October 12, 2018

"In all my time here, the W. W. Hagerty Library has been a personal oasis in an institution that demands a lot academically from its students."

– David Mensah, M.S. Mechanical Engineering
Class of 2018
This month, Dean Nitecki reflects on her recent trip through the Canadian Rockies and the value of preserving our histories.

Photo courtesy Jasper National Park
This summer, the Drexel University Archives received a donation from Schramm, Inc., a local drilling equipment manufacturer, to stewart the company’s historical records.





Photo courtesy Schramm, Inc.
The Drexel Libraries recently introduced two new tech kiosks in the W. W. Hagerty and Hahnemann Libraries. Now, members of the University community can borrow portable power chargers to charge their laptops, mobile phones, tablets and more.




This September, Drexel once again welcomed a record-breaking freshmen class to campus. The Libraries participated in over 30 events to help orient them to life at Drexel.


In Other News
Events
October 24: ScholarSnack: An Intro to Ethical Hacking of IoT Devices
Celebrate Cyber Security Awareness Month with ScholarSnack! CCI Teaching Professor Thomas Heverin will offer a workshop on the ethical hacking of Internet of Things (IoT) Devices for Drexel students.

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November 12: ScholarSnack: Dean's Tea Session
In November, Drexel Libraries and Pennoi Honors College will co-host the next Dean's Tea session with Dean Paula Marantz Cohen. Grab a snack and a seat in the Dragons' Learning Den and engage in intellectual conversation on a particular topic: Information in the Internet Age: What's a Library to Do?

December 10: ScholarSip
The impact of research goes beyond scholarship when it engages and empowers communities beyond academia. This year, the Libraries will go behind the scenes of this Drexel style of civic engagement during its 2018/2019 ScholarSip event series: Communicating Research to Inspire Citizen Engagement.