April 8, 2020

"T he Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word “crisis.”
One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity.
In a crisis, be aware of the danger — but recognize the opportunity . ”

COVID-1 9 has triggered a fast-track remodeling of the Drexel University Libraries. This month, Dean Nitecki shares what life at the Libraries is like during COVID-19 and how the organization is adapting to provide exclusively remote services and resources.

Photo courtesy Jaci Downs Photography
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.

These self-portraits of Drexel Libraries staff show just a few of the ways in which we are turning our homes into “remote libraries” so we can provide the same services and resources from off campus.




Need something to browse while you're practicing social distancing and staying at home? Drexel University Archives staff recently added even more digitized issues of The Lexerd yearbook to iDEA, Drexel's digital repository.

A photo from the 1966 issue of The Lexerd: two students take a break during the Interfraternity Ball.
With Drexel campuses closed due to COVID-19, Drexel students--and others--are looking for new ways to replicate their campus experience in their homes. John Wiggins, Director, Services & Quality Improvement, offers suggestions for creating the ideal home study environment.





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