Drexel University

The impact of research goes beyond scholarship when it engages and empowers communities beyond academia. This year, the Drexel Libraries will go behind the scenes of this Drexel-style civic engagement during its 2018/2019 ScholarSip event series: Communicating Research to Inspire Citizen Engagement.

During each quarterly event, a distinguished Drexel professor will offer “food for thought” on their experiences and insights of communicating their interdisciplinary research with various populations. They will explore the implications of their work and the challenges they face to bring knowledge and understanding of their research to audiences beyond their disciplines.

This quarter, we are pleased to welcome our guest speaker

Laura N. Gitlin, PhD
Drexel University
Dean and Distinguished University Professor
College of Nursing & Health Professions

All Drexel faculty and professional staff are invited to join us for what promise to be lively conversations with colleagues.

LOCATION NOTICE! We are pleased to announce ScholarSip will be back in the Academic Bistro this term!

Registration
To register to attend the event in person, please click the "Begin Registration" link below.

Livestream ScholarSip
Not on campus? Join us from home! This session of ScholarSip will be broadcast live online, so grab a drink and a snack, and watch the presentation via webcast.

To view the live broadcast on December 10, simply visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE4Sj2o-dw4 and click play.

The presentation will begin at approximately 4:45 PM, and any changes to the schedule will be announced as far in advance as possible.

For more information about ScholarSip or to suggest a future topic, please contact Libraries Communications Manager Stacy Stanislaw at svs22@drexel.edu

Help Lower Textbook Costs for Drexel Students!

Are you an instructor who is concerned about the impact of high textbook costs on your students? Explore possible open textbook solutions by attending a two-hour workshop.

Did You Know...

• The high cost of some course materials can impede students’ academic success.

• The College Board estimates that the average undergraduate can budget $1,220 - $1,420 for textbooks and supplies in 2017–18.
• The cost of textbooks is rising at a rate of 4 times inflation.
• Seven out of 10 students don’t purchase a required textbook during their academic career because of cost.
• 60% of students have delayed purchasing textbooks until they’ve received their financial aid.

Open Textbooks

Open textbooks can help alleviate the burden of textbook costs for students and provide faculty with content that can be customized for their course. Open textbooks are full, real textbooks, used by many faculty across the country, and licensed to be freely used, edited, and distributed.

What You Can Do

Attend this online webinar! During this session, you will learn more about the Open Textbook Library, discover open textbooks in your field, and learn how to write a short review of an existing open textbook from the Open Textbook Library.

This online workshop will be hosted via Zoom, and registration is required. Registrants will receive a link to the workshop 24 hours before the event.
 

Please register to attend by Wednesday, December 12, 2018.

Contact Larry Milliken, Manager for Learning Partnerships, at lpm27@drexel.edu or visit the Open Educational Resources Library Guide for more information about the Drexel Libraries’ open education initiatives.

About the Open Textbook Network
The Open Textbook Network (OTN) helps higher education institutions and systems advance the use of open textbooks and practices on their campuses. We maintain the Open Textbook Library, the premiere resource for peer-reviewed academic textbooks. All of our textbooks are free, openly licensed, and complete; their adoption creates a measurable, positive impact on student success. With our members, we move the open education conversation forward on local and national levels.

Recognize your colleagues’ contributions to scholarship during the Office of the Provost and the University Libraries’ seventh annual Celebrating Drexel Authors event!

This event will showcase the work of Drexel faculty, staff, and students who authored or edited books published in 2018 and includes a program with reception to follow. All members of the campus community are invited to attend.

Send Us Your Citations!

If you are a Drexel University faculty member, staff or student who authored or edited a book published between January 1, 2018 and December 31, 2018, please send your name and citation information to Libraries Communication Manager Stacy Stanislaw at svs22@drexel.edu no later than Friday, February 1, 2019 to be recognized during the program.