Dean's Update: Impressions, Diversity & Experiences 

Changing someone's impressions can take a long time. When faced with the idea of a library, many people imagine buildings, books, quiet spaces where people come to read. But we are well into the 21st century and, "it just ain't so." There is far more richness in what a library offers. To help update impressions, an entrepreneurial colleague advised me, "sell your product.",

Our products relate to linking ideas expressed in information with people open to inquiry. Our products simplify navigating information resources, accelerate learning, and build communities around inquiry and scholarship. A major resource the Drexel Libraries has to advance these is its intelligence, embedded in its staff.  

Upcoming Exhibit to Highlight the Role of Young People in the Civil Rights Movement

Race relations in the United States is on the minds of many this month, as protests and activities stemming from the events in Ferguson, Mo, continue across much of the nation. Young people - high school and college students - can play a powerful role in demanding and enacting change and is the topic of an exhibit on display now at W. W. Hagerty Library.  
Ringing in 2015 with Better Database Searching and Library Guides

We hope everyone has had a restful winter break; we certainly enjoyed ours. We're ringing in 2015 with a few new features on the Library Website, the most important of which is an improved version of our Databases. A lot of the feedback we received after our September launch of the new website highlighted problems with database searches, and this new version should address many of those concerns.

ScholarSip - Fall 2014
Connecting Cities through Gaming - Fall ScholarSip Event

In April 2014 residents of Philadelphia and students at Drexel University engaged in an unusual game of Tetris. This game used the LED lights of the Cira Centre Building and players gathered in Drexel Park to control the large game pieces, visible to much of the city. While this large-scale game of Tetris was a fun activity for those involved - and it earned Drexel's Frank Lee a Guinness World Record - it also accomplished something a little less obvious.  


ADDITIONAL NEWS
JAN 15 - FEB 13
Children, Youth and Civil Rights Exhibit
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MARCH 11
Celebrating Drexel Authors Event
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MARCH 16
ScholarSip