February 7, 2019

"[The Drexel Libraries is a] 'dark horse' you don't know how useful
the library is until it saves you from academic failure!"

– Anonymous Drexel Student, when asked if the Drexel Libraries
were an animal, what it would be and why.
This month, Dean Nitecki addresses the importance of viewing Drexel research data as institutional assets, along with the challenges of finding and tracking University scholarship.

Photo courtesy Jaci Downs Photography
The task of finding and recognizing Drexel research and research data is not without its challenges. The Drexel Libraries is always looking for ways to acknowledge the many forms of scholarship that now shape the scholarly communications landscape.

The Drexel Libraries is leading a campus-wide partnership to field-test Esploro, a new research services platform, that will help the University strategically manage its research outputs.

Last fall, the Libraries welcomed Shannon Sheridan, a second-year National Library of Medicine (NLM) Associate Fellow, to Drexel. Learn more about Shannon and the work she's doing to help Drexel researchers manage their data.




In Other News
Upcoming Events

Join us online for this fun social media event to raise awareness of the importance of data. The theme for the 2019 event is "Data in everyday life."

How do poverty & racism drive addiction? What are the consequences of criminalizing addiction? Can systems address whole-family wellness? Learn more from Drexel experts at 'The Impact of Addiction on Families' event, part of this year’s One Book, One Philadelphia.
 
The Drexel Libraries and the Office of the Provost are pleased to host this annual event showcasing the published works of Drexel faculty, staff and students.


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.