MONTHLY NEWS FROM DREXEL UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
Academic librarians now see research data and the accompanying need to manage them as a new objective for their services and partnerships , and Drexel Libraries staff are among them.
 
        Photo: The Data Visualization Zone is
        available for faculty, staff and student
        exploration of data retrieval and visualization
       (Photo credit: Jaci Downs Photography)
 
 
 
In September, Drexel and its Libraries welcomed more than 3,200 (3,225 to be exact) new Dragons to campus - the largest incoming class in the University's history.
        Photo: Libraries staff scoop "wooder ice" at
        the Library Learning Terrace for the Libraries'
        annual "wooder ice" event to welcome all
        Dragons back to campus.
 
 
Drexel Libraries and Westphal College of Media Arts & Design to Co-Host Art Exhibition on Migration
 
This fall, a new art exhibition that explores the topic of migration will be on display in the W. W. Hagerty Library. The exhibit opens on October 10 and runs through December 2017. 
 
        Photo: A piece of glass created by Jennifer
        Blazina, one of the artists featured in the fall
        art exhibit. 
 
 

Drexel Libraries Announces 2017/2018 ScholarSip Details 


The Drexel University Libraries is pleased to announce the theme for the 2017/2018 ScholarSip event series: Research Matters: Connecting Drexel to Global Scholarship.

 
 
Quarterly Libraries Staff Meetings Foster Engagement & Creativity 
 
Each quarter, the Libraries holds an all-staff meeting to give its personnel the opportu nity to share feedback and build collegial relationships. The topic for the fall 2017 meeting was Updating the Libraries Strategic Actions: Focus on the W. W. Hagerty Library Café.
 
        Photo: An image of the Bookmark Cafe after
        the first round of renovations in April 2017.
 
 

Drexel Libraries Continues to Grow Data Services Programs 

 
As more and more researchers and students need to find and interpret data, the Libraries is expanding its data-related services to fully support the needs of the Drexel community.  
   

IN OTHER NEWS



UPCOMING EVENTS



October 10 - December 22: Migration Art Exhibit  

The Drexel University Libraries and Westphal College of Media Arts & Design welcome an art exhibition on the topic of immigration and migration to campus this fall.   
 

October 10 & Oct. 17: Engineering Academic Challenge Marathons

Join us in the Bookmark Cafe for another EAC marathon! 

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October 13: REFRESH: Information Skills for Health Sciences Research & Practice Session

This session provides an introduction to locating evidence-based material using resources licensed by the Drexel University Libraries. 

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October 20: GIS User Group Meeting 
 
Want to know more about the Philadelphia Water Department's Green Stormwater Infrastructure method? Join us for the next GIS user group meeting.

October 23 - 29: Open Access Week 
 
Check out Drexel Libraries' events and sessions or connect with researchers, students and other organizations across the globe through the official Open Access Week website. 

November 10 - 12: Drexel University Family Weekend 

Parents and family members of all ages are invited to campus to connect with your Dragon family from November 10-12.

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December 7: ScholarSnack 

A cross-disciplinary celebration of Drexel scholarship for students, faculty and staff.
 

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December 11: ScholarSip 

Celebrate the last day of classes with fellow faculty, professional staff and alumni during the next ScholarSip event!