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The Drexel University Libraries connects the Drexel community with people, resources, and expertise to support experiential learning and impactful research.

We're here to help! Our expert staff provide research and course support for all Drexel faculty, staff and students. Chat, email or visit us in person.

We offer several options for borrowing and requesting items from the Drexel Libraries and beyond, including books, journal articles, newspapers and more.
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Drexel is the steward of multiple special collections, encompassing tens of thousands of items - art objects, historic costumes, artifacts, archival material - and millions of natural scientific specimens.
1932 cathedral-style radio from Drexel's Atwater Kent Collection
Photo of the Reference Department in the Drexel Institute library, circa 1899, from the Drexel University Archives
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A woman stands next to shelves in the Archives Reading Room. Forging a Career in History and Archives: An Interview with El Anastasio, the Drexel University Archives’ Co-op Student
In this recent Q&A with the Drexel University Libraries staff, Archives Assistant El Anastasio talks about her research into Drexel’s history and her goals for the last three months of her co-op.
Atwater Kent Collection Is on Display Across Multiple Philadelphia Semiquincentennial Exhibitions
Drexel University and the Atwater Kent Collection will be featured throughout the city as the nation celebrates its 250th birthday. To commemorate the occasion, Drexel and its partners at several of the city’s cultural institutions are hosting exhibits about Philadelphia’s history that showcase artifacts from the Collection. All of the Drexel-curated exhibits are free and open to the public.
Max stands by the window in the paper cutter room Meet Max Haney, the Libraries’ Marketing and Communications Assistant Co-op
Earlier this month, we sat down with Max Haney, the Libraries’ current Marketing and Communication Assistant co-op, to talk about the first 10 weeks of the spring/summer co-op and what’s ahead for the next three months.

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