Drexel Libraries Offers ‘Building Connections to Scholarship’ Webinar Series
Submitted on August 26, 2020 - 4:30PM
This fall, the Libraries presents a series of webinars that highlight just a few of the resources, strategies and tools that Drexel faculty, researchers, professional staff and students can utilize in their teaching, research and coursework.
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Test the New Esploro Research Services Platform
Submitted on July 8, 2020 - 11:23AM
The Drexel University Libraries is seeking Drexel faculty and researchers to test and evaluate Esploro, a new research services platform from Ex Libris.
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Working & Learning During a Pandemic: Q/A with Tiffany Harris, Marketing & Communications Co-Op
Submitted on July 8, 2020 - 9:37AM
This month, we sat down the Libraries' first-ever Marketing and Communications co-op, Tiffany Harris, to discuss her role at DUL, her background, and remote work and recruitment.
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Drexel University Libraries Helps Connect Dragons During Virtual Day of Giving Event
Submitted on June 29, 2020 - 9:20AM
For the University's fifth annual Day of Giving, the Drexel Libraries contributed to student success by connecting the University’s past with the present through a special edition of its “Films from the Archives” event series.
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Libraries Staff Share Resources to Commemorate Juneteenth
Submitted on June 17, 2020 - 2:43PM
To commemorate Juneteenth, Drexel Libraries staff compiled a list of resources they have found informative, inspiring, and thought-provoking that document Juneteenth and the systemic racism that affects BIPOC.
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Drexel’s Annual Authors Event Held Remotely During Global Pandemic
Submitted on June 3, 2020 - 6:06PM
The Drexel Libraries and the Office of the Provost co-hosted the 8th annual Celebrating Drexel Authors event on Tuesday, June 2. But this year's event looked different than year's past -- it was held entirely online.
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ScholarSip with Professor Banu Onaral Rescheduled for June 8, 2020
Submitted on May 15, 2020 - 9:23AM
Campus may be closed, but the spring ScholarSip event will still go on, just remotely!
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Modeling a Collaborative & Sustainable Library During COVID-19
Submitted on May 5, 2020 - 3:58PM
The current public health crisis has made the need for collaboration even more apparent, and librarians are looking to each other to find innovative ways to help their clients through these challenging times.
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Meet Sam Kirk, the Libraries’ New Manager for Curricula Support
Submitted on May 4, 2020 - 11:35AM
Earlier this spring, Sam Kirk joined the Drexel Libraries team as the new Manager for Curricula Support.
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Q/A with Drexel Libraries Staff on COVID-19 and Working from Home
Submitted on April 7, 2020 - 8:41AM
Using Zoom and email, Communications Manager Stacy Stanislaw spoke with Libraries staff to find out what it’s like to provide remote library services and how they’re adjusting to working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Deaccessioning Materials: Methods for Managing Archival Collections
Submitted on March 5, 2020 - 3:02PM
The Drexel University Archives regularly reports on newly acquired—as well as existing—collections. But what happens when an organization needs to remove an object from a collection? Learn more about why archivists deaccession materials as part of their work to build and maintain archives.
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What’s New in APA Style – A Look at the 7th Edition with Drexel Professor Art Nezu, PhD, DHL, ABPP
Submitted on March 4, 2020 - 5:14PM
Drexel University Professor Art Nezu recently served on the APA Publication Manual Revision Task Force. He sat down with the Libraries' Communications Manager to talk about the process and what changes were made to the 7th Edition of the famous style guide.
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Introducing ‘Issues in Scholarly Communication,’ Drexel Libraries’ New Online Column
Submitted on March 3, 2020 - 3:11PM
This month, the Libraries is introducing a new column devoted to all things scholarly communications.
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Did You Author or Edit a Book in 2019? We Want to Hear From You!
Submitted on February 26, 2020 - 9:23AM
Calling all Drexel faculty, staff and students! Did you author or edit a book in 2019? Send us your citation information for recognition in this year's Celebrating Drexel Authors event.
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Photo Essay: The 2020 American Libraries Association Midwinter Meeting Through the Lens of Drexel Libraries Staff
Submitted on February 5, 2020 - 11:14AM
The American Library Association's annual Midwinter meeting came to Philadelphia this year, and Drexel Libraries staff were on hand to welcome their colleagues from across the country, attend sessions and scope out the latest trends in the industry.
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Drexel Libraries Welcomed Michelle Lowry as Fall 2019 ScholarSip Speaker
Submitted on December 17, 2019 - 10:03AM
Drexel LeBow College of Business and TD Bank Professor Michele Lowry described what happens when academics and industry collaborate during the Libraries' fall 2019 ScholarSip event.
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Dean’s Update: Building Comfort with Striving for Possibilities
Submitted on December 6, 2019 - 1:03PM
This month, Dean Nitecki reflects on the importance of embracing change and some of the ways in which the Drexel Libraries is currently evolving.
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Libraries' Inaugural Faculty Seminar Series Raises Awareness of Connecting to Scholarly Publications
Submitted on December 4, 2019 - 1:11PM
Last month, the Drexel Libraries kicked off its new faculty seminar series with a session that focused on guiding teaching faculty and staff to effectively discover and access resources for their courses.
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Research Funders Now Require ORCID IDs
Submitted on September 3, 2019 - 2:20PM
Learn more about the new policies the NIH, AHRQ and CDC issues aruond the use of ORCID iDs.
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Dean’s Update: The Graduate Transition to Alumni Learning
Submitted on June 4, 2019 - 2:10PM
This month, we share tips and information for our 2019 graduates and alumni to help them find reputable information resources even after they've left Drexel.
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Frequently Asked Questions: Library Resources for Drexel Grads & Alumni
Submitted on June 4, 2019 - 1:49PM
As we say congrats and farewell to the Class of 2019, we revisit some Frequently Asked Questions about utilizing the Libraries’ resources after becoming an alumnus.
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Continuing Your Education After Graduation at the Free Library of Philadelphia
Submitted on June 4, 2019 - 1:27PM
Public libraries have far more to offer than just leisure reading books, including many of the databases and resources students use during their studies at Drexel. Learn more about the resources and services you can find at a public library to help you throughout life after Drexel.
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Libraries Faculty Fellows Evolve Into Advocates
Submitted on August 7, 2018 - 11:45AM
The inaugural Libraries Faculty Fellows Program ended in June, and the first group of faculty has already volunteered to continue their focused projects and form a cohort of Libraries Advocates.
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New library system to improve information discovery and research experiences
Submitted on June 29, 2018 - 11:37AM
The Drexel University Libraries is modernizing its automated systems to improve information discovery and research experiences.
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Faculty-Librarian Collaborations Embody “The Drexel Difference:” An Interview with Karyn E. Holt
Submitted on April 27, 2018 - 12:00AM
This month, we spoke with Drexel Professor Karyn Holt to find out what it's like to work remotely from Alaska and how she effectively collaborates with Liaison Librarian Gary Childs.
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Library Explorers to Help Raise Student Awareness of Drexel Libraries
Submitted on April 2, 2018 - 10:38AM
The Drexel University Libraries recently launched a new program that gives students an opportunity to help communicate the Libraries’ tools, services and expertise on campus.
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Pilot Project Helps University Librarians Assess and Improve Drexel’s Research Data Management Practice
Submitted on March 7, 2018 - 12:22PM
The Drexel Libraries has been utilizing tools made available through an NNLM/MAR pilot program to better understand Drexel researchers' RDM practices.
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Dean's Update: Connection is Core to Libraries
Submitted on March 7, 2018 - 12:21PM
This month's issue of In Circulation highlights a few recent activities that the Drexel University Libraries has undertaken that illustrate the practice of making, and preserving connections.
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'Love Data Week' Connects Drexel to Research Data Resources and Data Stories
Submitted on March 6, 2018 - 8:21AM
The Drexel University Libraries participated in the third annual Love Data Week event, sharing practical tips, resources and stories to help researchers use good data practices.
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Partnership with the Libraries Expands Public Health Professionals’ Toolkit: Q/A with Nancy Epstein, MPH, MAHL
Submitted on February 1, 2018 - 4:07PM
In January, Communications Manager Stacy Stanislaw sat down with Nancy E. Epstein, MPH, MAHL, Associate Professor in the Department of Community Health and Prevention, Dornsife School of Public Health, to talk about her work with the Libraries.
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