Are you experiencing trouble with your phone, computer, or media gadget thingie?

As part ofPhilly Tech Week, members of TechServ will be serving up good tech advice and gadget support at the Community Genius Bar in the Library Learning Terrace.

The Community Genius Bar is sponsored by the Drexel Expressive and Creative Interaction Technologies (ExCITe) Center. For additional information, email techserv@drexel.edu. Event Details Date: Saturday, April 28 Time: 1:00 to 3:00 PM Location: Library Learning Terrace, Race Street Residence Hall at 33rd and Race Streets

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

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.

TechServ and the Libraries is hosting a Google-Fu event
Thursday, February 23 from 6 to 8 PM at the Library Learning Terrace.

Urban Dictionary entry for Google-Fu:

1. The ability to quickly answer any given question using internet resources, such as a search engine

Example: “My google-fu is strong this morning.”

2. The ability to use Google with zen like prowess.

Example: “You couldn’t find it on the web? Dude….your google-fu is weak.”

Test your level of  Google-Fu with the game A Google a Day.

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain

When: Tuesday, Feb 7 from 6-7pm Location: The Library Learning Terrace – Race Street Residence Hall at 33rd & Race Streets    Learn more information about destinations, application deadlines, and scholarships by visiting the Drexel University’s Study Abroad website.

The Information Assistant for Careers, Brendan Johnson, will present several workshops this term to help you develop research strategies for finding a job, exploring companies, and learning about careers.

If you can’t make any of the sessions, you can download the workshop presentation online (PowerPoint file). You can also take a look at Brendan’s research guides – they cover a wide range of career-related topics, including resources for specific industries.

Workshop Schedule

• Friday, January 27, 11am-12pm – Library Learning Terrace
• Monday, February 6, 3pm-4pm – North Hall, Multi-Purpose Room
• Tuesday, February 21, 12pm-1pm – W. W. Hagerty Library, Room L13-C
• Wednesday, February 29, 3pm-4pm – North Hall, Multi-Purpose Room
• Thursday, March 15, 1-2pm – Library Learning Terrace

Register for a session today!

If you have questions or need individual assistance, contact Brendan to schedule an appointment.

Brendan Johnson
W. W. Hagerty Library, Room 136
blj38@drexel.edu
215-895-6843

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.

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 8 – 4-5pm – Hagerty Library room L33

Whether just starting your research or looking to push the boundaries of your existing projects you need to know what’s happening in your field and who the movers & shakers are.  This workshop will demonstrate how the Web of Knowledge databases can help you dig deeper in your research topic and quickly uncover the most critical journals, researchers and research centers that you’ll need to follow.  Using the Web of Knowledge’s linking features, you can identify the threads of the research conversation that are most important to your own work, and then learn to follow them quickly and easily.

Sign up in advance with an email to LibInstruction@drexel.edu.

You should have voter registration forms available at the library.

Thanks for your suggestion. You’ll be pleased to learn we already have voter registration forms—they are available at the Circulation Desk and the Reference Desk. Full instructions, including the postal addresses of all Drexel dorms, are also available at the desks. Thanks for being a responsible citizen and registering to vote!

Please put accurate information on your flyers. Your so-called “Breakfast Event until Midnight” barely lasted until 10pm. Disappointing! This doesn’t motivate me to visit the new café! BAD PLANNING!

We’re sorry to hear you were disappointed with the Late Night Breakfast that was sponsored by The Office of Campus Activities and Hagerty Library. We will look into what happened with this event and see if we can avoid such inconveniences in the future.