The Office of Commuter, Graduate and Transfer Student Programs and Services (CGTSPS) sponsors a “Sweet Spot” series that highlights a university resource or service.

On Wednesday, February 29 (Leap Day!) from 12pm -2pm, Sweet Spot will be landing at W.W. Hagerty Library. It is a drop-in event, where all students are welcome to stop by to talk with staff and learn more about the Libraries’ resources …and enjoy a sweet treat! The event will take place on the first floor of W.W. Hagerty Library by the front desk entrance and Media:Scape.

Do you know where the Library Learning Terrace is..?

It’s time to find out, because this Friday, June 3rd, at from 9 PM – 10:30 PM the Libraries are celebrating the opening of the Terrace at the Twilight Grand Opening and you’ll want to be there! The celebration will feature music from Drexel Student DJ Mike Mannix, food, activities and giveaways. Don’t miss the unveiling at 9:30 PM.

…and if you’re not sure where the Learning Terrace is, here is a hint.

We’re so glad to see you. Want to be friends? Like us on Facebook and find out what’s happening.

Here are a couple of teasers. We’re welcoming you back with two events:

• The E-Resources Fair is this Tuesday 10am-2pm. Stop by the atrium and find out what’s new in online research resources.
• Library Quizzo is Thursday, March 31st 4:30-6pm. Gather a team of your smartest, most competitive friends and head on over to Bookmark Cafe to answer questions about Philadelphia, Drexel, and the libraries. There will be prizes and refreshments, of course.

Need more information? Read all about it on Facebook.

On Friday, 10/29, Drexel University Archives will kick off the Halloween weekend with a Zombie Party.

What’s a zombie party you ask? At the archives its when you gather Drexel students to eat luscious zombie-themed snacks, witness ghoulish acts of archival conservation, and take a creepy peak at some scary rare books from the deep.

Did I mention the snacks?

Come in your best zombie garb this Friday between 3 and 5 pm. The archives are located on the lower level of Hagerty Library.

Be there or be…undead!

Mu-ha-ha-Ha-HA-HAAA!

Drexel University Archives welcomes everyone to campus with an exhibit called “Greetings on Thee, Little Guys: A History of Freshmen at Drexel”

Stop by Hagerty’s atrium and wax nostalgic with a peek at photographs and artifacts reflecting the history of freshman life at Drexel.

The opening reception for this exhibit is today, from 4 to 6p.m. in the Hagerty atrium.

Come for the refreshments, stay for the history.

The Office of the Provost and the Dean of Libraries invite students, faculty and staff to experience new and exciting technology available for a limited time in Hagerty Library. Microsoft Surface offers different ways to interact with information and software through a multi-user, touch-sensitive surface table.

Microsoft will lend Drexel a surface from Monday, May 17 – Friday, May 21, 2010. Those interested can stop by the first floor of Hagerty Library to experience this immersive technology. Additionally, on Monday, May 17 between 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM, Microsoft representatives will offer brief demonstrations each hour, and be available for discussion of the device’s capabilities.

The Surface is also a development platform for which applications need to be designed, offering a potential “sandbox” to experiment and explore new approaches to fostering the discovery and use of information. The Surface allows people, whether individually or several at the same time, to interact with software. It goes beyond the excitement of a traditional touch screen by recognizing multiple points of contact with the screen, whether human touch or physical objects. Some applications have expanded on the ability to transfer data from the table to other devices such as cell phones, readers, digital cameras, or credit cards.

There are numerous examples of its use, especially in the hospitality industry that you can find through the web. See for yourself!

The  Bookmark Café will undergo it’s usual daily closures for cleaning this weekend, but it will be shortened by a half hour. This means that on Saturday the 20th and Sunday the 21st, the café will be closed from 3:30-4p.m. instead of 3:00 to 4. You get an extra half hour to study in café luxury!

In case you missed it, Dining Services is conducting a survey about campus food options. There are no specific questions about the food at Hagerty Library, but if you make it to the end you can fill in your own comments.

We’ve received a lot of commentary about food options in the Bookmark Café, so we know you’ve got something to say. Take a minute, fill out the survey, and get your voice heard. And don’t forget: you’ll be entered to win a Nintendo Wii!

If you need help writing (and we all do), Drexel’s Writing Center has just the thing. Throughout the fall term, the Writing Center will host workshops on how to handle aspects of the writing process.

And here’s a bonus: lot’s of the workshops will be co-taught with librarians from Hagerty to help you streamline the research and writing processes.

Check out the entire fall program and register for online and on campus workshops. Upcoming highlights include:

• Oct. 3, 1-4pm: Thesis and Dissertation Support: Thought Engines and Generating Ideas
• Oct. 7, 7pm: Integrating Evidence and Citation Skills: Focus on APA Format
• Oct. 15, 7pm: Style Workshop: Clarity (the Care and Feeding of Sentences, an Owners Guide)

There are many more, running through December 12. Check them out and make sure you come to at least one this term. You’ll be glad to have the tips and ideas for improving your writing and research skills.