learning
W.W. Hagerty Library, L14

If you have used E-Z Borrow in the past, you will now notice that it has a new and improved interface. Some key advantages of the new interface include more streamlined (and faster) searching, advanced search features, better and condensed search results, and improved search retrieval time. All participating libraries are searched at once, rather than being divided into search groups as they were previously. The search results are more relevant and you now have the option of sorting by relevance, title, or publication date. You will also see item availability, including if it’s available at Drexel. If Drexel owns the book, you will be given a link to the online catalog where you can place your request. Additionally, if a book is not available through E-Z Borrow, you will be given the option to request the title via ILLiad.

Please direct questions or comments about this to Lynda Sadusky via email (lsadusky@drexel.edu), or phone at (215) 762-2628.

When you need to learn how to do something, do you ever search YouTube? Why not do the same when it comes to library research?

Drexel University Libraries manages its own YouTube channel with videos on a variety of research tools such as Summon, RefWorks, ProQuest, and CINAHL.

In addition to tutorials that focus on using tools, there are videos to help you develop research skills and strategies – still confused about the difference between scholarly and popular sources? We have a video that can help. The channel also showcases presentations and special events.

You can also access the video tutorials on the library’s website.

If you would like to suggest a video topic, please leave a comment to let us know.

Wednesday, November 16, 3-4:30pm
Location: Hagerty Library, Room L33
The University Libraries and the Drexel Fellowships Office present a workshop to help graduate students research electronic funding resources and databases. The workshop will include hands-on exploration by the students, who will create both a profile and automated funding alerts related to their research topics.
Please RSVP here.

It’s time to order new DVDs for Hagerty’s leisure collection. We want to be sure that what we order is what you want to see, so we’re asking for your help deciding what to get.

Here’s a list of some of the latest DVD releases. For each title, you can vote on whether we should get it or skip it. Titles with the most votes will be ordered for Hagerty’s Leisure DVD collection.

Vote now–the last day to vote is Monday, July 27th.

Need a movie today? Check out our catalog for DVDs already on Hagerty’s shelves.

Welcome to summer term! We’re happy to see you.

Yes, there are some things about being at school in the summer that are not ideal. But one of the perks is that the library is quieter in the summer. And we’re getting right into the swing of things, resuming our regular term hours starting this weekend, Saturday, June 18th.

Come by, get a head start on readings, or just enjoy the solitude!

If there’s one thing we know about students, it’s that they want more  course readings on reserve. Help them out by getting your summer course reserves squared away as soon as possible. Your students will thank you for it, and so will we.

All the details are listed on our “Course Reserves” page, where you can also find links to the library’s online or printable form. Got a question? Contact the library’s reserves desk. We’ll get back to you soon.

It’s week 3. Brush up on your library knowledge now before you’re in panic mode for that first big project. Here’s a quiz to test your knowledge:

Q: Where can you find earplugs, headphones, laptops, projectors, and Ethernet cables?
A: The circulation desk.

Q: Where can you get help getting research for your paper or project?
A: The reference desk, or anywhere there’s a reference librarian.

Q: How do you reserve a study room where you and your group can hunker down?
A: On the online reservation system.

Q: What’s the best resource for doing research in your subject?
A: Find recommendations in our research guides.

Q: How do you find an article?
A: Use Article Finder–or watch the tutorial on our video tutorials page.

Q: Who has the textbooks?
A: Course reserves are at the circulation desk.